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BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP BRENGT OP ZATERDAG EERSTE EVENEMENT NAAR KANSAS, MAART 14!

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Met Wichita Native & 2016 Olympisch bronzen medaillewinnaar voor de VS.. Nico Hernandez in het Main Event

Meer! Wichita Native & Voormalig Bellator-veteraan Dave Rickels
in de Co-Feature & Hard-Hitting Sam Shewmaker in een
Zwaargewicht attractie

BKFC 11 Live op Pay-Per-View vanaf
INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas

Tickets te koop op donderdag, Januari 30 bij 10 a.m. CT!


WICHITA, KS. (Januari 27, 2020) – Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship(BKFC) zal zaterdag een spannende avond met blote knokkels opleveren, Maart 14 met als headliner de favorieten van fans uit de geboortestad die de ring betreden in INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas en leven op pay-per-view.


Het hoofdevenement zal het BKFC-debuut zien van de inwoner van Wichita en 2016 Olympisch bronzen medaillewinnaar voor de VS.. Nico Hernandez in een vlieggewichtgevecht, terwijl de inwoner van Wichita en voormalig Bellator-veteraan Dave “Holbewoner” Rickels neemt deel aan een wedstrijd van 165 pond in het co-main event. Meer, de hard-hitting blote knokkel zwaargewicht mededinger Sam Shewmaker keert terug naar actie in een speciale attractie.


“We hebben samengewerkt met commissaris Adam Roorbach om BKFC naar Kansas te halen, en op maart 14 we zullen ons langverwachte debuut maken,” zei BKFC-oprichter en president David Feldman. “Het is niet alleen spannend om in deze staat te zijn met een geweldige commissie en geweldige vechtfans, maar we hebben de twee meest populaire en meest gedecoreerde jagers in Kansas die op deze kaart strijden. Op maart 14, we hebben de 2016 Olympisch boksen bronzen medaillewinnaar Nico Hernandez en voormalig Bellator-veteraan Dave “Holbewoner” Rickles. Maart 14 in Wichita wordt een elektrische nacht!”


“BKFC 11” zal worden uitgezonden in de Verenigde Staten en Canada, uitsluitend op pay-per-view via MultiVision Media, Inc., op alle grote tv-distributiekanalen voor $29.99. Het zal ook wereldwijd en stream beschikbaar zijn voor BKFC internationale uitzending partners om alle in-home en out-of-home aangesloten apparaten via FITE.


Kaarten voor het live-evenement zijn aanstaande donderdag te koop, Januari 30 bij 10 a.m. CT en kan online worden gekocht op www.selectaseat.com, telefonisch op 855-733-SEAT (7328) en in-persoon op de Select-A-Seat Box Office op INTRUST Bank Arena.


De ongeslagen 24-jarige uit Wichita, Kansas sloot een indrukwekkende amateurcarrière af bij de 2016 Olympische Spelen toen hij vechters uit Italië versloeg, Rusland en Ecuador om zijn licht vlieggewicht bronzen medaille te behalen. Hernandez is de eerste U.S. mannen boksen medaillewinnaar sinds 2008. Sinds hij in maart prof werd 2017, Hernandez heeft een 7-0 record, inclusief vier overwinningen door knock-out. Hij is de tweede Olympiër die tekent bij BKFC, en de eerste Olympische medaillewinnaar.


“Het is een doel van mij geweest om te vechten bij INTRUST Bank Arena sinds het voor het eerst werd gebouwd,” Said Hernandez. “Ik moet nog vechten in Wichita. Ik heb dichtbij gevochten, maar niet echt in mijn stad, dus ik ben erg enthousiast over deze strijd. Ik kan niet wachten om in maart een show op te zetten en de stad uit te brengen 14. Ik ben klaar om de handschoenen uit te trekken en met blote knokkels te vechten voor BKFC!”


Een 31-jarige veteraan van 23 Bellator-aanvallen, Rickels zal zijn BKFC-debuut maken voor de fans van zijn geboortestad. Rickels vocht twee keer binnen 2019, versloeg AJ Matthews en verloor van Yaroslav Amosov. Hij won acht van zijn eerste negen Bellator-gevechten, is vierde aller tijden in Bellator-overwinningen en wordt uitgedaagd voor het Bellator-lichtgewichtkampioenschap in 2013. Globaal, hij heeft een indrukwekkend 21-6 record in zijn professionele MMA-carrière.


