Lorawnt-TNelson will defend his BKB super middleweight world titleagainst David”Tartan Titan” Winiarski in the main event of BKB 63 on Dec. 19at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing announced the championship doubleheaderThursday, with featherweight champion YampierRamirez also scheduled to defend his belt against undefeatedchallenger Jorge Martinez. Additional bouts and ticket informationare expected soon.
Nelson (10-1-1, 9 KOs) enters on a seven-fight winning streak,including six knockout victories. The two-division champion mostrecently stopped SerobMinasyan in the fourth round at BKB 56 in Los Angeles inJuly.
Winiarski (5-1, 4 KOs) earned his title opportunity by knocking outGeraint Goodridge in the first round of a championship eliminatorat BKB 60 in Newcastle, England, earlier this month. He said heintends to capitalize on his first world title shot.
In the co-main event, Ramirez (5-0, 5 KOs) will make his firstdefense of the featherweight championship he won in March. All fiveof his bare-knuckle victories have come by stoppage.
Martinez (2-0, 2 KOs) will attempt to capture a world title in histhird professional bare-knuckle bout. He has also stopped everyopponent, setting up a meeting between unbeaten fighters.
