Chris Camozzi at the weigh-in on April 25, 2025, ahead of his bare-knuckle boxing bout against Andrea Bicchi, headlining BKFC 73 at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy | BKFC
Chris Camozzi and Andrea Bicchi made weight for their bare-knuckle boxing clash, headlining BKFC 73 at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy on April 26. The pair square off in a five-round championship bout with the 205-pound title on the line. The event marks the promotion’s debut in the country.
Champion Camozzi (3-1, 3 KOs) of Alameda, CA weighed in at 204.2 lbs for the first defense of his belt. Challenger Bicchi (4-1) of Italy, who took the fight on short notice replacing Lorenzo Hunt, tipped the scales at 203 lbs.
The co-feature fighters Rico Franco (9-3, 7 KOs) of England and Liverpool-based Irishman Jimmy Sweeney (19-4, 13 KOs) came in at 165 lbs and 163.6, respectively. The pair square off in the trilogy fight with the BKFC European strap at stake.
Among other matchups, Haze Hepi of New Zealand weighed in at 270.6 lbs for his promotional debut against Steve Banks (4-2) of Hickory, North Carolina, who was 284.2 lbs. Plus, Nicole Schaefer (1-0, 1 KO) of Germany showed 135 lbs for her bout against Italy’s Sara Bitto (1-0), who showed 136 lbs.
Check out the current BKFC 73 Italy lineup and weights below.
Andrea Bicchi at the BKFC 73 weigh-in on April 25, 2025, ahead of his bare-knuckle boxing bout against Chris Camozzi at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy | BKFCAndrea Bicchi pushes Chris Camozzi at the BKFC 73 weigh-in on April 25, 2025, ahead of their bare-knuckle boxing bout at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy | BKFCRico Franco and Jimmy Sweeney face each other at the BKFC 73 weigh-in on April 25, 2025, ahead of their bare-knuckle boxing bout at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy | BKFCRico Franco and Jimmy Sweeney at the BKFC 73 weigh-in on April 25, 2025, ahead of their bare-knuckle boxing bout at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy | BKFCHaze Hepi and Steve Banks at the BKFC 73 weigh-in on April 25, 2025, ahead of their bare-knuckle boxing bout at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy | BKFCErnesto Papa and Toni Estorer at the BKFC 73 weigh-in on April 25, 2025, ahead of their bare-knuckle boxing bout at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy | BKFCNavid Mansouri and Ruslan Tokhtarov come face-to-face at the BKFC 73 weigh-in on April 25, 2025, ahead of their bare-knuckle boxing bout at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy | BKFCJindrich Byrtus and Arbi Chakaev come face-to-face at the BKFC 73 weigh-in on April 25, 2025, ahead of their bare-knuckle boxing bout at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy | BKFCJesus De Nazaret and Tomas Melis at the BKFC 73 weigh-in on April 25, 2025, ahead of their bare-knuckle boxing bout at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy | BKFCNicole Schaefer and Sara Bitto at the BKFC 73 weigh-in on April 25, 2025, ahead of their bare-knuckle boxing bout at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy | BKFCWalter Pugliesi and Dominik Herold at the BKFC 73 weigh-in on April 25, 2025, ahead of their bare-knuckle boxing bout at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy | BKFCMarko Giustarini and Zdravko Dimitrov at the BKFC 73 weigh-in on April 25, 2025, ahead of their bare-knuckle boxing bout at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy | BKFCGiovanni Carpentieri and Josef Hala at the BKFC 73 weigh-in on April 25, 2025, ahead of their bare-knuckle boxing bout at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy | BKFCEnzo Tobbia and Michael Igwegbe shake hands at the BKFC 73 weigh-in on April 25, 2025, ahead of their bare-knuckle boxing bout at Palazzo Wanny in Florence, Italy | BKFC
The current BKFC 73 Italy lineup and weights are as follows:
Main Card
Chris Camozzi (204.2) vs. Andrea Bicchi (203) – BKFC cruiserweight title
Rico Franco (165) vs. Jimmy Sweeney (163.6) – BKFC European welterweight title
Haze Hepi (270.6) vs. Steve Banks (284.2)
Ernesto Papa (204.6) vs. Toni Estorer (203)
Navid Mansouri (155.8) vs. Ruslan Tokhtarov (156)
Jindrich Byrtus (198.6) vs. Arbi Chakaev (204.4)
Jesus De Nazaret (188) vs. Tomas Melis (185.2)
Nicole Schaefer (135) vs. Sara Bitto (136)
Walter Pugliesi (204) vs. Dominik Herold (202.6)
Prelims
Marco Giustarini (144) vs. Zdravko Dimitrov (145.8)
