Boxing News: Former title challenger Herelius debuts in BKFC

By Zach Hirsch

Former world title challenger Steve Herelius (21-5-1, 12 KOs) of France makes his Bareknuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) debut this Saturday versus fellow boxer Juan Torres (6-3-1, 3 KOs) of Texas. The five round (BKFC) heavyweight bout will take place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Herelius, now 44, unsuccessfully challenged then WBA cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez back in 2011. He last fought in 2013.

Also on the card:

Joey Beltran vs Sam Shewmaker
Luis Palomino vs Tyler Goodjohn
Pearl Gonzalez vs Charisa Sigala
Francesco Ricchi vs Brian Maxwell
Thiago Alves vs Ulysses Diaz
Jake Bostwick vs Julian Lane
Hector Lombard vs Joe Riggs
Joshua Alvarez vs Paul Teague
Bruce Lutchmedial vs Eddie Hoch
Alan Arzeno vs YosDenis Cedeno
Montaser Aboughaly vs Luke Carter Parsons
Eduardo Concepcion vs Gabriel Brown

The event is Promoted by Bareknuckle Fighting LLC- David Feldman and will be shown on Bare Knuckle TV app bktvapp.com

UPCOMING TV FIGHTS

September 11
ProBox TV
Lester Martinez vs Joeshon James
(super middleweight)

September 12
DAZN
Ardreal Holmes vs. Hugo Noriega
(super welterweight)

September 13
DAZN
Eduardo Hernandez vs. Thomas Mattice
(super featherweight)

September 14
PPV
Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga
(WBC/WBA/WBO super middleweight titles)
Ersilandy Lara vs. Danny Garcia
(WBA middleweight title)
Caleb Plant vs. Trevor McCumby
(WBA interim super middleweight title)
Rolly Romero vs. Manuel Jaimes
(super lightweight)
Stephen Fulton vs. Carlos Castro
(featherweight)

September 20
ESPN
Jaime Munguia vs. Erik Bazinyan
(super middleweight)

September 20
UFC Fightpass
Callum Walsh vs. Przemyslaw Runowski
(Super welterweight)

September 21
PPV
Daniel Dubois vs. Anthony Joshua
(IBF heavyweight title)
Anthony Cacace vs. Josh Warrington
(IBF junior lightweight title)

September 27
ESPN
Xander Zayas vs. Damian Sosa
(junior middleweight)
Sandy Ryan vs. Mikaela Mayer
(WBO female welterweight title)

September 28
DAZN
Johnny Fisher vs. Andrii Rudenko
(heavyweight)
Dalton Smith vs. Jon Fernandez
(junior welterweight)
Rhiannon Dixon vs. Terri Harper
(WBO female lightweight title)

September 28
PPV
Norair Mikaeljan vs. Ryan Rozicki
(WBC cruiserweight title)

October 5
ESPN+
Nick Ball vs. Ronny Rios
(WBA featherweight title)

October 12
ESPN+
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol
(undisputed light heavyweight title)

October 12
PPV
Shakur Stevenson vs. Joe Cordina
(WBC lightweight title)
Jai Opetaia vs. Jack Massey
(IBF cruiserweight title)
Fabio Wardley vs. Frazer Clarke
(heavyweight)
Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Kamil Szeremeta
(middleweight
Ben Whittaker vs. Liam Cameron
(light heavyweight)

October 13
ESPN+
Takuma Inoue vs. Seiya Tsutsumi
(WBA bantamweight title)
Shokichi Iwata vs. Jairo Noriega
(WBO junior flyweight title)
Kenshiro Teraji vs. Cristofer Rosales
(WBC flyweight title)
Seigo Yuri Akui vs. Thananchai Charunphak
(WBA flyweight title)

October 14
ESPN+
Junto Nakatani vs. Tasana Salapat
(WBC bantamweight title)
Kosei Tanaka vs. Phumelele Cafu
(WBO junior bantamweight title)
Anthony Olascuaga vs. Jonathan Gonzalez
(WBO flyweight title)

October 19
PPV
Tim Tszyu vs. Bakhram Murtazaliev
(IBF junior middleweight title)

October 26
DAZN
Jack Catterall vs. Regis Prograis
(junior welterweight)

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Former title challenger Herelius debuts in BKFC

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