Video: Brutal bare-knuckle war leaves boxer’s face unrecognizable (NSFW)

BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing kicked off its 2026 campaign with “Bally’s Fight Night” this weekend (Fri., Jan. 11) inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi — and the violence was exactly what fans have come to expect.

Still, it was the co-main event that truly stole the show.

Super middleweights Martin Brown and Bobby Taylor, who previously fought each other under the BKFC banner in 2021, picked up right where they left off and delivered a savage four-round war. This time around, Brown walked away with a TKO victory after the ringside physician stepped in and waved it off.

The stoppage was unavoidable.

By the end of the fight, Taylor’s face was an absolute mess, prompting the doctor to intervene and prevent further damage. It was one of those brutal bare-knuckle bouts that’s hard to watch — and impossible to forget.

Check it out below (serious NSFW warning):

Here are highlights of the fight.

Brown’s return to BKB couldn’t have gone much better. Since his last bare-knuckle appearance, the 41-year-old rattled off four straight boxing wins and has now extended his overall streak to seven victories across boxing and bare-knuckle competition. Despite his age, Brown shows no signs of slowing down.

For Taylor, however, the night marked a rough comeback. After sitting out all of 2025, he dropped his BKB debut and is now riding a two-fight losing streak in bare-knuckle action. Prior to the rematch with Brown, Taylor went the distance with Jeremy Stephens in BKFC.

Safe to say, Taylor will be sidelined for a while as he recovers from the punishment he absorbed.

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