James Degale and Matt Floyd square off in the main event of BKFC 81, live from the AO Arena in Manchester, England on Saturday, September 27.
The bare-knuckle clash features British former two-time IBF super middleweight champion DeGale facing Australian boxer Floyd. The contest is scheduled for five rounds at light heavyweight.
The co-main event is a light heavyweight bout between Aaron Chalmers (1-0) and debuting Jack Fincham. In the featured fight, Jonny Graham (2-1) and Navid Mansouri (1-0) clash for the BKFC British lightweight title.
Also on the card, Jonno Chipchase (3-1) faces Lewis Garside (1-0) at featherweight. Another light heavyweight contest pits Dec Spelman (1-0) against Dawid Chylinski (4-2). Additionally, Bartlomiej Krol (5-1) and Jon Telfer meet at lightweight.
BKFC 81 Manchester results
Get BKFC 81 full fight card results below.
Main card
- James Degale def. Matt Floyd by unanimous decision (48-43, 48-43, 47-44)
- Aaron Chalmers def. Jack Fincham by TKO (R2, 2:00)
- Jonny Graham def. Navid Mansouri by KO (R2, 1:53)
- Lewis Garside def. Jonno Chipchase by KO (R1, 1:10)
- Dec Spelman def. Dawid Chylinski by KO (R2, 0:55)
- Jon Telfer def. Bartlomiej Krol by KO (R3, 0:15)
- Dawid Oscar def. Travis Dickinson by KO (R1, 0:53)
- Sean Weir def. Joe Lister by TKO (R2, 1:25)
- Mikey Henderson def. Benjamin Lowe by unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 49-47)
Prelims
- Gaz Corran def. Danny Moir by TKO (R1, 1:45)
- Kieron Sewell def. Patryk Pientnik by TKO (R2, 1:46)
- Andy Thornton def. Matty Hill by KO (R1, 1:22)
BKFC 81 Manchester live blog
James Degale defeats Matt Floyd by decision
In the main event, British former two-time IBF super middleweight champion James DeGale defeats Australian boxer Matt Floyd by unanimous decision at light heavyweight. The judges scored the fight 48-43, 48-43, and 47-44.
In the first round, Floyd got two points deducted. In the third round, both DeGale and Floyd had one point deducted each.
Aaron Chalmers stops Jack Fincham in two rounds
Aaron Chalmers (2-0) defeats Jack Fincham (0-1) by TKO at light heavyweight. Fincham retired on the stool before the start of the third round. Chalmers dropped Fincham in both the first and second rounds.
Jonny Graham KO's Navid Mansouri to win BKFC British title
Jonny Graham (3-1) defeats Navid Mansouri (1-1) by knockout in the second round to win the BKFC British lightweight title. Graham sent Mansouri to the canvas once in the first round and once in the second. The stoppage came at 1:53 into the round.
Graham landed the belt on his second attempt, after dropping a decision to Connor Tierney last August.
Lewis Garside KO's Jonno Chipchase in first round
Lewis Garside drops and stops Jonno Chipchase in the first round at featherweight. The official time was 1:10 into the round.
Dec Spelman KO's Dawid Chylinski in second round
Dec Spelman earns his second BKFC win, stopping Dawid Chylinski in the second round at light heavyweight. Spelman scored three knockdowns in the first round, and two in the second. The stoppage came 55 seconds into the round.
Jon Telfer KO's Bartlomiej Krol in third round
Jon Telfer defeats Bartlomiej Krol by knockout in the third round at lightweight. The time was 15 seconds into the round. Telfer scored one knockdown in the first round, two in the second, and one in the third.
Dawid Oscar KO's Travis Dickinson in first round
Dawid Oscar drops and stops Travis Dickinson in the first round at cruiserweight. The stoppage came 53 seconds into the round.
Sean Weir stops Joe Lister in second round
Sean Weir defeats Joe Lister by TKO in the second round at light heavyweight. The stoppage came at 1:25 of the round. After suffering two knockdowns in the first round, Weir bounced back, sending Lister to the canvas twice to come out on top.
Mikey Henderson defeats Benjamin Lowe by decision
In the main card opener, Mikey Henderson defeats Benjamin Lowe by unanimous decision at middleweight. In the second round, Henderson secured a knockdown. The scores were 48-46, 48-46, and 49-47.
Gaz Corran KO's Danny Moir in first round
Wrapping up the prelims, Gaz Corran claims the win, knocking out Danny Moir in the first round at middleweight. The time of the stoppage was 1:45 into the round.
Kieron Sewell stops Patryk Pientnik in second round
Kieron Sewell stops Patryk Pientnik in the second round at bantamweight. On his way to victory, Sewell dropped Pientnik twice in the second round. The referee called it at 1:46 into the round.
Andy Thornton KO's Matty Hill in first round
Kicking off the action, Andy Thornton drops Matty Hill twice en route to a knockout victory at heavyweight. The official time was 1:22 into the round.
BKFC 81 free prelims
The fights start at the top of the hour. You can watch the BKFC 81 free prelims above.
BKFC 81 Manchester: How to watch and start time
BKFC 81 Manchester airs live on DAZN. The start time in the U.S. is 3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT, and the local start time in the UK is 8:00 p.m. BST. The free prelims begin an hour earlier.