Townsville, Australia (March 12, 2026) – Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, has announced their eagerly awaited debut in Australia on Saturday, April 18 at the Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre.
BKFC Fight Night Australia is headlined by a highly anticipated rematch between heavyweight rivals, Haze ‘The Huntsman’ Hepi, (3-1), of Gold Coast, Queensland and Poland’s Krzysztof ‘The Big Man’ Wisniewski, (3-0), now residing in Coventry, England. In a hotly contested battle, Wisniewski stopped Hepi at BKFC-83 on April 26, 2025 in Rome, Italy. The ringside physician called a halt to the fight after the third round due to a severe cut suffered by Hepi.
Also announced for BKFC Fight Night Australia, former Australian boxing champion Mark ‘Bam Bam’ Flanagan of Brisbane, Queensland will make his bare-knuckle debut against a challenger to be announced. Compiling a pro boxing record of 24-7 with seventeen knockouts, Flanagan valiantly fought WBA Cruiserweight World Champion Denis Lebedev, losing a heated clash over twelve rounds.
Additional bouts for BKFC Fight Night Australia will be announced shortly.
“We’re thrilled to announce our first show in the fighting rich country of Australia,” said David Feldman, Founder and President of BKFC. “Our team has worked hard to bring a world class card featuring some of the best bare-knuckle fighters internationally and from Australia for this can’t miss event.”
“Haze Hepi and Krzysztof Wisniewski had a sudden and disappointing ending in their exciting first fight and both wanted to run it back which makes for a tremendous main event for April 18.”
“Our tickets will go on-sale shortly and given the excitement over the last year for BKFC in Australia, I urge fans to purchase tickets in advance for our first event in the country.”
Tickets information for BKFC Fight Night Australia can be found at BKFC.com. The Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre is located at Entertainment Dr., Townsville City QLD 4810 Australia.
Prior to his BKFC debut at BKFC-73, Haze Hepi had compiled a professional boxing record of 7-4-1. Impressing quickly, Hepi knocked out BKFC veteran Steven Banks in the first round on April 26, 2025 in Florence, Italy.
Krzysztof Wisniewski entered the BKFC squared circle for his debut on June 28, 2025 at BKFC-77, stopping Thai Tettley in the third round fighting in Birmingham, England.
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