An insight into BKB's latest announcement.
New broke earlier today that BKB is once again making moves, adding to their historic past 12 months. The company has invested in their future with the launching of Trigon Combat used to acclimate potential fighter into both the trigon and the idea of fighting bare knuckle. Fighters will compete in three round bouts in seven ounce gloves inside the mighty trigon.
Below is the official press release courtesy of BKB staff.
~
MIAMI, FLORIDA – BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing (BKB), the modern-day originators of bare knuckle fighting and largest bare knuckle fighting organization in the world, announced today the launch of “Trigon Combat,” a hybrid boxing series intended to help amateur fighters interested in competing in bare knuckle develop their skillset and transition successfully into professional ranks.
Overseeing the venture will be Nelson Lopez Jr., a well-respected and accomplished figure in combat sports who has served as a promoter, talent manager, and media personality who has spearheaded similar ventures in the bare knuckle boxing space. In Trigon Combat, fighters will compete in BKB’s patented triangular Trigon ring with seven-ounce gloves. Trigon Combat will include both formal, open tryouts as well as organized competitions throughout the year throughout the US and Mexico.
Said Lopez "Those in our business know that I have spent almost three years developing a program and platform to give fighters a pathway to succeed in bare-knuckle boxing. Unfortunately, the organization I was previously working with didn’t value the work we were putting in to grow the sport in a meaningful way through amateur talent development."
"Through conversations with [BKB founder and president] Mike Vazquez, I realized that BKB—especially in the Trigon—is the perfect place for a program like this to truly grow, flourish, and succeed. BKB has a proven track record of building a smart, sustainable, and future-focused company, brick by brick. This past year has demonstrated their commitment to expanding the sport globally and investing in its future."
In the past two years, BKB (originally BYB) has purchased the UK-based BKB, the world’s oldest professional bare knuckle boxing company, and in doing so merged the organizations to create the largest bare knuckle boxing company in the world in terms of roster, library and distribution; ushered in ethical and legalized gambling to the sport; acquired the rights to the historic and prestigious Police Gazette Diamond Belt which now serves as the Bare Knuckle Boxing World Championship; and brought bare knuckle boxing to linear television on both sides of the Atlantic, including BKB’s most recent deal with VICE TV.
The first Trigon Combat tryout in the United States will be held April 12 in South Carolina, and the first Trigon Combat event is scheduled for May 3 in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Interested fighters can sign-up at bkbbareknuckle.com/trigoncombat.
Photo Courtesy of BKB.
Comments