Bare knuckle boxing returns to Italy this week with BKFC 83 on Saturday in Rome, live worldwide on the BKFC App. In the main event, Chris Camozzi defends his BKFC cruiserweight championship against Italian combat sports legend Alessio “Legionarius” Sakara. Camozzi’s grandparents emigrated to the United States from Italy. Now representing Denver, the UFC veteran Camozzi defends his crown for the second time after taking out Italian fighting superstar Andrea Bicchi in BKFC's Italian debut in April. Sakara proudly represents Rome and is a UFC veteran himself. He’s riding high after turning heads in his BKFC premiere in July, when he rolled through Erick Lozano.

 

The chief support will feature the United Kingdom’s Ben “The Bomber” Bonner battling Franco Tenaglia. Bonner is coming off a Fight-of-the-Year battle with Tony Soto in their showdown for the BKFC interim lightweight title in June. Three of his four BKFC victories have come by stoppage, including two in the first round. The Argentinian-born Tenaglia is also 4-1 in BKFC. As the stacked 155-pound division's former champion, Tengalia’s resume includes victories over Soto and James Lilley.

 

Also on the show, Francesco Ricchi meets Josef “The Berserker” Hala. Ricchi is 7-2 in the squared circle, and is the only Italian-born champion in BKFC history. Hala, who hails from Czech Republic, is hungry to build on the momentum of his first-round finish in his BKFC debut