‍Tickets Now On-Sale

Clearwater, FL (March 12, 2025) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, returns to the Tampa – St. Petersburg, FL area on Friday, May 2, 2025 with BKFC Fight Night Clearwater emanating from the Orange County Choppers Roadhouse and Museum and broadcast globally on The BKFC App.

Tickets for BKFC Fight Night Clearwater are now On-Sale and can be purchased at BKFC.com. The Orange County Choppers Roadhouse and Museum is located adjacent to popular Bert’s Barracuda Harley Davidson, 10525 49th Street N., Clearwater, FL 33762. Doors will open on the night of the event at 6:00 p.m. ET with the first bell at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Headlining BKFC Fight Night Clearwater is a light heavyweight clash between Former BKFC Light Heavyweight World Champion Jared ‘Captain Deadpool’ Warren, (7-3), of Tampa, FL and BKFC contender Joseph ‘Dark Knight’ Creer, (3-2), of Columbus, GA.

“The Tampa – St. Petersburg area has played host to some of our most memorable events including KnuckleMania I in 2021,” said David Feldman, Founder and President of BKFC. “The fans there are incredible and we’re excited to promote another action-packed event and work with our friends at Bert’s Barracuda Harley Davidson.”

“Jared Warren has been on top before and is looking to return but Joseph Creer is a rapidly rising star in BKFC and looking to make his move towards a world title fight. It’s a sensational can’t miss fight in our very deep light heavyweight division.”

Ranked #1 in the light heavyweight division, Jared Warren defeated JoMi Escoboza in their highly anticipated rematch at BKFC-62 on June 21, 2024 to earn the vacant BKFC Light Heavyweight World Title. Fighting in his first defense against veteran Mike Richman on December 21, 2024 at Hard Rock Live – Hollywood, FL, Warren lost a hotly contested world title fight.

Joseph Creer heads back into battle confidently following a sensational performance, defeating David Simpson in a distance clash at BKFC-69.

Co-headlining BKFC Fight Night Clearwater, former world title challenger and #3 Ranked Light Heavyweight JoMi ‘The Archangel’ Escoboza, (9-2), of Tamarac, FL battles # 5 Ranked Light Heavyweight Jay ‘Action’ Jackson, (5-3), of Tampa, FL. Escoboza looks to return to the win column after the world title loss to Jared Warren at BKFC-62, while Jackson looks to extend his two fight winning following back-to-back third round stoppages over Idrees Wasi (BKFC Fight Night Clearwater) and Kyle McElroy (BKFC Fight Night Albuquerque).

Fighting in the feature fight, #3 Ranked Bantamweight ‘Royal’ Ryan Reber, (6-1), of Pinellas Park, FL faces off against Undefeated Matt ‘The Silencer’ Guyton, (2-0), of Kansas. Reber looks to return to the winner’s circle following his first loss to current BKFC Bantamweight World Champion Alberto Blas at BKFC-66.

Fast-rising featherweight Nathan ‘The Reaper’ Rivera, (3-0), of Atlanta, GA looks to stay perfect against veteran Alex ‘OG’ Castro, (0-2), of Guam. Competing in the flyweight division, BKFC debuter Chachi Versaci of Brooksville, FL clashes with Anthony ‘The Aztec Warrior’ Yost, (0-2), of Albert Lea, MN.

In the women’s bantamweight division, hometown favorite Crystal ‘The Rugged Beauty’ Pittman, (3-3), of Tampa, FL battles BKFC newcomer Claudia ‘Phoenix’ Zamora of Miami, FL. Hitting the squared circle in the bantamweight division, Quentin Gaskins, (1-0), of Clearwater, FL faces BKFC debuting Logan Speyrer.

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About Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC)

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is the first promotion allowed to hold a legal, sanctioned, and regulated bare knuckle event in the United States since 1889. Based in Philadelphia, and headed by President and former professional boxer David Feldman, BKFC is dedicated to preserving the historical legacy of bare knuckle fighting, while utilizing a specifically created rule set that emphasizes fighter safety. BKFC holds all of its bouts in a revolutionary circular four-rope ring, designed to encourage fast-paced and exciting bouts. The patented BKFC “Squared Circle” contains scratch lines, based on the Broughton Rules which governed bare knuckle fighting in the 19th century, and which requires fighters to “Toe the Line”: start every round face to face, and just inches apart.

In BKFC, only those fighters who are established professionals in boxing, MMA, kickboxing, or Muay Thai are allowed to compete. The referees and judges are required to have extensive professional combat sports experience. All fights are held under the auspices and control of an Athletic Commission. Unlike other fighting organizations and combat sports internationally which claim to be “bare knuckle”, but require wraps, tape, and gauze; BKFC is true to its word as fighters are not allowed to wrap their hands to within one inch of the knuckle. This makes BKFC unquestionably the truest form of bare knuckle fighting. BKFC is dedicated to not just creating the safest, most exciting, and highest-level bare-knuckle fighting organization in the world, it’s also leading the way for a new fully recognized professional combat sport. BKFC is truly the sport of the future, which fully respects its remarkable past.

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