Today DIRECTV announced the main event matchup, and majority of its fight card for the second BKB (Big Knockout Boxing) event at Mandalay Bay on April 4th. The event will be headlined by BKB middleweight champ Gabe Rosado defending his title against New York middleweight slugger Curtis Stevens, and it will be broadcast via national PPV across all cable and satellite providers. Other fights include: Jesus Soto Karass vs. Ed Paredes (jr moiddleweight) David Estrada vs. Khurshid Abdullaev (jr middleweight) Anthony Johnson vs. Joe Montoya (cruiserweight) Javier Garcia vs. Jonathan Chicas (welterweight) Herbert Acevedo vs. William Hutchinson (jr welterweight) Gabe Duluc vs. Antonio Canas (jr welterweight) Julian Pollard vs. Elijah McCall (heavyweight) It was also announced that BKB will be the first to use an in-glove technology capturing fighters real time data allowing television viewers to see the force of a punch, velocity of a punch and other data enhancing the television viewing experience. A similar technology was actually publicized in 2012 and was touted as “the future of boxing.” Ironically, it never ended up being put in play by HBO. Now BKB has developed what it believes is a superior system of this glove-based digital technology, and it will be the first professional boxing organization to utilize the technology within the national broadcast of the event on April 4th. This technology was approved for use by the Nevada Athletic Commission in its meeting this week.
I think im getting tickets!! Probably just record Stevens-Bika Good to see boxing making moves, im a happy boxing fan right now. karass bout to throw down!
I'm ordering this. Also, I have always figured if a technology as such could be developed it would be the perfect way to score a fight. If the totality of force of the actual punches landed could be calculated it would be a major decisive factor on who should get the round. I had no idea this technology was actually being developed and hope it can lead to better scoring someday.
No, it's Big Knockout Boxing. I believe bareknuckle is what they were aiming for since the early gloves they used had an opening near the knuckles but now they use different gloves. Look up Rosado-Vera on Youtube to get an idea of what it is.
I think Rosado must have a fantasy about dying in the ring, he needs to be checked out by a doctor for suicidal tendencies. GGG, Angulo, Quillin, Vera, Lemieux, wanted to fight Kirkland, Now Stevens:scaredas:
