Loso received a callout from Desmond between the second and third rounds. This fight was to settle some differences between the two onetime friends over Ashley’s ex. Lulu (left) takes a punch to the face from Ashley during a fight that wasn’t on the card but was the result of a callout by Ashley. Lulu (left) moves in to throw a punch against Ashley during a fight that wasn’t on the card but was instead the result of a callout by Ashley. CJ took the win.įlipper ducks a punch from CJ during their match.Ĭounterfeit tickets were discovered during the fight night.ĭesmond begins to get winded after the first round.Ĭard girl Kayla Basic entertains between rounds during the match between TyTy and Andre, the second fight of the night. After two rounds, Flipper was winded and could not continue. I’ve always loved combat sports, but this is only a hobby for me.”Ĭrowds fill the stands awaiting the first fight of the night.ĬJ (left) and Flipper (right), with referee Frank White, are the first to fight in the warriors-themed night of the underground fight club. When I get home from work, I just want to lay down. Asked whether he would ever consider going pro, his response is quick: “I never train.

By the end of the night, people from both neighborhoods were posing for pictures with Big Country. Their fight, the final one of the night, ended early in the second round as Big Pun was winded and tapped out. Big Country’s fourth fight was the most important to him because he was fighting to end the beef between his neighborhood and that of his opponent, Big Pun.

After his first win, Killa Mike helped Big Country find a job with him at a construction site. All of his fights have been won by TKO or KO, and none reached the third round. The current undefeated heavyweight champ of Rumble in the Bronx is a 6-foot-2, 240-plus-pound 21-year-old known as Big Country. The two men walked out of the ring with a mutual respect, he says, and the threats and bickering have ceased. The two men’s problems had escalated to the point of death threats toward each other on social media. Killa Mike is proud of an early match that involved an ex-husband and the new boyfriend. He attempts to arrange fights in which both parties have a dispute and can settle their differences before guns become a part of the equation - all while still being entertaining. The club is “a place to kill beef and release aggressions,” said Killa Mike. After BX stopped holding fights and he received the blessings of its founders, he created Rumble in the Bronx.įlipper (left) and CJ are the first to fight in the warriors-themed night of the fight club. Killa Mike, the founder of Rumble in the Bronx, was once a fighter for another underground group called BX Fight Club. Everyone from the promoter to the card girls could be punished with up to a year in jail. Under state law, anyone involved with an unlicensed boxing match can be charged with a misdemeanor. A cut man, an off-duty emergency medical technician, monitors the safety of the fighters and tends to wounds. In the event of a draw, a fourth round is fought. The fights last three three-minute rounds, and the winners are determined by cheers from the crowd. Sixteen-ounce gloves are provided, but fighters are allowed to bring their own. The rules are simple: No kicking, biting or shots below the belt. So far, each night has had about 10 bouts. The third fight night was held inside the trailer of an 18-wheeler and was limited to 60 spectators. This is the fourth fight night of the Bronx’s newest underground fight club, Rumble in the Bronx.Įach night has been held at a different location, and attendees learn the venue’s address only hours before the fights begin.

The promoter refused to disclose ticket prices. Roughly 200 people have purchased tickets and try to claim a spot with an unobstructed view. Inside the body shop is an octagonal ring made of crowd control barricades and gym mats. A line of people gathers in front of an auto body shop, where a towering bouncer asks for tickets and lets in groups of three at a time to be screened and searched for weapons. It’s 10 o’clock on a cold Friday night in an industrial area of the Bronx, New York.

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