It was his first fight since retiring after being outpointed by Chris Eubank Jr.<\/a> in February 2019.<\/p>\n James DeGale quickly found out that bare-knuckle is nothing like the \u2018sweet science\u2019 he is used to. <\/p>\n The referee deducted four points from the fighters over the course of five eventful rounds at the AO Arena in Manchester, England.<\/p>\n Matty Floyd could\u2019ve been disqualified for landing a blatant head butt on James DeGale at the end of round one.<\/p>\n Members of both teams swarmed the ring as an all-out brawl threatened to break out at BKFC 81. <\/p>\n Thankfully, the heated situation was calmed down, and Floyd was docked two points for his egregious foul.<\/p>\n Both fighters lost a point each in round three, which made for some pretty interesting scorecards when they went the distance. <\/p>\n Ultimately, DeGale walked away with a unanimous decision (48-43, 48-43, 47-44) to start his new career with a win.<\/p>\n Aaron Chamlers sends message to Conor McGregor <\/p>\n Conor McGregor has warned Mike Perry<\/a> he could be fired from BKFC next weekend. <\/p>\n \u2018Platinum\u2019 is set to face fellow ex-UFC star Jeremy Stephens<\/a> in the main event of BKFC 82 on October 4.<\/p>\n A poor performance could kill his bare-knuckle career, but Aaron Chalmers doesn\u2019t want to see that. <\/p>\n The Geordie Show star TKO\u2019d Jack Fincham to win BKFC\u2019s battle of the reality TV fighters<\/a> on Saturday night. <\/p>\n![\"James](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-631712724-1024x695.jpg\")
Photo by Al Bello\/Getty ImagesJames DeGale\u2019s wild BKFC debut <\/p>\n