Here’s a rundown of all the action from BKFC’s return to Bulgaria.
Toni Markulev (Left) throws a punch at Kaloyen Kolev during the main event of BKFC 58. (Photo courtesy: BKFC)
After hosting their first event in the country this past November, BKFC returned to Bulgaria for BKFC 58 on March 22nd. With fighters from 13 different countries on the card, this was by far the most global show the company had put on yet, and it more than delivered.
On the undercard, Bulgarian, Emil Enchev (1-0, 1 KO) got the crowd going early, sending Greece’s Sakis Zampelos (0-1) to the mat for the KO just 38 seconds in. In a battle between Germans, Nicole Schaefer (1-0, 1 KO) was all over Daniela Graf (0-1), earning a TKO after just two rounds.
The main card would see a hectic stretch of fights, with Bulgarian, Stanoi Tabakov (1-0, 1 KO), Iranian, Mehdi Barghi (1-0, 1 KO), and German, Dominik Estorer (1-0, 1 KO) all getting knocked down early and all coming back with first-round knockouts of their own.
In the co-main event, Serbia’s Vaso Bakočević (4-0, 2 KO’s) eked out a win over Egypt’s Ramadan Nooman (0-1). Despite the Egyptian throwing and landing more punches, a second-round knockout from Bakočević proved to be the deciding factor, giving him a majority decision.
Vaso Bakocevic raises his hand in triumph following his majority decision win over Ramadan Nooman at BKFC 58. (Photo courtesy: BKFC)
The main event saw one final match between Bulgarians, as Toni Markulev (1-0) took on Kaloyen Kolev (1-1, 1 KO). Markulev scored the only knockdown just over 10 seconds into the bout, which would be enough to come away with the unanimous decision after five extremely competitive rounds. For the full results from the event, check right below.
Full Results
Toni Markulev def. Kaloyen Kolev via Unanimous Decision (48-46x3)
Vaso Bakočević def. Ramadan Nooman via Majority Decision (48-46, 46-48, 47-47)
Zohrab Azimov vs. Veselin Ivanov is ruled a Split Draw (48-46, 46-48, 47-47)
Yunus Batan def. Zhivko Stoimenov via TKO in Round 4 (0:21)
Dominik Estorer def. Steve Pasche via KO in Round 1 (1:59)
Mehdi Barghi def. Nikolai Alexiev via KO in Round 1 (1:47)
Stanoy Tabakov def. Petr Beránek via KO in Round 1 (1:24)
Angel Petkov def. Felipe Maia via Majority Decision (49-45x2, 47-47)
Iliyan Adrianov def. Tomas Vojtela via KO in Round 1 (1:38)
Nicole Schaefer def. Daniela Graf via TKO in Round 2 (2:00)
Ruslan Tokhtarov def. Zdrovko Dimitrov via Unanimous Decision (48-47, 49-46, 48-47)
Emil Enchev def. Sakis Zampelos via KO in Round 1 (0:38)
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