Undefeated boxing prospect Amado Vargas has been booked to return to BKB Bare Knuckle against former lightweight Hybrid Champion Callum Nulty on November 14 at the Indigo Theatre at The O2 Arena in London. The booking follows the cancellation of his planned comeback in Biloxi last weekend, when his opponent withdrew during fight week and no replacement could be found. The card is headlined by Lee Selby vs Ollie Sentance and also features a bridgerweight title fight between Marko Martinjak and Matty Askin.
Amado Vargas is reportedly set to make his BKB Bare Knuckle return against Callum Nulty on November 14 in London, a booking that has not been officially confirmed, as first reported by Bloody Elbow.
The undefeated boxing prospect is said to be headed to the Indigo Theatre at The O2 Arena for the bout. It would come after his planned comeback in Biloxi fell through last weekend. His opponent withdrew during fight week, and no replacement could be found, leaving Vargas without a fight.
Nulty, a former lightweight Hybrid Champion, is reportedly the man waiting for him in London. The matchup would pair a prospect carrying an unbeaten boxing record with an opponent who has already won a title under the BKB banner. The reported change of venue is also a sharp one: Vargas moves from a Mississippi date that collapsed to a card on the other side of the Atlantic, roughly three weeks after the Biloxi withdrawal.
The card around it
The London event is reportedly headlined by Lee Selby against Ollie Sentance. A bridgerweight title fight between Marko Martinjak and Matty Askin is also said to be on the bill.
Why it matters
- Vargas gets a quick chance to put the cancelled Biloxi date behind him, rather than waiting through a long layoff.
- Nulty's past as a lightweight Hybrid Champion gives the matchup a measuring-stick quality for an undefeated prospect.
- A spot on a London card with a main event and a title fight gives Vargas a prominent stage for his bare knuckle return.
Neither fighter's details have been confirmed by the promotion, and the matchup should be treated as a report until BKB makes it official. If the booking holds, Vargas would be stepping in with a former champion in the opposite corner and the O2 crowd in the building.
