BKFC HITS CLEARWATER, FL ON FRIDAY, APRIL 12! MIKE RICHMAN VS. ERICK LOZANO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CLASH HEADLINES
Tampa, FL (March 11, 2024) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, make their highly anticipated return to the Tampa, FL area on Friday, April 12 withBKFC Fight Night Clearwater headlined by a can’t miss light heavyweight clash between Former Interim BKFC Light Heavyweight World Champion,
Mike ‘The Marine’ Richman, (5-2), and Fast-Rising Contender, Erick ‘El Travieso’ Lozano, (2-2).
BKFC Fight Night Clearwater emanates from the Orange County Chopper’s Roadhouse and Museum,adjacent to the popular Bert’s Barracuda Harley Davidson, 10525 49th Street N., Clearwater, FL 33762. Ticket information can be found at BKFC.com.
“We’ve had some of our best BKFC events in the Tampa area including our epic first KnuckleMania in 2021 and we’re very excited to return on Friday, April 12,” said David Feldman, President and Founder of BKFC. “Mike Richman and Erick Lozano have consistently proved that they are among the toughest fighters in BKFC and both will be ready for war in Tampa on April 12.”
Following a successful run in Bellator, Mike Richman, fighting out of Rosemount, MN stormed through his first four BKFC fights, winning each by stoppage. Among the victories included
Isaac Doolittle (BKFC-31), David Rickels (BKFC-23), Dakota Cochrane (BKFC-21 and Marcel Stamps (BKFC-17). The hard-hitting southpaw will be looking to bounce back against Lozano after losing two hard-fought fights in 2023 against #1 Pound-for Pound Fighter Lorenzo Hunt and BKFC Middleweight World Champion David Mundell.
A native of Zeeland, Michigan, Erick Lozano looks to stay in the win column fighting in the squared circle following a thrilling third round knockout of Mike Jones on December 2, 2023 at BKFC-56. He also holds a first-round knockout over Francesco Ricchi at BKFC-38.
Additional fights for BKFC Fight Night Clearwater will be announced shortly.
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About Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC)
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is the first promotion allowed to hold a legal, sanctioned, and regulated bare knuckle event in the United States since 1889. Based in Philadelphia, and headed by President and former professional boxer David Feldman, BKFC is dedicated to preserving the historical legacy of bare knuckle fighting, while utilizing a specifically created rule set that emphasizes fighter safety. BKFC holds all of its bouts in a revolutionary circular four-rope ring, designed to encourage fast-paced and exciting bouts. The patented BKFC “Squared Circle” contains scratch lines, based on the Broughton Rules which governed bare knuckle fighting in the 19th century, and which requires fighters to “Toe the Line”: start every round face to face, and just inches apart.
In BKFC, only those fighters who are established professionals in boxing, MMA, kickboxing, or Muay Thai are allowed to compete. The referees and judges are required to have extensive professional combat sports experience. All fights are held under the auspices and control of an Athletic Commission. Unlike other fighting organizations and combat sports internationally which claim to be “bare knuckle”, but require wraps, tape, and gauze; BKFC is true to its word as fighters are not allowed to wrap their hands to within one inch of the knuckle. This makes BKFC unquestionably the truest form of bare knuckle fighting. BKFC is dedicated to not just creating the safest, most exciting, and highest-level bare-knuckle fighting organization in the world, it’s also leading the way for a new fully recognized professional combat sport. BKFC is truly the sport of the future, which fully respects its remarkable past.
