Results: Saturday, June 23, 2018

CAM-PLEX, Gillette, Wyoming, United States
Win                               Loss                            Result-Round
Ethan Kelly                Anthony Young     KO-2
Terrence Brown     Chris Dove               TKO-1
Jose Beltran             John Carmona       TKO-2
Dean Risher             Richard Flores        KO-1
Tyler Canning          Robert Daniels       TKO-2
Derek Perez             Edison Charlie        TKO-1

Results: Saturday, June 2, 2018

Cheyenne Ice and Events Center, Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
Win                                Loss                                       Result-Round
Ricco Rodriguez     Lewis Rumsey                  UD-5
Joey Beltran             Tony Lopez                         UD-5
Bec Rawlings           Alma Garcia                        TKO-2
Sam Shewmaker    Eric Prindle                         KO-1
Bobby Gunn              Irineu Beato Costa Jr.    KO-1
Johnny Bedford      Nick Mamalis                     TKO-2
Reggie Barnett Jr   Travis Thompson             UD-5
Maurice Jackson    Dale Sopi                              TKO-1
Estevan Payan        Omar Avelar                        KO-1
Arnold Adams         D.J. Linderman                   TKO-2

Fingers Crossed

Will Bare-Knuckle Event Happen Tonight?

A bare-knuckle boxing event is scheduled to take place tonight in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Will it? Who knows. We haven’t touched this with a 10-foot pole till now for the simple reason that promoter Dave Feldman and his organization Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) has been responsible for more fizzes than sloe gin when it comes to putting on bare-knuckle events. So the proof will be in the pudding, or in this case, the pummeling.

Also concerning is BKFC has been promoting tonight as the first legal bare-knuckle event since 1889. As any reader of the Police Gazette knows, the 1889 event was not legal in any way, shape, or form–John L. Sullivan was arrested afterward–and the only sanctioning body involved was the Police Gazette itself. So a little truth in advertising would be appreciated.

Current Police Gazette World Heavyweight bare-knuckle champ Bobby Gunn is scheduled to participate tonight in a non-title bout. Others scheduled on the card include former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez and UFC female flyweight competitor Bec Rawlings.

Chairman of the Wyoming Combat Sports Commission Bryan Pedersen pointed out the main reason for agreeing to sanction bare knuckle was that “it was already happening. There have been 2 to 12 events a year for the past eight years,” in the state of Wyoming. Many of these legal, if unregulated, events have been put on by local Wyoming promoter Corey Williams, who will be presenting his own newly regulated promotion on June 23rd. Also read our article about Wyoming’s road to legalization.

So here we are. We will report on whatever happens tonight, sink or swim. But we will keep our fingers crossed for the overall health of the sport of professional bare-knuckle boxing.

 

Police Gazette World Heavyweight champ Bobby Gunn