Overview
- BKB announced Thursday that Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. has signed with the promotion and will make his bare‑knuckle debut at BKB 56 on July 18 at The NOVO in Los Angeles.
- The promotion said Diaz will headline the BKB 56 undercard but an opponent for his first bare‑knuckle fight has not yet been named.
- Diaz is a 2012 Olympian and former IBF super‑featherweight world champion with a reported pro record of 34‑10‑1 who has struggled in recent years, including a 2021 loss to Devin Haney.
- BKB CEO David Tetreault praised Diaz’s pressure style and cited the promotion’s three‑sided ‘Mighty Trigon’ surface as a tactical match for his approach, noting the different angles and clinch rules compared with gloved boxing.
- The signing signals BKB’s wider strategy of recruiting known boxing names to grow viewership and test career revivals under bare‑knuckle rules, a move that could boost Diaz’s profile but also raises clear questions about durability and hand or facial injury risk.