BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing was back in action on Friday night (April 17) from inside the sold-out Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls, New York. Headlining BKB 53: “The Harder They Fall” was the middleweight title fight between reigning champion and pound-for-pound king Lorawnt-T “Smash” Nelson and Mark “TNT” Griffin.
Nelson won by first-round knockout.
Elsewhere on the card, “Untameable” Jon Barnard captured the lightweight crown by upsetting Jared “Kid Gatti” Grant, a rematch from their BKB 48 “No Contest” late last year. In addition, former UFC and PFL heavyweight Juan “The Kraken” Adams improved to 4-0 as a bare knuckle boxer (with four knockouts) by laying waste to Nate “The Yeti” Roberts.
Full BKB 53 results and video highlights below:
Lightweight: Claudia Zamora def. Viviane Pereira by TKO
Middleweight: Robert Duran Jr. def. Austin Spivey by KO (Fight of the Night)
Super Middleweight: Brandon Shavers def. Jose Fernandez by TKO
Super Welterweight: Darrian Leu Pierre def. Joshua Sikes by TKO
Super Heavyweight: Juan Adams def. Nate Roberts by KO
Lightweight: Jon Barnard (c) def. Jared Grant by KO (Knockout of the Night)
Super Middleweight: Rowdy Montgomery def. Brok Weaver by unanimous decision
Middleweight: Lorawnt-T Nelson (c) def. Mark Tiffin by KO
For more bare knuckle boxing news and notes click here.