“Ik bouwde mijn naam op in Wichita en ik werd getekend bij Bellator voor een optreden hier in deze stad,” zei Rickels. “De steun van de mensen die hier wonen, heeft me geholpen om te worden wie ik ben in vechtsporten. Dus elke kans die ik krijg om voor hen op te treden, Ik spring erop.”


Vechten uit Gravois Mills, Missouri, Shewmaker heeft al deelgenomen aan vijf BKFC-wedstrijden sinds ze debuteerde op BKFC 1 met een knock-out van Eric Prindle met hoogtepunten. Na het verslaan van Maurice Jackson, Shewmaker verloor een split-decision van Arnold Adams in het allereerste BKFC-zwaargewichttitelgevecht. Hij kaatste terug om Joel Parades in februari te verslaan 2019 bij BKFC 4, alvorens te vechten voor een split-draw in een ander BKFC zwaargewicht titelgevecht, dit keer tegen Chase Sherman bij BKFC 5 in april.


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Op juni 2, 2018, Philadelphia-gebaseerde Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) maakte vechtsportgeschiedenis geschiedenis toen het de eerste legale promootte, sindsdien gesanctioneerd en gereguleerd naakte knokkelgebeurtenis in de Verenigde Staten 1889. “BKFC 1: Het begin” vond plaats in Cheyenne, Wyoming en uitgelicht 10 professionele periodes, allemaal onder auspiciën en controle van de Wyoming Combative Sports Commission. BKFC gebruikt alleen gevestigde vechters die eerder professioneel hebben deelgenomen aan boksen, MMA, kickboksen en / of Muay Thai. Alle wedstrijden van BKFC worden gesanctioneerd en gereguleerd door atletische commissies van ABC-leden. Voor meer informatie bezoekwww.bareknuckle.tv of volg op Twitter op https://twitter.com/bareknucklefc op Instagram op https://www.instagram.com/bareknucklefc/ op YouTube ophttps://www.youtube.com/
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Olympian Nico Hernandez remains undefeated Tramaine Williams, Armando Alvarez & Zhilei Zhang victorious

