On the heels of BYB’s acquisition of BKB last May, the Police Gazette World Diamond Belt will now be the recognized BYB World Championship.
BYB Extreme Fighting Series (BYB) today announced its acquisition of the Police Gazette Diamond Belt, the bare knuckle strap that dates all the way back to 1881 and is widely-recognized as the first title belt ever to be awarded in all of combat sports.
“From John L. Sullivan capturing the Police Gazette title in 1882, to his legendary 75-round battle against Jake Kilrain in 1889, to Dada 5000’s backyard in West Perrine in the early 2000’s in Miami, to BYB’s monumental global expansion through the acquisition of BKB, the history of not just bare knuckle, but of championship prize fighting, is undeniably infused in BYB,” CEO Greg Bloom said in today’s release.
“Fighters looking to make their name in bare knuckle fighting now only have one place to go to fight for the oldest championship belt in all of combat sports, and it’s for the largest bare knuckle fighting organization on the planet, BYB,” Bloom continued. “The past, present and future of this sport runs through one bare knuckle fighting promotion, and that is BYB Extreme.”
BYB also acquired London-based Bare Knuckle Boxing (BKB), the world’s first professional bare knuckle boxing promotion, in a blockbuster deal inked back in May. BYB returns to action this Sat. night (Aug. 10, 2024) with “Brawl in the Pines III” in Pembroke Pines, Florida.