With Canelo Alvarez and Austin Trout delivering an excellent fight in the world of boxing, BKFC founder, David Feldman, would love them to throw down again in the bare-knuckle ring.
The pair pushed each other to their limits in their first encounter, with the Mexican overcoming his rival’s slick style to claim a victory on the cards.
David Feldman thinks Austin Trout could beat Canelo Alvarez in BKFC
Since taking up bare-knuckle boxing, Austin Trout has excelled, winning the BKFC title and cementing his place as a two-sport world champion.
On Saturday, he defends his belt against Rico Franco in Marbella, Spain. And should he win, David Feldman would love a match-up with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, claiming that in this new realm, ‘No-Doubt’ has the tools to emerge victorious.
In an exclusive interview with Bloody Elbow, the BKFC Founder explained: “It’s just different. It’s hard to tell because Canelo finds a way to beat everybody.
“But when you can clinch, and Austin Trout actually did that in his last fight, he clinched Luis Palomino, hit him with the right uppercut and dropped him, which was fantastic for me to see because the boxers don’t typically do that.”
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He continued: “That’s actually what I call the great equalizer, which is for the MMA guys to do to the boxers to get them when they jar their head in, they’re like ‘whoa, what did I get myself into’? But Austin Trout actually did that.
“So, I think if he can do that kind of stuff against Canelo, I think it’s a whole different fight. I think Austin would fare very well against Canelo.”
David Feldman has massive fights lined up for Aaron Chalmers
With BKFC exploding across the world, Feldman is determined to grow the organization in the UK, staging a show in Newcastle on November 2, featuring ex-Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers.
The promoter is excited to have an ‘influencer who can fight’ to attract a new wave of fans, and he’s already targeting some huge match-ups for the reality TV star.
Feldman beamed: “We’re working on a couple of guys. We have a guy called Alex ‘The Terrible’ who is a heavy metal guy, with a huge following. He’s gonna make his debut with us. We have Kimbo Slice Jr, whom we’re talking with.
“We want someone that can actually fight, but can also bring a story with them. I don’t want him fighting a TikToker that he can blow out in one round. I want to put him in there with someone that can fight and gets people excited.”
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