BKFC ANNOUNCES GROUNDBREAKING EVENT IN FLORENCE, ITALY ON SATURDAY, APRIL 26
CHRIS CAMOZZI VS. LORENZO HUNT REMATCH HEADLINES
CONOR MCGREGOR TO HOST
LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Florence, Italy (February 12, 2025) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, has announced a groundbreaking, highly anticipated event at the Palozzo Wanny in Florence, Italy on Saturday, April 26headlined by a cruiserweight rematch between arch-rivals; BKFC Cruiserweight World Champion Chris Camozzi and Former Two-Division World Champion and Pound-for-Pound Great, Lorenzo ‘The Juggernaut’ Hunt, broadcast globally on DAZN.
The BKFC ITALY Launch Press Conference will be hosted by BKFC Co-Owner Conor McGregor this Sunday, February 16 at 4:00 p.m. CET / 10:00 a.m. ET from the Palazzo di Parte Guelfa, in Florence and will be streamed on The BKFC App and YouTube page.
Ticket information for BKFC ITALY can be found at BKFC.com. The Palozzo Wanny is located at Via del Cavallaccio, 18/20/22/24, 50142, Firenze FL, Italy.
Co-featured at BKFC ITALY in the welterweight division, #3 Ranked Rico ‘Bon Bon’ Franco will battle Irish bare-knuckle fighting legend Jimmy Sweeney for the BKFC European Title in a can’t miss, third fight of their trilogy, each holding a victory.
“Italy has a wealth of BKFC fans and we are thrilled to make our promotional debut on April 26 as we continue our international expansion,” said David Feldman, Founder and President of BKFC. “The rematch between Chris Camozzi and Lorenzo Hunt has all the makings of a ‘Fight of the Year’ clash. Our co-main event, the third fight between Rico Franco and Jimmy Sweeney matches two of the toughest bare-knuckle fighters from Europe.”
Said BKFC Cruiserweight World Champion Chris Camozzi, “The first fight against Lorenzo Hunt left too many questions unanswered. This time I’ll make sure to finish this fight and leave no doubt. This is my belt and no one is taking it.”
“I’ve been vocal about staying active so I’m happy to get a title defense in right away. The goal is the same and Lorenzo Hunt will be put to sleep April 26th.”
“Fighting in Italy is another amazing experience to add to my career of traveling the world. I’m second generation Italian/American and the only champion with Italian roots. I’ll make sure the fans get their money’s worth.”
Stated former BKFC Cruiserweight and Light Heavyweight World Champion Lorenzo Hunt, “I am the best, these guys only shine in my absence and now that I’m back I will reestablish my dominance in BKFC.”
“I feel no remorse for anyone who tries to stop me, Chris Camozzi felt the weight of my punches and he took home a concussion and a broken orbital as a reward for challenging me. This time it will be much worse for him. I’m glad I get to retire him in Italy, I will add his name to the long list of history’s fall of gladiators in Florence, Italy on April 26.”
Fighting out of Denver, CO with a BKFC record of 3-1, Chris Camozzi won the vacant BKFC Cruiserweight World Title with a hometown, show-stopping first round knockout of Sawyer DePee on October 25, 2024. Prior to winning the world title, Camozzi and Lorenzo Hunt engaged in a hotly contested battle won by the Florida native in defense of the title at BKFC-50 in Denver. Camozzi also holds first round knockouts over Daniel Spohn (BKFC-41) and Bubba McDaniel (BKFC-31).
In a stellar career full of viral moments inside the square circle and riding an eight-fight victory streak, Lorenzo Hunt, (11-2), moved up to the heavyweight division to challenge for his third world title against then BKFC Heavyweight World Champion Mick Terrill at KnuckleMania IV on April 27, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. Sustaining a bad shoulder injury in the first round, Hunt was forced to retire.
Hunt’s stellar winning ledger in BKFC also includes exciting victories over current BKFC Light Heavyweight World Champion Mike Richman (KnuckleMania III), a one-punch international viral sensation, Quentin Henry (BKFC-30), Joe Riggs, (BKFC-24), Hector Lombard (BKFC-22), Josh Dyer (BKFC-17), Robert Morrow (KnuckleMania I), Davian Green (BKFC-14), Erick Lozano, (BKFC-12) and Reggie Pena (BKFC-8).
Fighting out of Lincolnshire, England, Rico ‘Bon Bon’ Franco was victorious in his first three BKFC fights, all exciting knockouts against Kaleb Harris (BKFC-48), Axel Birbes (BKFC-40) and Darren Godfrey (BKFC-37). Most recently Franco challenged BKFC Welterweight World Champion Austin Trout on October 12 in Marbella, Spain, losing a hotly contested decision.
Ireland’s Jimmy ‘The King’ Sweeney, is thought by many to be one of the top bare-knuckle fighters in Europe. Sporting a regional record of 19-4 prior to making his BKFC debut in Italy, Sweeney has fought twice against Franco, splitting the fights on September 21, 2021 (Win) and November 16, 2019 (Loss). He also has fought twice against BKFC hard-core veteran Julian Lane, splitting the two fights. Currently, Sweeney is riding a four-fight winning streak.
Additional fights for BKFC Italy will be announced shortly.
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About Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC)
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is the first promotion allowed to hold a legal, sanctioned, and regulated bare knuckle event in the United States since 1889. Based in Philadelphia, and headed by President and former professional boxer David Feldman, BKFC is dedicated to preserving the historical legacy of bare knuckle fighting, while utilizing a specifically created rule set that emphasizes fighter safety. BKFC holds all of its bouts in a revolutionary circular four-rope ring, designed to encourage fast-paced and exciting bouts. The patented BKFC “Squared Circle” contains scratch lines, based on the Broughton Rules which governed bare knuckle fighting in the 19th century, and which requires fighters to “Toe the Line”: start every round face to face, and just inches apart.
In BKFC, only those fighters who are established professionals in boxing, MMA, kickboxing, or Muay Thai are allowed to compete. The referees and judges are required to have extensive professional combat sports experience. All fights are held under the auspices and control of an Athletic Commission. Unlike other fighting organizations and combat sports internationally which claim to be “bare knuckle”, but require wraps, tape, and gauze; BKFC is true to its word as fighters are not allowed to wrap their hands to within one inch of the knuckle. This makes BKFC unquestionably the truest form of bare knuckle fighting. BKFC is dedicated to not just creating the safest, most exciting, and highest-level bare-knuckle fighting organization in the world, it’s also leading the way for a new fully recognized professional combat sport. BKFC is truly the sport of the future, which fully respects its remarkable past.
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