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BKFC 83 features Chris Camozzi vs Alessio Sakara in a bare-knuckle clash, live from Palazzo dello Sport in Rome, Italy on Saturday, October 25. Camozzi puts his light heavyweight title on the line.
Camozzi (4-1) of Alameda, CA, makes the second defense of his belt after earning a unanimous decision over Andrea Bicchi in April. Sakara (1-0) of Italy aims to become the new champion after making his knockout BKFC debut against Erick Lozano in July.
The co-main event is a lightweight bout between Ben Bonner (4-1) of the UK and Franco Tenaglia (4-1) of Argentina. The featured fight is a middleweight contest between Italy’s Francesco Ricchi (7-2) and Josef Hala (1-0) of the Czech Republic.
Among other bouts, Spain’s Nico Gaffie (2-0) and Jelle Zeegers (1-0) of the Netherlands clash at featherweight. A welterweight bout pits Jimmy Sweeney (29-5) of the UK against Carlos Trinidad (6-1) of Omaha, NE. Additionally, Walter Pugliesi (1-0) of Italy and Karl Thompson (4-0) of the UK square off at cruiserweight.
BKFC 83 Italy live blog
James Brown TKO's Dan Chapman in fourth round
James Brown takes a fourth-round TKO victory over Dan Chapman at featherweight. In the first round, Brown scored a knockdown.
Walter Pugliesi KO's Karl Thompson in first round
Walter Pugliesi (2-0) of Italy knocks out Karl Thompson (4-1) of the UK in the first round at cruiserweight. The stoppage came at 1:51 of the round.On his way to victory, Pugliesi sent Thompson to the canvas twice.
Krzysztof Wisniewski TKO's Haze Hepi in third round
In the main card opener, Krzysztof Wisniewski defeats Haze Hepi by third-round TKO at heavyweight. In the first round, Wisniewski scored a knockdown.
Tomas Melis KO's Andrea Bicchi in first round
Wrapping up the prelims, Tomas Melis defeats Andrea Bicchi by first-round knockout. The stoppage came at 1:59. On his way to victory, Melis had to get off the canvas to fight back and claim the win.
Ernesto Papa TKO's Fred Sikking in first round
Ernesto Papa improves to 2-0, dominating Fred Sikking at cruiserweight. The fight was stopped at 53 seconds of the first round.
Ouadia Tergui TKO's Enzo Tobia in third round
In the event opener, Ouadia Tergui defeated Enzo Tobia by third-round TKO. The referee stopped the fight after Tobia turned his back to his opponent, at 1:12 of the round.
Marian Iovita vs Paolo Zorzi off
The scheduled heavyweight bout between Marian Iovita and Paolo Zorzi is no longer featured on the card, and appears to be canceled.
BKFC 83 Countdown
The fights start at the top of the hour. You can watch the BKFC 83 Countdown and free prelims above.
BKFC 83 Italy: How to watch and start time
BKFC 83 Italy airs live on DAZN. The U.S. start time is 3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT, while the local start time in Italy is 9:00 p.m. CEST.The free prelims on YouTube begin an hour earlier.
BKFC 83 Italy results
Get BKFC 83 Italy full fight card and stay tuned for live results below.
Main Card
Live
Chris Camozzi vs. Alessio Sakara – Camozzi’s BKFC cruiserweight title
Ben Bonner vs. Franco Tenaglia
Francesco Ricchi vs. Josef Hala
Nico Gaffie vs. Jelle Zeegers
Jimmy Sweeney vs. Carlos Trinidad
James Brown def. Dan Chapman by TKO (R4, 2:00)
Walter Pugliesi def. Karl Thompson by KO (R1, 1:51)
Krzysztof Wisniewski def. Haze Hepi by TKO (R3, 2:00)
Prelims
Tomas Melis def. Andrea Bicchi by KO (R1, 1:59)
Ernesto Papa def. Fred Sikking by TKO (R1, 0:53)
Ouadia Tergui def. Enzo Tobia by TKO (R3, 1:12)
Marian Iovita vs. Paolo Zorzi – Canceled
