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BKB is back in Miami with one of the biggest main events in the organization’s history, a fight that came together in a matter of hours.
On Saturday, August 29, BKB heavyweight champion Gustavo Trujillo faces former BKFC heavyweight champion Mick Terrill at the James L. Knight Center in Miami. The bout was booked just days before fight night after Trujillo’s original opponent, Mark O’Neil, fell through.
The big dogs are ready and El Ciclon awaits his return to the ring.
Gustavo Trujillo is set to face Mick Terrill and Yuriorkis Gamboa will take on Yesner Talavera at BKB 58 in Miami this Saturday!#BKB58 | SAT AUG 29 | 🎟️ Get tickets at https://t.co/Hp4rBXVYmm pic.twitter.com/AFdfjAiuf9
— BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing (@bkbbareknuckle) August 27, 2026
Ahead of the event, we spoke with BKB CEO David Tetreault about the last-minute main event, the company’s TikTok Live deal, and where he sees the promotion heading.
How did this main event come together so late?
“It came about because Mick Terrill saw the opportunity. We already had him scheduled to attend the fight and face off with the winner of Trujillo vs. O’Neil as a potential future matchup. When he saw that fight fall apart, he contacted us and said, ‘Look, I’m on my way over. I can fight. I will fight if you put me in.’
“Once that conversation happened, we reached out to Trujillo’s camp, made a deal that worked for everybody, and the fight was on. This is going to be one of the biggest fights in bare-knuckle history.”
What does it mean that your fighters would step up like this to save a card?
“It means everything. That willingness comes from how we work with our fighters inside and outside the ring. We’re always looking for ways to give them opportunity — growing their social media, creating sponsorships, and putting together big fights with big purses in big venues.
“When you foster that internally, fighters are willing to work with us. We also support fighters who still want to box in traditional boxing and will find ways to co-promote those opportunities. Our matchmaker, Mel Valenzuela, stays on top of that. He’s calling fighters daily, weekly, monthly, just to keep them in the loop on what’s coming.”
The combat sports space is crowded. What makes BKB stand out?
“Our biggest differentiator is that we’re an athlete-first company. We’re constantly working with our fighters to turn them into world champions and let them pursue opportunities outside the ring with us, whether that’s sponsorships or glove boxing.
“We’re not just a traditional promoter. We operate as a sports and entertainment company, similar to the Boston Celtics, the LA Lakers, or Manchester United. We look at our athletes as the team on the field, and we work with our executives in-house to grow the sport. We have a strong team in the executive suite and a strong team in the ring.”
BKB is streaming its prelims on TikTok Live. How big is that deal?
“It’s a massive deal. We’re sitting at the table with ESPN, Fox, MVP, and Red Bull doing live events on TikTok, and our watch time beats those competitors by double digits. The best of TikTok is still ahead.
“They’re our exclusive home for all prelim events. We don’t put those anywhere else. We’ve built a curated broadcast for the platform, hosted by Ellie Damster — one of Dana White’s slap champions — and Taylor Feingold. Emiliano Vargas will be in the booth with them. We’ll be going in and out of locker rooms and adding a lot more to the show. It’s bringing in new audiences across Gen Alpha, Gen Z, and millennials.”
What are your short-term and long-term goals for BKB?
“Short term, we want a banger of a year. The Summer of BKB has already been strong: Cardiff with Lee Selby, Los Angeles with Victor Ortiz, London with the Vargas brothers and Mick Terrill, and now Saturday night in Miami with Trujillo vs. Terrill on top and Gamboa’s debut.
“We have a strong partnership with Vice as our U.S. broadcaster, Telemundo as our U.S. Spanish and LatAm partner, and talkSPORT in the UK. We’re in 90 countries worldwide and working to expand that footprint, with talks underway with other broadcasters and streamers as well as our current partners heading into the new year.
“Long term, we want to make the sport mainstream within three to five years. We want Saturday-night mega fights in bare-knuckle boxing — watch parties at home, arenas like T-Mobile and Allegiant Stadium filled. That’s the goal.”
BKB 58 takes place on August 29th and will air their prelims on TikTok Live and their main card on Vice TV.