BKB signs talkSPORT deal
June 12, 2025
Bare Knuckle Boxing (BKB) CEO Greg Bloom has announced that the company has signed an exclusive broadcast partnership with talkSPORT to air BKB live bare knuckle boxing events on talkSPORT Boxing.
talkSPORT is part of News UK whose news brands also include a range of newspapers and national broadcast brands including Times Radio, Talk and Virgin Radio UK.
Bloom commented: “talkSPORT is a globally recognised leader in boxing coverage, analysis and opinion, not to mention having a massive sport footprint with more exclusive English football than any other UK broadcaster. As one of the world’s preeminent voices in boxing, its commitment to BKB and the sport of bare knuckle is a testament to the sport’s growing mainstream popularity across the world. From our acquisition of the London-based BKB promotion in 2024 to hosting shows in and opening new regions across England in 2025, BKB has made a strategic commitment and investment in growing bare knuckle in Europe. We view its fans and athletes among the most passionate in combat sports. Now, with this partnership with talkSPORT, we are able to further bolster our presence, provide more exposure to our athletes, and build a sustainable model to expand around the continent and beyond.”
Dennie Morris, Director of Audio, News Broadcasting, added: “I’m delighted to welcome BKB to the home of sport broadcasting in the UK. talkSPORT’s Boxing channel is one of the fastest-growing sports YouTube channels in the UK and will continue to go from strength to strength with this new partnership.”
In the past two years, BKB (originally BYB) has purchased the UK-based BKB, the world’s oldest professional bare knuckle boxing company, and in doing so merged the organisations to create the largest bare knuckle boxing company in the world in terms of roster, library and distribution; ushered in ethical and legalised gambling to the sport; acquired the rights to the prestigious Police Gazette Diamond Belt which now serves as the Bare Knuckle Boxing World Championship; brought bare knuckle boxing to lineal television in the US with the recent deal with VICE TV; and launched its gloved developmental league Trigon Combat.
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