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Victor Ortiz and Paulie Malignaggi to fight in bare-knuckle bout in Los Angeles
Victor Ortiz and Paulie Malignaggi will fight under bare-knuckle boxing rules on Dec.
5 in Los Angeles.
Both are former boxing world champions, and they never faced each other during their professional boxing careers.
The bout will headline BKB 62, an event run by the BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing promotion.
Ortiz has already fought once for BKB, beating Dominic Salcido by unanimous decision in his debut.
Malignaggi most recently fought Rolando Dy for a BKB title, but Dy stopped him in the second round.
Malignaggi has said he remains willing to face top opponents, and he sees the matchup with Ortiz as a major fight for the promotion.
BKB says more bouts for the event will be announced later.
Former boxing world champions Victor Ortiz and Paulie Malignaggi will meet in a bare-knuckle bout at BKB 62.
The fight is scheduled for Dec. 5 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles.
The bout will take place in BKB’s Trigon ring.
Ortiz previously won his bare-knuckle debut by unanimous decision over Dominic Salcido.
Malignaggi’s most recent bout was a second-round loss to BKB super welterweight champion Rolando Dy.
- Who
- Former boxing world champions Victor Ortiz and Paulie Malignaggi.
- What
- They will fight in a bare-knuckle bout under the BKB banner.
- When
- Dec. 5; the year is not stated in the articles.
- Where
- The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles.
- Why
- BKB announced the matchup; a specific reason for scheduling it is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Me and Victor is a fun fight
It’s a big fight, two big names.
I’ve been in some of the biggest fights of my career, and now I’m ready for a completely different challenge in the Trigon.
Be ready, Vic. December 5th, I’m coming to your hometown, and I’m taking you out.
Malignaggi was stopped by Rolando Dy while challenging for a BKB bare-knuckle boxing world title.
Ortiz won his BKB debut by unanimous decision over Dominic Salcido.
BKB announced on social media that Ortiz and Malignaggi would fight at BKB 62.
Ortiz and Malignaggi are scheduled to headline BKB 62 in Los Angeles.
- Event
- BKB 62
- Fight
- Victor Ortiz vs. Paulie Malignaggi
- Date
- Dec. 5
- Venue
- Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles
- Ring
- BKB’s Trigon
- Ortiz’s BKB debut
- Unanimous decision win over Dominic Salcido
Sources
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