Bryce Hall is making his return to the bare knuckle boxing ring next month, and he’s making a big step up.
The Tik Tok star has tens of millions of followers across social media, but developed a taste for fighting in his last two outings. He made his boxing debut in 2021 against YouTuber Austin McBroom, before landing his first win in his BKFC debut last year.
Now, Hall is set to face the son of one of the most famous street fighters of all time; Kimbo Slice, on the biggest BKFC event of the year. The promotion’s annual Knuckle Mania event comes to Philadelphia on January 25, with the headliner featuring Eddie Alvarez vs Jeremy Stephens.
Bryce Hall to face Kimbo Slice Jr in BKFC return
This afternoon, TMZ Sports confirmed along with a fight poster that Bryce Hall would be making his return to the squared circle to take on Kimbo Slice Jr in Philadelphia. The pair’s fight will join a massive KnuckleMania event, which is being launched with a press conference today.
Hall has competed more in specifically bare knuckle boxing, but ‘Slice’, whose real name is Kevin Ferguson Jr, comes from fighting stock and has a wealth of experience otherwise. He had six MMA fights under the Bellator banner before moving into celebrity boxing, where he competes sporadically.
Slice was defeated in his sole Misfits Boxing bout by OJ Rose last year, but has since gone on to land a number of knockouts under the Celebrity Boxing banner. He even has a fight scheduled in the Bahamas just two weeks after the BKFC event.
Meanwhile, Hall had one bout under the BKFC banner in 2023 where he stopped Gee Perez, who at the time was a veteran of three fights all of which he had won. However, the bout had controversy around it due to Perez moving up 30lb to compete at all, and the fact it was stopped by an injury he sustained.
Bryce Hall guarantees he will retire no matter the result
During a recent appearance on Misfits Boxing’s YouTube channel, Hall leaked news that he planned to fight again early next year. And it will be his last bout, no matter what the result is on January 25 in Philadelphia.
“I’m fighting again,” Hall told to host Ben Davis, who himself has fought in BKFC. “I’m fighting in January, it’s going to be another bare knuckle guy and win or lose I’m done after this with bare knuckle, I’m not going to fight again.
“This one’s going to be a little more intense… I can’t say who it is or anything but it’s going to be a guy, like a good guy. Gee Perez was really good but he was a lightweight coming up. Now I’m thinking of fighting at 175lb because I don’t think I can cut down to 165lb again.
“If I win again what can people say? Like, the first one was lucky, but if I go in there and flatline somebody what are people going to say.”
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