Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), make their highly anticipated return to the Tampa, FL area on Friday, April 12 with BKFC Fight Night Clearwater headlined by a can’t miss light heavyweight clash between Former Interim BKFC Light Heavyweight World Champion, Mike ‘The Marine’ Richman, (5-2), and Fast-Rising Contender, Erick ‘El Travieso’ Lozano, (2-2).
BKFC Fight Night Clearwater emanates from the Orange County Chopper’s Roadhouse and Museum, adjacent to the popular Bert’s Barracuda Harley Davidson, 10525 49th Street N., Clearwater, FL 33762. Ticket information can be found at BKFC.com.
“We’ve had some of our best BKFC events in the Tampa area including our epic first KnuckleMania in 2021 and we’re very excited to return on Friday, April 12,” said David Feldman, President and Founder of BKFC. “Mike Richman and Erick Lozano have consistently proved that they are among the toughest fighters in BKFC and both will be ready for war in Tampa on April 12.”
Following a successful run in Bellator, Mike Richman, fighting out of Rosemount, MN stormed through his first four BKFC fights, winning each by stoppage. Among the victories included
Isaac Doolittle (BKFC-31), David Rickels (BKFC-23), Dakota Cochrane (BKFC-21) and Marcel Stamps (BKFC-17). The hard-hitting southpaw will be looking to bounce back against Lozano after losing two hard-fought fights in 2023 against No. 1 Pound-for Pound Fighter Lorenzo Hunt and BKFC Middleweight World Champion David Mundell.
A native of Zeeland, Michigan, Erick Lozano looks to stay in the win column fighting in the squared circle following a thrilling third round knockout of Mike Jones on December 2, 2023 at BKFC-56. He also holds a first-round knockout over Francesco Ricchi at BKFC-38.
Additional fights for BKFC Fight Night Clearwater will be announced shortly.