{"id":895459,"date":"2026-09-14T13:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/895459\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:36:11","slug":"boxing-news-former-ibf-champ-jo-jo-diaz-on-bkb-60-in-newcastle-england-september-14-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/895459\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing News: Former IBF Champ “Jo Jo” Diaz On BKB 60 In Newcastle, England \u00bb September 14, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former IBF world champion Joseph \u201cJoJo\u201d Diaz Jr. fights on British soil for the first time in his 14-year professional career, fighting on a stacked BKB 60 card in Newcastle that also sees Rolando Dy defend his BKB Super Welterweight World Championship against Scott McHugh.<\/p>\n

BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing, the world\u2019s largest professional bare knuckle boxing organization, today confirmed the complete fight card for BKB 60, live from the Utilita Arena Newcastle on Saturday, October 10 \u2013 and it comes with a genuine milestone. Former IBF world champion Joseph \u201cJoJo\u201d Diaz Jr. will step into competition on British soil for the first time in his professional career, and he\u2019s doing it with the gloves off.
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Diaz has fought professionally for more than a decade, compiling a 34-10-1 record against a who\u2019s-who of world-class opposition, including Devin Haney, Gary Russell Jr. and Regis Prograis, and captured the IBF Super Featherweight World Championship with a win over Tevin Farmer in 2020. A 2012 Olympian for Team USA, every single one of his 45 professional fights to date has taken place in the United States or Mexico. On October 10, that changes: Newcastle will be the first time the former world champion has ever fought on UK soil, in any code, gloved or bare knuckle. Diaz made a winning BKB debut with a first-round stoppage of Nate Williams at BKB 56 in Los Angeles, and now takes on Brian Hyslop in the Super Lightweight bout.<\/p>\n

Joseph \u201cJoJo\u201d Diaz Jr. said: \u201cI\u2019ve fought all over the States and in Mexico, but I\u2019ve never stepped into a ring in the UK, not once in my whole career. Newcastle is going to be the first, and I\u2019m doing it bare knuckle. This is a new chapter for me and I want the fans here to see exactly what a world champion looks like up close.\u201d<\/p>\n

David Tetreault, CEO of BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing, said: \u201cGetting a genuine former world champion like JoJo Diaz to make his first-ever UK appearance at our first-ever Newcastle show says everything about where this sport is heading. This is a huge moment for Newcastle and a huge statement for BKB.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diaz\u2019s UK debut joins a loaded BKB 60 card. In the main event, Filipino champion Rolando \u201cDy Incredible\u201d Dy (6-1, 5 KOs) defends the BKB Super Welterweight World Championship against the United Kingdom\u2019s own five-time BKB champion Scott \u201cThe Mute\u201d McHugh (17-5, 7 KOs). The co-main event sees British brawler Mark O\u2019Neil (4-4, 4 KOs) take on Poland\u2019s Kamil Sokolowski (3-1, 3 KOs) in a hard-hitting heavyweight matchup, while undefeated super welterweight Adel \u201cKyokushin\u201d Altamimi (3-0, 3 KOs) faces Liam \u201cSwanny\u201d Howell (5-4, 4 KOs).<\/p>\n

Tickets for BKB 60 are on sale now at BKB60.com.<\/p>\n

BKB 60 Main Card Utilita Arena Newcastle October 10 | 7PM BST (2PM ET) VICE TV (U.S.) | Telemundo (U.S.) | talkSPORT (U.K. & Ireland)<\/p>\n

BKB Super Welterweight World Championship Main Event: Rolando Dy (c) vs. Scott McHugh
Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Mark O\u2019Neil vs. Kamil Sokolowski
Super Lightweight: Joseph \u201cJoJo\u201d Diaz Jr. vs. Brian Hyslop
Super Welterweight: Adel Altamimi vs. Liam Howell
Super Middleweight: David Winiarski vs. Geraint Goodridge
Super Lightweight: Jon Telfer vs. Mick Kelly
Super Cruiserweight: Dec Spelman vs. Andrea Bicchi
Light Heavyweight: Liam Teruel vs. Tom Pratt<\/p>\n

BKB 60 Preliminary Card Utilita Arena Newcastle October 10 | 5:30PM BST (12:30PM ET) TikTok\/@bkbbareknuckle<\/p>\n

Light Heavyweight: Kieron Harland vs. Nathan Conroy
Heavyweight: John Hamilton vs. Florian De La Motte
Middleweight: Rob Barry vs. James McCorrie
Welterweight: Logan Morgan vs. Nick Bass<\/p>\n

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