BKFC in Southern Florida this Friday

Press Release

19/06/2024

BKFC in Southern Florida this Friday

Three BKFC titles will be on the line Friday at BKFC 62 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.  The two top bareknuckle featherweights collide in the main event as Montana's Kai "Hefty Bag" Stewart defends his featherweight championship for the second time against Miami’s Bryan "El Gallo" Duran. Stewart and Duran boast a combined BKFC record of 11-0, with eight of those wins coming by knockout. Couple that with the fact that these two gentlemen can’t stand each other, and it’s highly unlikely the judges will be necessary.
 
Keith "The Rockstar" Richardson defends his BKFC bantamweight championship for the first time against Alberto “El Indio” Blas. Richardson is 4-0 on the strength of three straight stoppage victories. Most recently the Rock Hill, SC product defeated Reggie Barnett Jr., then the #2 fighter on the BKFC Pound-for-Pound rankings, at BKFC 52. But the unbeaten Blas might prove to be Richardson's toughest task yet in the squared circle. The Cuban-born Miami product is looking to smash his way to 5-0 with a fifth straight, first-round KO under the BKFC banner.
 
It will either be a repeat or redemption in the rematch between Jared "Captain Deadpool" Warren and JoMi "The Archangel" Escoboza for the vacant BKFC light heavyweight title. These hard-hitting big men first did battle in 2022, with the Tampa, FL product Warren taking home the win. They've been on a undefeated collision course ever since then; Warren is 2-0, 1 NC with two knockouts since their fight, and the Dominican Republic-born Miami fighter Escoboza is looking to improve to 3-0 since their first action-packed bout. With a combined bare knuckle fighting record of 15-3, 1 NC, this is a valid match-up for the vacant BKFC light heavyweight championship. 
 
Before Friday’s tripleheader, BKFC 62 also features a packed slate of undefeated fighters. Among them are bantamweights Chris “Dynamite” Garcia (3-0, 2 KOs) and Justin “Joy Boy” Ibarrola (3-0, 1 KO), heavyweight Leonardo “El Zombo” Perdomo (3-0, 3 KOs), featherweight Edgard “The Dream Killer Plazaola (2-0, 2 KOs) and female flyweight standout Christine "El Abusadora" Vicens (2-0, 1 KO). All the action, as always, airs live globally on The BKFC App.