Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is riding a wave of momentum following its recent showcase at Fenway Park, and the organization's leadership is already setting its sights on another landmark baseball stadium for a future event.
David Feldman, founder and president of the bare-knuckle boxing promotion, described the Fenway Park card as an extraordinary milestone for the organization during an interview with Babcock this week. The event featured pyrotechnics both inside the ring and throughout the historic Boston venue, marking a dramatic evolution for a promotion that began with a single fight attended by four people.
"We had fireworks inside the ring and we literally had fireworks in the stadium. It was just an incredible, incredible experience. To understand where we've come from with one fight and four people in attendance to then an ice-skating rink in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to now Fenway Park, I mean really truly it's just it's incredible and I'm real happy for everybody on my team," Feldman told TMZ.com.
The success of the Fenway Park event has generated significant business interest for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Feldman indicated that sponsors who participated in the event are actively pursuing partnerships with the organization, demonstrating urgency in their outreach.
"I'm hearing from venues, a couple sponsors we had there at the event, they're like, 'When can you sign the contract?' 'When can you send it?' Like, 'Let's go, I don't wanna miss this boat,'" Feldman told TMZ.com.
Beyond venue and sponsorship discussions, Feldman disclosed that the promotion is in talks with what he characterized as a major television platform, though he did not identify the specific network or streaming service involved.
When asked about the organization's next move, Feldman confirmed that another baseball stadium event is in the works. He revealed that Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is already conducting business with the targeted venue, suggesting advanced negotiations are underway.
"What's next is absolutely gonna be another baseball stadium. I'm targeting one in my head right now that we're already doing business with them anyway and if we can pull that one off, that one's gonna be the one," Feldman told TMZ.com.
The promotion's trajectory from modest beginnings in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to filling one of baseball's most storied venues represents a significant expansion for bare-knuckle boxing as a spectator sport. The Fenway Park event, designated as BKFC 92, appears to have validated the organization's strategy of pursuing high-profile venues to elevate the sport's mainstream appeal.
Feldman did not provide a timeline for announcing the next baseball stadium event or reveal which specific venue the organization is pursuing, though his comments suggest an announcement may be forthcoming as negotiations progress.