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Gustavo Trujillo
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Bare knuckle boxing is having a heck of a run this summer and into the early fall. On Saturday at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Bare Knuckle Boxing 58 will happen with three championship fights on the ledger. While the main event features Gustavo Trujillo vs. Mark O'Neil, one of the biggest fights on the card has former boxing world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa taking on Yesner Talavera. Let's talk BKB.
BKB 58 Key Facts
Detail Info Main event Gustavo Trujillo vs. Mark O'Neil, BKB heavyweight title Date Saturday, August 29, 2026 Venue James L. Knight Center, Miami, Florida Ring The Trigon, BKB's three-sided fighting surface Championship fights Three Prelims start 6:30 p.m. ET, 3:30 p.m. PT Main card start 8:00 p.m. ET, 5:00 p.m. PT Prelims stream TikTok, Swerve TV and Adrenaline Plus, free Main card, North America Vice TV and Telemundo Deportes Ahora Main card, UK and Ireland talkSPORT, 1 a.m. BST Pay-per-view No Trujillo's BKB record 8-0, all eight by first-round knockout
Trujillo is also 12-0 as a professional boxer and is ranked inside the WBO's heavyweight top 15. Gamboa won Olympic gold in 2004 and unified the WBA and IBF featherweight titles before taking this bare knuckle debut at 44. Aspen Ladd is making her BKB debut rather than her bare knuckle debut, having knocked out Shyanna Bintliff at a BKFC card last November.
This is arguably the most stacked card in BKB history. There's a plethora of recognizable names and fighters like Ryan Spivey, Trujillo and others who have already proven themselves in the sport of bare knuckle boxing. Because of the nature of the contests, the fights will likely go quick and will be stacked with action.
Fight Key hook Gustavo Trujillo vs. Mark O'Neil Heavyweight title Yunieski Gonzalez vs. Ethan George Vacant cruiserweight title Alberto Blas vs. Brandon Birr Super-featherweight title Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Yesner Talavera Gamboa BKB debut Roberto Duran Jr. vs. Ryan Spivey Duran legacy / Miami Aspen Ladd vs. Bianca Daimoni Ladd BKB debut Yampier Ramirez vs. Triston Harrison Featherweight champ moves up Uly Diaz vs. Jonathan Fuentes Miami veteran vs. unbeaten Miami fighter Rudisel Mora vs. Giovanni Rosales Undercard Taylor Bull vs. Murat Kilimetov Undercard Darrian Leu-Pierre vs. Kylle McMillan Undercard Yordan Fuentes vs. Keegan Vandermeer Undercard
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Looking Ahead
Trujillo is experienced in combat sports overall and he’s already made his mark in bare knuckle boxing. If he wins, there could be an intriguing fight down the road for him against rising heavyweight KO artist, Jesse “The Reaper” Sparks.
At BKB 56 in Los Angeles, Sparks scored another vicious first-round KO win and cemented himself as one of the promotion’s rising stars. It might be easy to sell Trujillo-Sparks or even O’Neill-Sparks for an upcoming show.
This article was originally published on Forbes.com
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