Santiago Jr. vs. Holloway lead the BKFC 48 Fight Announcements
BKFC recently announced they’d be making their third trip to New 48 Fight Mexico in August and were now getting a clearer picture of what the card will look like.
BKFC 48 is set for August 11th at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
In Middleweight action Wilfredo Santiago Jr. will welcome Bellator vet Jeremie Holloway to the squared circle. Santiago has two wins in BKFC and hasn’t seen a second round. Eric Dodson younger brother of headliner John Dodson will take on Stevo Morris. Dodson has both his wins by first round knockout while Morris has a 2nd & 4th round knockouts to his credit.
In his promotional Derek Perez was involved in what has been called the greatest fight in BKFC history. For a follow up the “Rage” will battle “The Rockstar” as Belen New Mexico Derek Perez faces Rock Hill’s Keith Richardson. Coming off earning his first win in the company on his third try Darrick Gates will welcome Lion Fights vet Marc Entenberg to the sport.
Richard Montano will make his bare knuckle debut against the now shredded Kyle McElroy who has totally changed his physique since his last fight in August of 2022. And Justyn Martinez will battle Austin Lewis. Martinez is hungry to get his hand raised after two disappointing performances. Lewis will be retuning to action for the first time since turning pro in boxing in December of 2021.
BKFC 48 card
- Flyweight Title: John Dodson (2-0) vs. Joshua Ridge (3-1)
- Middleweight: Wilfredo Santiago Jr. (2-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (0-0)
- Featherweight Eric Dodson (2-0) vs. Steve Morris (2-2)
- Bantamweight: Keith Richardson (2-0) vs. Derek Perez (1-0)
- Featherweight: Marc Entenberg (0-0) vs. Darrick Gates (1-2)
- Cruiserweight: Richard Montano (0-0) vs. Kyle McElroy (0-3)
- Flyweight: Austin Lewis (0-0) vs. Justyn Martinez (0-2)
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