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“KO NACHT BOKSEN” RESULTS FROM KANSAS
PALM CITY, Kansas (September 24, 2017) – The name of last night’s “KO Night Boksen: Step Up” event certainly was appropriate as 2016 Olympisch bronzen medaillewinnaar Nico Hernandez had to overcome a major obstacle to remain undefeated at Hartman Arena in Palm City, Kansas.
“KO Night Boksen: Step Up!” was a presentation of KO Night Boxing LLC., in association with Roc Nation Sports and Hartman Arena, sponsored by Mort’s Cigar Bar, Jimmy Egg and Twister City Harley-Davidson. The action was taped live for future airing on CBS Sports Network.
St. Louis southpaw Kendrick “Uprising” Latchman outweighed regular flyweight Hernandez by more than 10 pounds when the two fighters entered the ring because Hernandez’ scheduled opponent, Basyzbek Baratov (2-1-2), abruptly pulled out of the fight after the weigh in due to a contractual disagreement. Hernandez weighed in at 113 pond, Baratov was 112, which was the contracted weight. The Kansas Athletic Commission, echter, automatically allows one-pound over for all non-title fights. Baratov refused to fight but Latchman agreed to fight at a 125-pound catchweight. Hernandez gained four pounds and the fight was on.
Wichita hero Hernandez was unmoved by the late change, largely due to his standout amateur career, in which his opponents often changed at the last moment. Latchman (1-5-1, 1 KO) is a pro boxer-MMA hybrid fighter who is 6-3 (5 KO) in MMA, including a 55-second stoppage of 14-7-1 Cody Land afgelopen juli.
Latchman buzzed Hernandez in the first round, much to the chagrin of the Hernandez’ loud hometown crowd. The U.S. Olympian displayed a good chin and went on to win a six-round unanimous decision to improve his pro record to 3-0 (2 KO).
“They (his corner and fans) were nervous,” the 21-year-old Hernandez said after the fight, “maar ik was niet. My coach (father Lewis Hernandez) told me to feint and go in, but I lunged a little too much. He, I’m staying in my division (vlieggewicht) before moving up in weight.”
“Nico had to step up, fighting a new opponent on 24-hour notice, along with the difference in their weights,” promotor John Andersen becommentarieerde. “Everything turned out okay but it wasn’t an easy fight. My palms were a little sweaty in the first round when he got hit hard, but Nico pulled out the win and he’ll be an even better fighter because of this experience. His father said Nico had never been hit like that before. It was a good card and the crowed was really into it.”
KO Night Boxing LLC announced that Hernandez would return December 2 to headline another show at Hartman Arena.
USBA No. 2- rated featherweight Tramaine “The Might Midget” Williams (13-0, 5 KO), fighting out of New Haven (CT), cruised to his 13th victory without a defeat, taking a one-sided 10-round unanimous decision over Derrick Murray (13-3, 5 KO), in de co-featured event.
Key West, FL welterweight Armando “The Gentleman: Alvarez (17-0, 11 KO) bleef ongeslagen, winning a 10-round unanimous decision against Hungarian champion Gabor “Squirrel” Gorbics (23-8, 14 KO) in a competitive Special Welterweight Attraction. Alvarez is the WBC Latino welterweight title holder.
Undefeated Chinese heavyweight prospect Zhilei “Oerknal” Zhang (18-0, 14 KO), the reigning WBO Oriental champion, alleen nodig 2:28 to stop veteran Byron “The Bear” Polley(30-22-1, 13 KO). Zhang, as well as Williams, are promoted by Roc Nation Sports.
In the most dramatic fight of the night, Los Angeles heavyweight Scott Alexander (13-2-2, 7 KO) rebounded from being decked, as well as a pre-fight cut, to knockout 361-pound Richard “Silverback” Carmack (15-12-1, 12 KO) in de tweede ronde. Alexander suffered a cut on his shin that resulted from a step breaking as he entered the ring.
Milwaukee junior middleweight Akeem Black (3-1, 1 KO) won three of four rounds on all three judges’ scorecards for a four-round unanimous decision over Marcus Neal (2-2, 2 KO).
Wichita light heavyweight Jeff Strum pitched a shutout in his pro debut against Topeka’s (KS) previously unbeaten Chris Ortega (3-1-1), winning all four rounds in impressive fashion.
Volledige resultaten hieronder:
Officiële resultaten
MAIN EVENT – Featherweights
Nico Hernandez (3-0, 2 KO), Wichita
WDEC6 (60-54, 59-55, 59-55)
Kendrick Latchman (1-5-1, 1 KO), St. Louis, MO
Co-functie – Featherweights
Tramaine Williams (13-0, 5 KO), New Haven, CT
WDEC10 (98-91, 98-91, 97-92)
Derrick Murray (13-3, 5 KO), St. Louis, MO
SPECIAL WELTERWEIGHT ATTRACTION
Armando Alvarez (17-0, 11 KO), Key West, FL
WDEC10 (100-90, 98-92, 96-93)
Gabor Gorbics (23-8, 14 KO), Boedapest, Hongarije
ZWAARGEWICHTEN
Zhilei Zhang (18-0, 14 KO), Las Vegas, NV
WKO1 (2:28)
Byron Polley (30-22-1 (13 KO), Saint Joseph, MO
Scott Alexander (13-2-2, 6 KO), Los Angeles, ZOALS
WKO2 (1:45)
Richard Carmack (15-12-1, 12 KO), Kansas stad, MO
Licht zwaargewichten
Jeff Strum 1-0), Wichita, KS
WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)
Chris Ortega (3-1-1), Topeka, KS.
JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHTS
Akeem Black (3-1, 1 KO), Milwaukee, WI
Wdec4 (39-36, 39-36, 39-36)
Marcus Neal (2-2, 2 KO), Kansas stad, MO.
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2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez Returns this Saturday at home in Kansas

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2016 Olympisch bronzen medaillewinnaar Nico Hernandez
Returns this Saturday at home in Kansas
“KO Night Boksen: Step Up!” bij Hartman Arena in Park City, KS
PARK CITY, Kansas (September 19, 2017) — 2016 Olympisch bronzen medaillewinnaar Nico Hernandezterug naar de ring deze zaterdag night for his third professional fight, hemelbekleding “KO Night Boksen: Step Up!”, bij Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas.

