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Ben
Bonner.

Discipline
Bare-Knuckle Boxer
Weight
Lightweight
Record
6-2-0
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Background

Ben “The Bomber” Bonner is a bare-knuckle boxer from Grove Hill, Middlesbrough. He made his BKFC debut in London in March 2023 with a third-round knockout. In June 2025 he took a fight with Tony Soto on eight days’ notice in Fort Worth, Texas, and won the interim BKFC lightweight world title on a unanimous decision. On 3 July 2026 in Philadelphia, he knocked out former boxing world champion Austin Trout 30 seconds into the second round to become BKFC lightweight world champion.