BKFC Liberty Brawl Results
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship brought the fireworks to Philadelphia on Independence Day weekend with BKFC Liberty Brawl, a card stacked with championship implications and one of the promotion’s most heated rivalries. Inside the Xfinity Mobile Arena, former world boxing champion Austin Trout looked to add another piece of hardware to his combat sports résumé as he battled unbeaten British contender Ben Bonner for the vacant BKFC Lightweight World Championship. The co-main event saw reigning women’s strawweight champion Britain Hart defend her title against the undefeated Sarah Shell in a clash between two of the division’s very best.
Adding even more intrigue to the evening was the grudge match between Philadelphia’s own Johnny “Cannoli” Garbarino and former BKFC champion Mike “The Marine” Richman. After days of verbal jabs, chaotic press conference confrontations, and even a flying cannoli, the longtime rivals finally settled their differences inside the squared circle. With championship gold, divisional rankings, and plenty of pride on the line, BKFC Liberty Brawl delivered another memorable night of bare-knuckle action. Here are the complete results and fight-by-fight highlights from Philadelphia.
Main Card
- Vacant BKFC Lightweight World Championship Austin Trout (5-0) vs. Ben Bonner (5-2)
- BKFC Women’s Strawweight World Championship: (Champion) Britain Hart (11-3) def. Sarah Shell (3-1) by (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) Split decision
- Middleweight: Johnny Garbarino (5-0) def. Mike Richman (8-4) by (48-46, 50-44 x2) Unanimous Decision
- Middleweight: Cody Russell (3-0) def. Jake Bostwick (5-3-1) by (10-9) Extra Round Unanimous Decision
- Lightweight: Zed Montanez (2-1) def. Matt Maestas (2-3) by KO (2 Left Hooks) 1:39 R1
- Lightweight: Matthew Turnbull (1-0) def. Brandon Honsvick (1-3) by TKO (Punches in Clinch) 1:49 R1
- Cruiserweight: Lex Ludlow (4-0) def. Drew Nolan (1-5) by KO (Punches) 0:09 R1
Prelims
- BKFC One-Round War Featherweight: Anthony Pagan (2-0) def. Zach Pannell (1-4) by (10-7 x3) Unanimous Decision
- Lightweight: Pat Sullivan (2-2) def. Ruben Arroyo (0-4) TKO 1:33 R1
- Light-Heavyweight: Nicholas Willey (1-0) def. Eric Westbury (0-2) by (29-28, 28-29, 30-27 split decision
- Welterweight: Malon Griffin (1-0) def. Billy Graves (0-1) by KO (5 Knockdowns) 1:02 R3
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