“KO Night Boksen: Step Up!” is een presentatie van KO Night Boxing LLC., in samenwerking met Hartman Arena, Mort's sigarenbar, Jimmy Egg and Twister City Harley-Davidson. De actie zal live worden afgeplakt voor toekomstige uitzending op CBS Sports Network.
Hernandez (2-0, 2 KO), uitvechten van Wichita, has a new opponent in the six-round main event, Kyrgyzstan flyweight Basyzbek Baratov (2-1-2).
Nico Hernandez (R) is in action deze zaterdag nacht
(picture courtesy of Tony Schock, GS Memory Maker)
Uitvechten van Philadelphia, Baratov has had some tough luck, in terms of scoring, with two draws and a loss by split decision. His pro record could easily be 5-0.
A pair of undefeated Roc Nation Sports fighters, New Haven (CT) vedergewicht Tramaine “De machtige dwerg” Williams (12-0, 5 KO) and Chinese heavyweight Zhilei “Oerknal” Zhang(17-0, 13 KO), will be showcased.
USBA No. 2-rated Williams faces Derrick Murray (13-2 (5 KO), van St. Louis (MO), in de 10-ronde co-functie. Uitvechten van Las Vegas, Nevada, Zhang meets Missouri veteran Byron “The Bear” Polley (30-21-1, 13 KO) in een 10-ronde Bout.
Also fighting on the televised portion of the card is a 10-round welterweight match pitting undefeated rising star Armando “The Gentleman” Alvarez (16-0, 11 KO), fighting out of Key West, Florida, against Hungarian champion Gabor “Squirrel” Gorbics (23-7, 14 KO).
In an eight-round battle of heavyweights, Los Angeles’ Scott Alexander (12-2-2, 6 KO) gezichtenRichard “Silverback” Carmack (15-1-1, 12 KO), van Kansas City (MO).
The already loaded undercard continues to provide a boxing platform for local fighters in four-round fights: Kansas stad (MO) junior middengewicht Marcus Neal (2-1, 2 KO) vs. Akeem Black(2-1, 1 KO), van Milwaukee, Wichita’s pro-debuting light heavyweight Jeff Sturm vs. Chris Ortega(3-0-1), van Topeka (KS), and Topeka’s Brian Clements (0-0-1) vs. Liberian junior welterweightArchie Weah, fighting out of Ohio.
Alle gevechten en vechters zijn aan verandering.
Tickets are on sale at the Hartman Arena box office and http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/06005308B32459E5 De prijzen zijn $115.00 (VIP), $75.00, $75.00, $50.00, $30.00 en $25.00.
Dit is een voor alle leeftijden te tonen. Deuren open om 6:00 p.m. CT de opening aanval gepland op 7:00 p.m. CT.
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U.S. Olympian Nico Hernandez Building Wichita into a fight town

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“KO Night Boksen: History Begins”
Encore presentation deze zaterdag night on CBSSN

