Jesse Sparks wants another quick knockout against Richard Carmack at BKB Dover
Sparks has needed 53 seconds in total to win his two bare-knuckle fights. He meets Carmack, who is 2-1, in a super heavyweight bout in Delaware on 20 November.
Jesse Sparks has spent just 53 seconds winning his first two bare-knuckle fights, and Richard Carmack is the next man to try to last longer. The pair meet in a super heavyweight bout at Bally's Fightnight by BKB on Friday 20 November at Bally's Dover Casino Resort in Delaware.
Sparks is 2-0 with two knockouts. Carmack, 2-1, has both won and lost in BKB and has also boxed with gloves. Neither man has needed the judges for a bare-knuckle win.
Carmack also finishes fights early. He knocked out Troy Depriest in the first round and stopped Travis Fulton in the third, then was knocked out in the first round by Juan Arciniega-Adams.
Sparks said in BKB's announcement: “I’m not coming to Dover to go the distance or leave anything to the judges.” Carmack said in the same announcement: “I’m not stepping into the Trigon just to be another name on Sparks’ record.” He added: “I’m coming to win, and if the opportunity is there, I’m going to finish the fight.” The fight takes place inside BKB's Trigon, a three-sided enclosure with 60-degree corners instead of a traditional boxing ring.
Former world-title challenger Hank Lundy tops the card. He makes his bare-knuckle debut against Jairo Santos. In the welterweight co-main event, Kylle McMillan, 3-1 with two knockouts, faces James Brown, who is 5-1 with three. Albert El Zaibak meets Triston Harrison at super featherweight, and Branden Smith takes on Braxton Smith at heavyweight. A bout between Jade Masson-Wong and Monica Franco has been removed from the card.
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