"One punch could change your life. But I love the sport." Bare-knuckle boxer Liam Rees is aware of the dangers when he steps onto the canvas. The Welshman juggles his day job as a carpenter with the ...

Kat Rabellizsa, right, and Hazel Nahienaena hugged after their bout during Saturday’s Bare Knuckle Championship at Blaisdell Arena. Nahienaena won in the first sanctioned women’s BKFC fight in Hawaii.

Blood covered the face of D.J. Linderman, who was trading punches in a heavyweight bout that drew cheers from the crowd. Then a ringside physician emerged. The man climbed into the ring at the end of ...

Daytona's Welcome To Rockville, one of the largest rock-metal festivals in North America, is expanding beyond music with an event featuring not just bands, but bouts. Blood4Blood, a bare-knuckle ...

But, despite the brutal optics of bare knuckle fighting, studies indicate it may be safer for fighters’ brains than traditional boxing and mixed martial arts — assuming proper regulation and medical ...