BKFC DELIVERS NIGHT OF FIREWORKS IN ANNUAL CLEARWATER, FL SHOWCASE EVENT! QUENTIN GASKINS AND RYAN REBER WITH DOMINANT VICTORIES!

Clearwater, FL (April 24, 2026) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Combat Sports Promotion, hosted its third annual must-see event in Clearwater, FL on Friday night with BKFC Fight Night Clearwater 3 at the sold-out OCC Roadhouse.

An exciting new featherweight contender emerged in Friday’s Main Event as Quentin “QG” Gaskins of St. Petersburg, FL ran through Matt “The Silencer” Guymon in the 145-pound division. Gaskins sent Guymon to the canvas three times before their fight was stopped with just one second remaining in the second round.

Gaskins is now 3-1 in BKFC action, with all of his wins coming by stoppage.

“I’m one of the hardest hitting guys in this league, regardless of weight classes,” the fan-favorite Gaskins said in his post-fight interview. “I’m not coming out here just to win; I’m coming out here to walk a dog on that boy!”

The Wichita, KS product Guymon is now 2-3 in his bare-knuckle fighting career.

Former BKFC Bantamweight World Title challenger “Royal” Ryan Reber rose to the occasion in his 10th BKFC fight in Friday’s Co-Main Event, defeating Joshua “The Preacherman” Oxendine in a back-and-forth, five-round battle. The Clearwater, FL product Reber dropped Oxendine twice en route to the unanimous decision victory (49-44×2, 48-45). Reber is now 8-2 in the Squared Circle, with four of those wins coming by stoppage.

Reber entered fight night as the #2 ranked contender in the stacked BKFC bantamweight division and called out the winner of Jamel “Semper Fi” Herring‘s and Nate “Mayhem” Maness‘ battle for the vacant BKFC Bantamweight World Title in the Main Event of BKFC 89 on May 22 at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, CA.

“Hello! 135? I’m back,” Reber told the rocking OCC Roadhouse.

Oxendine, who hails from Pembroke, NC, is now 4-4, 1 NC in his bare-knuckle fighting career.

Denver’s Kat Paprocki improved to 2-1 under the BKFC banner by defeating Crystal “The Lovely” Van Wyk in a hard-fought, five-round battle in Friday’s Featured Fight. Two judges scored the strawweight bout 49-46 and one had it 50-45, all in favor of Paprocki. The South African-born Hudson FL fighter Van Wyk, who entered fight night as the #4 ranked contender in the strawweight division, is now 2-3 in her BKFC career.

Clearwater, FL’s Tony “TMURPH” Murphy upped his spotless record to 3-0 with a third straight stoppage victory over Skyler “The Phoenix” Mauller in the middleweight division. Murphy floored Mauller three times in the opening round, eventually leading to the standing technical knockout finish 39 seconds into the second stanza. The New Lexington, OH product Mauller is now 1-3.

St. Petersburg, FL’s Mike Heckert sent Justin Walters to the canvas four times en route to the 78-second stoppage victory in their welterweight matchup. Heckert is now 2-1 with both of his wins coming by stoppage. Walters, who hails from Powell County, KY moves to 0-2.

In his first fight in more than a year, St. Petersburg, FL’s Brandon “Superman” Allen reaffirmed his status as a top contender in the stacked BKFC featherweight division by cruising to 6-2 at the expense of Lukas “Clown” Jones. Allen scored a pair of knockdowns before the fight was called to a stop with two seconds left in the opening round. Allen is now 6-1 in his last seven fights, with all but one of those victories coming by stoppage. The Zephyrhills, FL fighter Jones was making his BKFC premiere.

Tampa, FL’s Frankie “Mr. Fundamentalz” Solomon Jr. was victorious in his BKFC debut, defeating Rickie “Crimson King” McConnico via unanimous decision. Two judges agreed on the 50-45 verdict while one scored it 49-46, all in favor of Solomon Jr. McConnico, who represents Birmingham, AL, was also making his BKFC debut.

Greensboro, NC’s Quintan “The Hitman” Foye earned his second BKFC victory with a unanimous decision over Jason “Spook” Dinunzio. Foye scored the lone knockdown of the night, leading to the nod from all three judges (49-44×2, 48-44). Foye is now 2-4, while the Hudson, FL product Dinunzio is now 0-2.

Tampa, FL’s Terry “Neph” Williams was impressive in his BKFC debut, knocking out Bolo Carthon in the third round of their bout in the heavyweight division. Time of the stoppage was 1:23 in the third stanza. Carthon, who hails from Atlanta, GA, is now 1-2 in his bare-knuckle fighting career.

Clearwater, FL’s Gabriel “The Wolfman” Hernandez turned heads in his BKFC debut by knocking out Chachi Versace in the third round of their flyweight tilt. Hernandez logged a pair of knockdowns before the fight was stopped at 1:14 in the third frame. Versace, a product of Hudson, FL, is now 0-2-1.

Clearwater, FL’s Anthony “God Given” Grubbs was victorious in his BKFC debut, knocking out Tommy “Showtime” Jungles 25 seconds into the third round of their lightweight fight in the opening matchup of the night. Jungles, who represents New Port Richey, FL, was also fighting under the BKFC banner for the first time.

BKFC Fight Night Clearwater Results

Quentin Gaskins def. Matt Guymon via KO in Round 2 (1:59)

(2) Ryan Reber def. Joshua Oxendine via Unanimous Decision (49-44×2, 48-45)

Kat Paprocki def. (4) Crystal Van Wyk via Unanimous Decision (49-46×2, 50-45)

Tony Murphy def. Skyler Mauller via TKO in Round 2 (0:39) 

Mike Hecker def. Justin Walters via TKO in Round 1 (1:18) 

Brandon Allen def. Lukas Jones via KO in Round 1 (1:58)

Frankie Solomon Jr. def. Rickie McConnico via Unanimous Decision (50-45×2, 49-46)

Quintan Foye def. Jason Dinunzio via Unanimous Decision (49-44×2, 48-44)

Terry Williams def. Bolo Carthon via KO in Round 3 (1:23)

Gabriel Hernandez def. Chachi Versace via KO in Round 3 (1:14)

Anthony Grubbs def. Thomas Jungles via KO in Round 3 (0:25)

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