BKB Biloxi night to show punch speed and G-force live

Bally's Corp. and BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing will hold their new Fightnight event on Friday, October 23, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi in Mississippi. The companies announced on Wednesday that technology measuring punches will be used during the night.

Bally's in-house ForceIQ system will measure punch speed, retraction speed, punch type and G-force using sensors placed in the fighters' hand wraps. The data will be shown on screens in the arena and on the broadcast, along with fighter rankings and punch distributions. According to the announcement, the system will not affect official scoring.

In the main event, former BKB lightweight champion Jarod "Kid Gatti" Grant (8 wins, 3 losses, six by knockout) will face Luis "Pantera" Guerrero (1 win, 1 loss, the win by knockout). Guerrero will step in for the previously scheduled opponent Bekhzod Usmonov. In the co-main event, BKB light heavyweight champion Cub "The Savage" Hawkins (10 wins, 1 loss, nine by knockout) will drop down to middleweight to fight the undefeated Rowdy Montgomery (2 wins, one by knockout).

The event will start at 8:00 p.m. ET. The broadcast can be watched on the free, ad-supported channels Bally Sports Live and EstrellaTV. The companies announced that they will hold another night at Bally's Dover Casino Resort in Delaware on November 20. Former world title challenger Hank Lundy will face Jairo Santos in his first bare knuckle boxing fight.