Newcastle, U.Okay. (March 14, 2026) – Former Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship (BKFC) Heavyweight World Champion Mick Terrill received the inaugural BKFC United Kingdom Heavyweight Title belt on Saturday, March 14 on the sold-out Utilita Enviornment in Newcastle, United Kingdom.
The North Shields, England product Terrill wanted simply 53 seconds to cease the beforehand unbeaten Jay McFarlane, who couldn’t proceed attributable to imaginative and prescient points. Terrill is now 5-2 beneath the BKFC banner, whereas the Glasgow, Scotland fighter McFarlane is now 1-1.
Terrill referred to as out newly topped BKFC Heavyweight World Champion Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski in his post-fight interview: “Give me Arlovski.”
Saturday’s motion streamed LIVE worldwide on The BKFC App.
Former WWE famous person Gzim Selmani turned heads in his extremely anticipated BKFC premiere. The Albanian picked himself up off the canvas and rallied for the four-knockdown win over Dan Curtin 22 seconds into the second spherical of their heavyweight showdown. Curtin, (0-1), represents Wooden Farm, England.
Wishaw, Scotland’s Sean Weir wanted solely 102 seconds to cease Matthew Hodgson of their light-heavyweight matchup. Weir is now 2-0 with back-to-back stoppage victories beneath the BKFC banner. Hodgson, who represents Wakefield, England, is now 3-2.
Unbeaten Sunderland, England bantamweight Lewis Garside climbed to 3-0 in his hard-fought, five-round matchup with Kieron Sewell. All three judges scored the combat in favor of Garside (50-45, 49-47, 48-47). The Carlisle, England product Sewell is now 1-1.
Doncaster, England’s Joe Lister improved to 2-1 with a first-round knockout victory on the expense of Danny Wall in middleweight motion. Lister despatched Wall to the canvas twice. The bout was stopped at 1:28 within the opening spherical. Wall, a product of Pegswood, England, was making his BKFC debut.
Bolton, England’s Jack Cullen smashed his solution to 2-0 by defeating Marley Churcher through stoppage with only one second left within the second spherical of their cruiserweight battle. Cullen is 22-6-1 in his skilled gloved boxing profession, and his physique of labor in that sport consists of British and Commonwealth championships. Churcher, who hails from Thatham, England, is now 0-2 within the Squared Circle.
Scunthorpe, England Dec Spelman climbed to 3-0 together with his second straight stoppage victory towards Jonny Redmond within the cruiserweight division. Redmond’s nook stopped the combat on the conclusion of the opening spherical. The Dublin, Eire fighter Redmond was making his BKFC debut.
Newcastle, England light-weight Lewis Eager upped his file to 4-1 with a dominant, five-round victory over the beforehand unbeaten Jon Telfer. Two judges scored the combat 50-43 and one had it 50-44, all in favor of Eager. Telfer, a product of Glasgow, Scotland, is now 2-1.
James Lilley of Swansea, Wales wanted simply 38 seconds to roll via Yannick Van Dinther in welterweight motion. The previous BKFC World Light-weight Championship challenger is now 10-3-1 on the power of back-to-back stoppage victories. Van Dinther, who hails from Den Bosch, The Netherlands, was making his BKFC debut.
Liverpool, England’s Mikey Henderson improved to 3-0 by defeating Liam Dooley through stoppage on the conclusion of the opening spherical. The ringside doctor referred to as a cease to the bout attributable to a minimize across the eye of Dooley. Dooley, a product of Manchester, England, is now 1-1.
Washington, England heavyweight James Walker smashed his solution to 2-0 with a fourth-round technical knockout on the expense of Mohammed Saleem. Walker dropped Saleem 3 times earlier than Saleem’s nook stopped the combat on the conclusion of the fourth spherical. The Dumfries, Scotland product Saleem was making his BKFC debut.
Sedgefield, England featherweight Jeff Saunders shined in his BKFC debut, sending Bartek Kanabey to the canvas 3 times en path to the third-round end. Saunders additionally sports activities an expert gloved boxing file of 17-1. Kanabey, who represents Workington, England, is now2-3.
Bolton, England’s Stew Martin was victorious in his BKFC debut, defeating Jordan Burnett in light-weight motion. Martin scored a pair of knockdowns earlier than Burnett’s nook referred to as a cease to the combat on the conclusion of the opening spherical. Burnett, who hails from Dublin, Eire, was additionally making his BKFC debut.
BKFC Combat Night time Newcastle Outcomes
Mick Terrill def. Jay McFarlane through TKO in Spherical 1 (0:53)Wins inaugural BKFC U.Okay. Heavyweight TitleSean Weir def. Matthew Hodgson through TKO in Spherical 1 (1:42)Gzim Selmani def. Dan Curtin through KO in Spherical 2 (0:22)Lewis Garside def. Kieron Sewell through Unanimous Determination (50-45, 49-47, 48-47)Joe Lister def. Danny Wall through KO in Spherical 1 (1:28)Jack Cullen def. Marley Churcher through KO in Spherical 2 (1:59)Dec Spelman def. Jonny Redmond through TKO in Spherical 1 (2:00)Lewis Eager def. Jon Telfer through Unanimous Determination (50-43×2, 50-44)James Lilley def. Yannick Van Dinther through KO in Spherical 1 (0:38)Mikey Henderson def. Liam Dooley through TKO in Spherical 1 (2:00)James Walker def. Mohammed Saleem through TKO in Spherical 4 (2:00)Jeff Saunders def. Bartek Kanabey through TKO in Spherical 3 (0:28)Stew Martin def. Jordan Burnett through TKO in Spherical 1 (2:00)
