BKFC 94 in Manchester has sold 15,800 tickets ahead of Saturday's headliner between Darren Till and Yoel Romero, making it the biggest event of the year at the AO Arena. The figure also makes it BKFC's largest show outside of its annual Knucklemania event. BKFC boss Dave Feldman had earlier projected sales of 15,000–16,000 and noted strong DAZN viewership trends heading into fight week.
BKFC 94 has sold 15,800 tickets ahead of Saturday's headliner in Manchester, setting a record for the biggest event of the year at the AO Arena and establishing the card as BKFC's largest show outside of its annual Knucklemania event.
The milestone surpasses a projection BKFC president Dave Feldman had shared earlier in the week, when he forecast sales in the range of 15,000 to 16,000 and pointed to strong DAZN viewership trends heading into fight week. The demand reflects a remarkable reception for bare-knuckle boxing in England, with the Manchester crowd set to witness a marquee matchup between two former UFC standouts.
Darren Till, 33, carries an 18-5-1 record into the bout and fights out of the Astra Fight Team. The Liverpudlian southpaw stands six feet tall with a 74-inch reach and lands 2.3 significant strikes per minute at 46 percent accuracy, a profile that translates naturally to the bare-knuckle format.
Opposite him stands Yoel Romero, the 49-year-old Cuban-born fighter now representing the United States out of American Top Team. Romero holds a 13-5 record and brings elite athletic credentials to the BKFC ring. He lands 3.44 significant strikes per minute at 49 percent accuracy and adds 1.57 takedowns per 15 minutes, making him one of the more complete physical specimens on the bare-knuckle circuit.
Why it matters
- The 15,800-ticket figure makes BKFC 94 the promotion's biggest event outside of Knucklemania, underlining the sport's growing mainstream appeal in the UK.
- Both men are southpaws of identical height, setting up a mirror matchup that could favor the fighter who better adapts to bare-knuckle distance and timing.
- Strong DAZN viewership trends ahead of the card suggest a significant streaming audience will join the sold-out arena crowd on Saturday night.
