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BARE KNUCKLE BOXING TO DEBUT IN CALIFORNIA NEXT MONTH

By Mike Johnson on 6/18/2026 12:42 PM

Star-Studded Lineup Highlights Bare Knuckle Boxing’s California Debut Saturday, July 18 at The NOVO

One month from today, BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing, the world’s leading and fastest-growing professional bare knuckle organization, makes its California debut in the heart of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, July 18 at The NOVO (LA Live, 800 W Olympic Blvd a335, Los Angeles, CA 90015) with BKB 56: Los Angeles.

Highlighting the historic night will be the Bare Knuckle Boxing debuts of two of boxing’s most exciting and accomplished superstars as Victor Ortiz and Alfredo Angulo take the gloves off for the very first time inside the world’ smallest fighting surface, BKB’s patented Mighty Trigon. Joining them will be the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world, BKB two-division world champion LT “Smash” Nelson, along with former Bellator star and undefeated bare knuckle fighter Adel Altamimi, anchoring a card full of nonstop, knockout action. 

 

MAIN CARD

 

Victor Ortiz vs.Dominic Salcido
LT Nelson vs.Serob Minasyan
Alfredo Angulo vs.Rashan Bowens
Henry Corrales vs.Ihor Blazhenko
Adel Al-Tamimi vs.Eduardo De La Paz (Perez)
Rowdy Mongomery vs.Matt Socholtiuk
Jesse Sparks vs.Nathan Mullett
 
PRELIMS
 
Ozzie Alvarez vs.Kaine Tomlinson Jr
Said Abdulgaziev vs.Zion Tomlinson
Danny Ramirez vs.JD Burns
Jorge Martinez vs.Ryan Venable
Jackie Cataline vs.Alexa Gracias