BYB 38: Wolves Brawl II – Nelson/Connelly Day of Reckoning Announced for March 22

Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England – BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Fighting Series announced today its return to West Midlands, UK when Wolverhampton hosts BYB 38 Wolves Brawl II at the Hangar on March 22.
The card will be headlined by the long-awaited rematch between two of the most accomplished bare knuckle fighters on the planet, when BYB two-division champion LT “Smash” Nelson defends his BYB Super Middleweight Police Gazette Diamond Belt against Birmingham, England’s James “The Truth” Connelly.
The fight is a rematch of their BYB 19 championship fight that ended in a draw and went on to be named the 2023 Bare Knuckle Hall of Fame Police Gazette Fight of the Year. The duo was scheduled to face off in the BYB 35 main event January 11 in Albuquerque, but just prior to that fight, the New Mexico Athletic Commission informed BYB that they have not yet adopted the Association of Boxing Commission’s Unified Rules of Bare Knuckle, and as such, would not approve a six-round fight (as all BYB men’s championship fights are contracted for). When fighters were unable to agree on new terms, the fight was postponed, and tempers flared with both accusing the other of ducking. With six rounds, three minutes and sixty degrees of mayhem in the Mighty Trigon slated for Wolverhampton, there is zero room for excuses and nowhere to run.
Also scheduled for the card (subject to change):
- Ryan Meer v Nathan Massey
- David Winiarski v Simey Doherty
- Dean Patterson v Patrick Nash
- Aaron McCallum v Mark Tiffin
- Jordan Ward v Callan Harley
- Matty Moore v Gavin Curragh
- Dean Smudger Smith v Luke Smudger Smith
- Mitch Turner v Matthew Morton
Tickets are on sale now at bybtickets.com.
BYB’s next show is February 1 when it returns to Wales for BYB 36 Cardiff Brawl II, followed by BYB 37 on February 22 in Denver at the Stockyards Event Center. BYB is broadcast live globally on bkbworld.tv and on Fuse TV, The Fight Network and BeIN Sports in North America, as well as through direct channel partnerships in various countries throughout the world. For more information, tickets, and more, follow @bybextreme on all social media platforms and visit bybextreme.com.

Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Executive Writer, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a passion for Combat Sports and also a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s also a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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