‍Nashville, TN – BKB Bare KnuckleBoxing announced today that it will debut in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday,June 21 when it hosts BKB 42: Music City Brawl at The Pinnacle, 910 ExchangeLane, Nashville, TN 37203.  The eventwill mark the first live professional bare knuckle boxing event hosted inTennessee since the state legalized the sport in March of this year. Thehistoric card will feature seven bare knuckle boxing world champions fromaround the world showcasing their talents in BKB’s three-sided patented ring,the Mighty Trigon, the smallest fighting surface in combat sports.

Headlining the cardwill be one of the biggest fights in bare knuckle history when BKBtwo-division champion, South Africa’s Lorawnt-T “Smash” Nelson defends hisSuper Middleweight title against the only man to defeat him, 7-0 Sam “TheCaveman” Liera (Anaheim, CA by way of Mexico). The fight will be a rematch of their 2022 Bare Knuckle BoxingHall of Fame Match of the Year when Liera defeated Nelson for the interim BKBSuper Middleweight championship.  Lierawould go on to unify the title against champion Jose Fernandez beforeannouncing his retirement.  Lierareturned to action this past February and defeated 4-2 title contender RyanJett.  In the meantime, Nelson solidifiedhimself as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, capturing the BKBMiddleweight and Super Middleweight titles, while posting victories overnumerous former champions including Barrie Jones, Dan McGraffin, and JamesConnelly.

In the co-mainevent, former Super Welterweight champion Brazil’s Carlos "Mistoca" Alexandre looks to regain the title hevacated when he returns to the Mighty Trigon to face current champ, St. Louis’ Javon "Wolfman" Wright. In afeature a matchup of two current women’s title holders looking to become thepromotion’s first female two-division champion, BKB Women's WelterweightChampion Jamie Driver (4-1, 3 KOs, Pennington,NJ) and BKB Super Featherweight Champion HelenPeralta (3-0, 3 KOs, Fairfield, IA by way of the Dominican Republic) gotoe-to-toe in a Super Lightweight eliminator match for the rights to take onSuper Lightweight champion KhortniKamyron. Also slated for the card is former BKB Heavyweight champion andUFC veteran “Hurricane” Ike Villanueva (Houston,TX) who will face off against America’s first modern professional bare knucklefighter, Eric “Bloodaxe” Olsen (LongIsland, NY).

Said BKB CEO Greg Bloom, “Since the modernrebirth of bare knuckle boxing in the United States, BKB - the world’s oldestand largest bare knuckle boxing organization - has been at the forefront oflegitimizing and growing the sport.  Wecouldn’t be more thrilled to introduce bare knuckle to the state of Tennesseeand more so, to the city of Nashville, a continually-evolving epicenter ofsports and entertainment. I have no doubt we will leave Volunteer State fightfans wanting more of BKB and the Mighty Trigon.”

In the past twoyears, BKB (originally BYB) has purchased the UK-based BKB, the world’s oldestprofessional bare knuckle boxing company, and in doing so merged theorganizations to create the largest bare knuckle boxing company in the world interms of roster, library and distribution; ushered in ethical and legalizedgambling to the sport; acquired the rights to the historic and prestigiousPolice Gazette Diamond Belt which now serves as the Bare Knuckle Boxing WorldChampionship; and brought bare knuckle boxing to lineal television in theUnited States with the recent deal with VICE TV.

In addition to the largest roster of fighters across theglobe, BKB boasts a who’s who of broadcast talent on both sides of theAtlantic.

Calling the June 21 fights will be Mike Goldberg, recognized as the golden voice of combat sports,with Paulie Malignaggi, one of thebiggest personalities in combat sports and a former IBF junior welterweight andWBA welterweight champion, serving as the expert analyst ringside.Nashville-resident Danielle Moinet,the former "Summer Rae" in the WWE, whose credits include NFLNetwork, NASCAR, and Microsoft, will provide in-ring and backstage interviews.Rounding out the team is ring announcer Kody"Big Mo" Mommaerts. Known professionally as 'Big Mo,' the29-year-old has been hailed as the next generation of ring announcers, bringinga fresh, energetic style to the industry.

Media credentialing application form is now available at bkbbareknuckle.com/credentials.  Tickets go on sale later this month.  Visit bkbbareknuckle.com for more information. Card subject to change.

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