Inaugural Police Gazette International Cup Announced

BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Fighting Series CEO Gregory Bloom along with BKB President Jim Freeman announced today a first-of-its-kind cross-promotion competition to award the first-ever Police Gazette International Cup. The 2023 inaugural installment will take place at BYB 18 on June 25th at London’s Indigo at the O2 in BYB’s patented Trigon ring and under BYB bare knuckle fighting rules. This competition will be comprised of nine match-ups featuring BYB fighters going against BKB fighters, with the promotion scoring the majority of victories to be awarded the Police Gazette International Cup.

“Working with BKB and Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame (BKBHOF) President Scott Burt,” said Bloom, “we’ve come up with a marquee event that will pit the best bare knuckle fighters in the United States against the best bare knuckle fighters in the United Kingdom and crown an annual cup champion between the promotions. It’s Ryder Cup meets Bare Knuckle fighting. The Police Gazette International Cup is a testament to not only the BYB/BKB partnership, but the continued worldwide growth of bare knuckle fighting in 2023.”

BKB sports announcer Tom Ross, left, and Police Gazette Boxing Corp and BKBHOF president Scott Burt stand with the not-quite-finished Police Gazette International Cup.

Results: Sunday, March 26, 2023

The O2 Arena, London, England, United Kingdom

WinLossResult-Round
James Connelly*Marley ChurcherSD-7
Daniel LerwellStuart MaddoxKO-1
Dan ChapmanTito MartinsTKO-3
Paul HilzKearon ThomasTKO-2
Jonny JonesCallan HarleyUD-5
Bradley ScottRyan BarrettTKO-2
Martin ReffellJonny LawsonUD-3
George HillyardJack McLeanKO-3
Liam ReesLuke SmithUD-3
Corey HealeyPatrick NashUD-3
Harvey DossettDanny FletcherKO-3
Ionel LevitchiJordan TompkinsTKO-3

*Wins Police Gazette British Belt.

Results: Saturday, March 18, 2023

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

WinLossResult-Round
Jarome Hatch*Marko MartinjakKO-1
Will ChopeSzymon SzynkiewiczKO-2
Rashad CoulterQuentin Ruskov DomingosTKO-1
Agnesa KirakosianMariana KamaraUD-5
Mohamad GhorabiGgunga Ivan Cliff TamaleKO-1
Eric OlsenRichie LeakUD-5
Aaron SinclairIvica JakopicTKO-1
Sonya DreilingJessika SmithTKO-4
Mark TiffinHamza HamryTKO-1
Sean TurnerTony LopezTKO-5

*Wins Police Gazette World Cruiserweight Championship.