Former Boxing Gate Keeper Derrick Findley Featured Fighter in Bare Knuckle Fight Club Show Tonight8/21/2021 By Juan C. Ayllon BILOXI, MS -- Standing 5' 6", the rugged and hard-hitting muscular Derrick Findley had posed a daunting challenge for many boxers, upsetting rising contenders like Andrzej Fonfara and Donovan George -- even serving as sparring partner for "Triple G" Gennady Golovkin -- cementing his role as gate keeper at middleweight and super middle in accumulating a record of 33-27-1 with 23 knockouts. However, he retired in 2019, and tonight at 37, he faces an opponent, Kaleb Harris, who's six inches taller and 10 years his junior in the sport of bare knuckle boxing. Theirs is a supporting act for tonight's battle between Jonny Bedford, 134 lbs., vs. Reggie Barnett, 134 lbs., for the Vacant BKFC Bantamweight World Title, where the prelims start at 8:00 PM ET on YouTube, while the main show, which will be broadcast on the BKTV App, begins at 9:00 PM ET. Recent forays into the sport by former professional boxers like former world welterweight champ, Paulie Malignaggi, and former contender, Randall Bailey, haven't been stellar. However, if Findley has anything left, he may just provide a knockout reel highlight.
Below are last night's weigh-in results: Johnny Bedford, 134 vs. Reggie Barnett, 134 Vacant BKFC Bantamweight World Title Alan Belcher, 231.5 vs. Tony Lopez, 231.7 Quentin Henry, 203.5 vs. Jason Fish, 206 Dillon Cleckler, 244.7 vs. Justin Thorton, 214 Bobo O’Bannon 256.3 vs. Lewis Rumsey, 250.3 Harris Stephenson, 183.8 vs. Melvin Guillard, 186 Elvin Brito, 164.7 vs. Julio Garcia, 163.7 Kaleb Harris, 163.6 vs. Derrick Findley, 165.3 Scott O’Shaughnessy, 185 vs. David Simpson, 185.7 Adam Pellarano, 155.2 vs. John Chalbeck, 153 Ryan Jones, 183.5 vs. Kaine Tomlinson, 180.2 Bobby Taylor, 154.7 vs. Ronnie Rogers, 155.9 Friday, August 20 – 7:00 p.m. CT BKFC-20 Mississippi Coast Coliseum 2350 Beach Blvd. Biloxi, MS 39531 6:00 p.m. CT -- Doors 7:00 p.m. CT / 8:00 p.m. ET – First Bell, Prelims Broadcast LIVE on YouTube 8:00 p.m. CT / 9:00 p.m. ET – Main Card Broadcast LIVE on the BKTV App n Approved media credentials may be picked up at the venue will-call window starting at 6:00 p.m. CT. Proper photo ID is required. ------------------------------------------------------- Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Sport, presents BKFC-20 headlined by the BKFC Bantamweight World Championship between former world champion ‘Brutal’ Johnny Bedford, (5-1-0, 3 KOs), of Colleyville, TX and top contender Reggie Barnett, (6-1-0, 2KOs), of Virginia Beach, VA on Friday, August 20 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MI and broadcast live on the BKTV APP, (9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT) in addition to globally on Fite.TV. Co-featured at BKFC-20, hometown favorite and former UFC standout, Alan ‘The Talent’ Belcher will make his BKFC debut in a middleweight fight against MMA veteran Tony ‘Kryptonite’ Lopez, of Yucaipa, CA. In a special attraction heavyweight bout, popular Quentin ‘The Hero’ Henry, (2-1-0, 1 KO), of West Monroe, LA will face Jason ‘J Hook’em’ Fish, (2-0, 2 KOs), of Saginaw, MI. Advance tickets starting at $55 are on-sale through BKFC.com. The Mississippi Coast Coliseum is located at 2350 Beach Blvd., Biloxi MS, 39531. Doors will open on the night of the event at 6:00 p.m. CT with the first bell at 7:00 p.m. CT. “Catch All Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Action at BKFC.com” Social Media Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Instagram: @BareKnuckleFC Twitter: @BareKnuckleFC Facebook: @BareKnuckleFC YouTube: @BareKnuckleFightingChampionship TikTok: @BareKnuckleFC Website: www.BKFC.com
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