(photo by Charles Yellowfeather)
WICHITA, Kansas (Maart 31, 2017) – Last Saturday night at Kansas Star Arena in nearby Mulvane, 2016 Olympisch bronzen medaillewinnaar Nico Hernandez planted a seed in hopes of growing Wichita into a fight town, as world champions Terence Crawford en Deontay Wilder have already accomplished in the respective hometowns, Omaha (NE) and Birmingham (AL).
Meer dan 3,100 fans purchased tickets Hernandez’ successfully professional debut, stoppen Pat Gutierrez in de vierde ronde. To put that attendance figure in its proper perspective, Wichita has a population of less than 400,000 and in this hoop-crazed state, the appropriately named “KO Night Boksen: History Begins” went head-to-head with the popular Kansas Jayhawks quintet playing on national television in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball championship, as well as The Wichita Force playing at home in indoor football.
The 21-year-old Hernandez is practically a sports franchise in Wichita, second only to the Wichita State University (WSU) men’s basketball team. The city turned out in force at a parade honoring Hernandez upon his return home from the Olympics and WSU awarded him an open-ended four-year college scholarship.
“KO Night Boksen: History Begins” Encore Presentation deze zaterdag nacht
The encore presentation of last Saturday’s “KO Night Boksen: History Begins,” featuring the pro debut of 2016 Olympic Bronze medalist Nico Hernandez, zal de lucht deze zaterdag (April 1), vanaf 8:30 p.m. EN, op CBS Sports Network.
“The show was a huge success and Nico, as a pro fighter, produced a more complete body of work than we had expected,” Hernandez’ promotor John Andersen (KO Night Boksen) zei. “I was very impressed. His amateur background converted to an even better pro style. It really showed his potential and that’s one of the primary reasons we signed him. We really believed in Nico. He is the only fighter we have signed, nu; Nico is our stable! We see things from a different angle than big-time promoters. We understood that he’s a hometown hero, so we had him headline at home his pro debut on national television (CBS Sports Network). We produce our shows on television and we enjoy telling stories like Nico’s. We’d like to come right back to Wichita with Nico fighting in June.”
Lifelong Kansas Sean Wheelock, a non-paid member of the Kansas Athletic Commission that oversees boxing, in addition to calling last Saturday’s fights as a member of the KO Night Boxing announcing team on CBS Sports Network, has a unique perspective on the significance of last Saturday evening’s in terms of local boxing history.
“It was huge for Kansas boxing,” Wheelock explained, “the biggest show in this state since the Tommy Morrison Era (early-to-mid 1990’s). Morrison was an adopted son, hoewel. Nico was born here and he has a deep investment in the Wichita community. Drawing 3000-plus for his pro debut, in a non-boxing market, was phenomenal and he has the potential to do what Crawford has done in Omaha and Wilder in Birmingham. Boxing has strong roots in Kansas and across the Midwest, but MMA has taken over and lately, most boxing in Kansas has been on hybrid shows with MMA and kickboxing.
“Fans were loudly chanting, ‘Nico’ and ‘316’ (Wichita’s area code) voor, during and after his fight. I’ve never heard fans chanting for a city like they did, ‘Wichita’, for an individual athlete. And they were also chanting ‘USA’. As a native Kansas, I’m proud that this state has become more ethnically and culturally diverse with more Hispanics living in Wichita. Nico is engaged in the Hispanic community and he is a fantastic kid, ook. Because of his personality and fighting style, he can draw locally from Wichita, throughout all of Kansas, and nationally among Hispanics and Americans across the country because of his accomplishment in the Olympics.”
Hernandez is also fighting in one of the hottest divisions in boxing — 115-pound junior bantamweight/super flyweight — showcasing name fighters such as Naoya Inoue, Roman Gonzalez, Carlos Blokken, Juan Francisco Estrada and recent addition Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. Conspicuously absent, echter, are top 20 ranked American fighters in this weight class, excluding 36-year-old Brian Viloria, the four-time, two-division (junior flyweight and flyweight) wereldkampioen. The opportunity is right there for Hernandez to quickly establish himself as the preeminent American boxer in this weight class.
“There’s no reason for Nico to fight outside of Wichita for a couple of years as he develops,” Andersen noted. “I feel that he can win a regional title next year. Our goal is to have him in a world title fight position within three years. Our goal is to get him 13 naar 15 fights and then promote a super fight in Wichita. He started out in a six-round fight. I think he’ll only have a couple more and then move up to eight-round bouts.
“Nico doesn’t waste a lot of punches, so the number of scheduled rounds won’t be a problem for him. Another fighter would have punched himself out in two rounds, fighting at home in front of a crowed like he had supporting him, but Nico showed tremendous poise, settling down and putting his punches together very well. He didn’t chase Gutierrez, he effectively cut off the ring, and his powerful body attack was something he didn’t do as an amateur. We wanted to see how he reacted to resistance and he passed that test with flying colors.”
Andersen noted that his company has promoted several successful shows, noting the big difference is last weekend’s show featured a world-class fighter in Hernandez. “Making the Olympics was a big deal for Nico,” Andersen added, “whether he medaled or not. Nico is to us what Manny Pacquiao is to Top Rank, ‘Canelo’ Alvarez to Golden Boy. We’re lucky to start out with a fighter like Nico. Fighting in Wichita was risk for everybody but it’s already paying dividends.
“We know who and what we are as a promotional company. Nico is our top priority, our only fighter right now, and now we have a great opportunity to build off last weekend’s success. We give Nico all the attention he deserves and he’s going to take advantage of this situation. And we also discovered that there’s some other talented boxers in this market. Whit Hayden did a wonderful job making very competitive fights. That’s his history, he never has blowouts. Whit is one of the most knowledgeable people I know in boxing. He’s the perfect matchmaker to guide Nico’s career, along with Nico’s father (hoofdtrainer) Lewis Hernandez, who we work closely with in many ways, in en uit de ring.”
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