Former boxing world champions Victor Ortiz and Paulie Malignaggi
are set to meet under the BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing banner.
BKB announced Saturday that Ortiz and Malignaggi will headline BKB
62 on Dec. 5 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. The bout will
take place inside the promotion’s Trigon ring, with tickets
scheduled to go on sale Oct. 12.
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Former boxing world champions Victor Ortiz and Paulie
Malignaggi headline BKB 62
Ortiz (33-7-3, 25 KOs) is a former WBC welterweight champion who
faced Floyd
Mayweather Jr., Andre Berto and Marcos Maidana in traditional
boxing. He made his bare-knuckle debut at BKB 56, earning a
unanimous decision over Dominic Salcido.
“I’ve been in some of the biggest fights of my career, and now I’m
ready for a completely different challenge in the Trigon. Paulie is
a former world champion with a lot of experience, but this is
bare-knuckle boxing and I’m coming in prepared to fight,” Ortiz
said.
Malignaggi (36-8, 7 KOs) held world titles in two weight classes
during his professional boxing career. The Brooklyn native most
recently challenged BKB super welterweight champion Rolando Dy,
who stopped him in the second round.
“Be ready, Vic. December 5th, I’m coming to your hometown, and I’m
taking you out,” Malignaggi said.
BKB CEO David Tetreault described the matchup as a fight that
should have happened years ago in traditional boxing. The promotion
said additional bouts for BKB 62 will be announced later.
Two legends, one crown. 👑 Victor Ortiz vs.
Paulie Malignaggi is set for #BKB62 King of the Game. The fight
we’ve all been waiting for. 👀 https://t.co/C3imVkd6Ka— BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing (@bkbbareknuckle)
October 10, 2026