FIGHT ANNOUNCED Hank Lundy to face Jairo Santos in BKB debut main event on Nov. 20 in Dover

Two fighters with no professional bare-knuckle fights between them will headline BKB's first show in Delaware. Hank Lundy, a Philadelphia boxer with a world-title challenge on his résumé, meets Jairo Santos, a 29-year-old South Carolina fighter, over five rounds at welterweight on Friday, Nov. 20.

Lundy signed with BKB in July. His Dover debut was announced on Sept. 28 with no opponent attached, so the Oct. 15 release supplied the matchup rather than a new signing. His boxing record is listed at 32-14-1 with 14 knockouts, and it includes a 2016 challenge against Terence Crawford for the WBO super-lightweight title. He has also held regional NABO, NABF and WBC Silver belts at lightweight and super lightweight.

Santos brings less boxing but some bare-knuckle history. BKB lists him with two knockout wins in two gloved boxing appearances, plus previous MMA experience. As an amateur in bare-knuckle, he stopped CJ Dean in the second round in 2024. He used the announcement to play down Lundy's name value: "Hank Lundy has a big name in boxing, but that won't mean anything once we step inside the Trigon." Lundy called the move a challenge he welcomed and said he would bring his forward-moving style to the new format.

The debut label does not mean a four-round cap. BKB's unified rules separate complete professional newcomers from athletes with professional boxing, MMA or other combat experience, and experienced crossover fighters can contest the number of rounds the regulator approves. Punches are allowed while an opponent is held behind the neck in an active clinch, but wrestling, kicks, elbows, spinning backfists and strikes to the back of the head are banned. Three judges score with the ten-point must system, with effective striking first.

The undercard includes Kylle McMillan vs. James Brown, Jade Masson-Wong vs. Monica Franco and a heavyweight bout between Branden Smith and Braxton Smith. Jesse Sparks, whose two bare-knuckle wins took a combined 53 seconds, was also listed; the Dover poster later showed him against Chris Carmack, an opponent not named in the original release. The show also uses ForceIQ sensors to display punch speed and impact, which are information for viewers and do not affect scoring.

What to watch is how Lundy's boxing experience carries over against an opponent who has already fought bare-knuckle at amateur level.