BKFC ANNOUNCES GROUND-BREAKING DEBUT IN TEXAS ON SATURDAY, JUNE 21!
FRANCO TENAGLIA VS. TONY SOTO WORLD TITLE REMATCH HEADLINES IN FORT WORTH
TICKETS NOW ON SALE
Fort Worth, TX (April 25, 2025) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, has announced the promotion’s ground-breaking debut in Texas on Saturday, June 21 at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth.
BKFC-76 is headlined by an international combat sports, highly anticipated rematch between BKFC Lightweight World Champion Franco ‘El Rey de la Calle’ Tenaglia, (4-0), of Burzaco, Argentina and #2 Ranked Tony ‘Loco’ Soto, (6-1), of Hickory, North Carolina.
Tickets for BKFC-76 are Now On-Sale and can be purchased online at BKFC.com. Dickies Arena is located at 1911 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107.
“We’re beyond thrilled to promote our first event in the great state of Texas,” said David Feldman, Founder and President of BKFC. “It’s been a long time coming for our fans but with this rematch in our main event we’re promising a sensational night of bare-knuckle action.”
“Franco Tenaglia and Tony Soto fought this past October in Spain in a fight the media and fans referred to as the ‘most vicious fight in combat sports history’. Now without any interim fights they get right back in the squared circle on June 21 for the rematch.”
Click Here to Watch Tenaglia vs. Soto 1 Full Fight
Fighting on October 21, 2024 in a Madrid, Spain, outdoor bullring, Franco Tenaglia and Tony Soto engaged in an epic, two-way clash which had the crowd of over 9,000 combat sports fans standing and cheering for both combatants throughout the bloody battle.
With each fighter being dropped over the five rounds of violent action, Tenaglia would be awarded the victory by majority decision with judge’s scores of 47-45 twice and 46-46. Tenaglia also holds exciting victories over James Lilley (BKFC-60), Luke Nevin (BKFC-40) and Chas Symonds (BKFC-27).
Prior to the first fight against Tenaglia, Tony Soto was riding a tremendous six-fight winning including dominant wins over Kevin Croom (BKFC-52), Tyler Goodjohn (BKFC-42), Wayna Reid (BKFC-35), Joshua Morales (BKFC-28), Shawn Moffet (BKFC-23) and Joshua Sikes (BKFC-19).
Additional fights for BKFC-76 will be announced shortly.
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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.
