BKFC RETURNS TO SOFIA, BULGARIA ON FRIDAY, MARCH 22!! TONI MARKULEV AND KALOYAN KOLEV CLASH IN MAIN EVENT
Tickets Now On-Sale
Sofia, Bulgaria (January 16, 2024) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, make their triumphant return to Sofia, Bulgaria with BKFC-58 on Friday, March 22 at the Arena Sofia headlined by a light heavyweight clash between Bulgarian rivals Toni Markulev and Kaloyan Kolev.
“Our first event in Bulgaria this past November was a massive success with over 8,000 fans in attendance and we’re very excited to return to the Arena Sofia on Friday, March 22 with another outstanding bare-knuckle event,” said David Feldman, President and Founder of BKFC. “Toni Markulev vs. Kolayan Kolev is a can’t miss main event which promises fireworks from the first scratch. We’ll have more great bare-knuckle fights to announce for BKFC’s return to Bulgaria in the coming weeks.”
Making his bare-knuckle debut at BKFC-58, Toni Markulev holds a professional MMA record of 11-2. His first-round stoppage victory over Andy Cona on May 12, 2019 earned him the Spartacus Fighting Championship 8 Title.
Kolayan Kolev, (1-0), made his successful debut with a first-round stoppage of Amer Abdulnabi at the debut event of BKFC in Bulgaria on November 17, 2023. He also holds a professional MMA record of 12-1.
Tickets for the BKFC-58 are Now On-Sale at BKFC.com. The Arena Sofia is located at Blvd "Asen Yordanov" 1, 1113 БАН IV KM., Sofia, Bulgaria.
BKFC-58 will also be broadcast internationally as part of the BKFC+ Subscription for $7.99 per month on the BKFC App – The Best Value in Combat Sports and is sponsored by Bucked Up, Grunt Style, Fubo Sports, MIT 45, Only Fans and Crescent Tools. Additional sponsors include BoneX, Vostok Europe, Fight Scout and Born Winner.
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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.
