Big Knockout Boxing

Big Knockout Boxing (BKB) is a combat sport brand developed and owned by DirecTV.^[1][2][3][4] The sport is similar to boxing but does not use a ring, ropes, corners and three minute rounds.^[2] Bruce Binkow serves as BKB’s executive director.^[5][6]

History

BKB was created by a group of experienced members of the fight industry.^[7] In 2013, the sport debuted with two events in New Hampshire.^[5] The Nevada Athletic Commission sanctioned BKB in March 2014.^[8] In August 2014, BKB debuted with a pay-per-view card at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas with approximately 4,500 attendees.^[3][9][10] Bryan Vera and Gabriel Rosado fought for the middleweight title.^[11][12] Rosado defeated Vera by the fifth round and won the title.^[13] Additionally, Anthony Johnson fought Dimar Ortuz for the Cruiserweight title and Eddie Caminero faced David Estrada for the Junior Middleweight title.^[8] For the event, fighters wore traditional boxing gloves.^[5] In December 2014, BKB signed multi-fight agreements with Gabe Duluc, Javier Garcia, Herbert Acevedo, Khurshid Abdullaev and Anthony Johnson.^[14]

Results

Rules

The pit

BKB is contested in a 17 foot diameter circular surface known as a "the pit".^[5][6] The pit's area is approximately half the size of a conventional boxing ring. The small fighting surface is aimed to make fighters confront one another.^[7] Referees can deduct one point from a fighter if they intentionally step outside of the pit, that is enclosed by a raised padded area instead of rope.^[3]

Rounds

Title bouts consist of seven two-minute rounds and non-title bouts are five.^[11]

Attire

Fighters wear conventional boxing gloves.^[15] BKB developed an in-glove microchip technology that provides viewers with stats including,a punch’s speed and the pounds of force delivered by the punch.^[10][13]

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