He’s back! Former IBF champ Lee Selby wins bare knuckle boxing debut, stops Antonio Rizzo at BKB 55 in Cardiff

Former IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby made his bare knuckle boxing debut on June 27, 2026, in Cardiff, Wales, at BKB 55. Selby, who previously held the British, Commonwealth, and European featherweight titles, stopped Italian fighter Antonio Rizzo in the second round to win the headlining bout. The victory marked a successful transition for the Welsh fighter into the bare knuckle boxing arena.