That said, bare-knuckle boxers have to be more careful with their blows. As Mike Vazquez, the president of BackYard Brawls, told Complex in 2015, there are less punches to the head in his sport.

On Aug. 25, in the semifinals of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship heavyweight tournament, Maurice Jackson, who is 6-9, tied up Shewmaker, who never connected with a big punch but won a split ...

Bare-knuckle boxing is a cruel sport at its very core. No gloves. No wrestling. No kickboxing distance. Just pure violence in the pocket, like God intended. Although some find their place in this ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Bare-knuckle boxing, last practiced with fanfare on American soil when legendary champion John L. Sullivan was knocking out men in the 1880s, made its official return Saturday ...

Bare-knuckle boxing has been banned for decades in America, but there is a growing belief (and some data) that says it's as safe as gloved boxing. Nick Wong November 13, 2015 ...

Bare-knuckle boxing went into remission for centuries, later reemerging in England in the 1600s before crossing to America two hundred years later and producing the first US champion, Tom ...

They just threw out the first rule of “Fight Club.” A real-life, underground fight club is trying to take bare-knuckle boxing mainstream, with hopes of turning it into a multibillion-do… ...

A bare-knuckles boxing match, a sporting event deemed illegal in all 38 states, including Mississippi, where Gov. Robert Lowry had offered a $1,500 reward for the arrest of the fighters. Hence ...

And now, that niche is getting its own niche: bare-knuckle boxing.Bringing boxing back to its original form, Bare Knuckle. Combat sports sit on the fringe.

Bare-knuckle boxing is a fitting metaphor for politics — adults whacking each other for sport — but it's important to remember the difference: in politics, the public bears the brunt.