Julio Tanori Thought Stephen A. Smith Hematoma Clip: ”Was Fake”

Julio Tanori captured the BYB lightweight championship over Mark Irwin via majority decision. This fight of the year contender happened at BYB 22: Rocky Mountain Brawl on December 2nd.

Tanori appeared on episode 51 of Bare Knuckle Radio following the victory. We discussed: -his feelings living in this moment now following such a monumental win in this contest with 'The Shark'

-the benefits of having the above and beyond mentality as a title holding fighter now in BYB Extreme

-making his outright professional combat sports debut in The Mighty Trigon under that BYB banner

-who he thinks could be his 1st challenger as BYB's 135 lb champ

-Stephen A Smith's viral clip on Irwin's hematoma in the fight and the analyst questioning if bare knuckle should be sanctioned or not

-how much this knock down, drag out classic with Mark Irwin grows Tanori as a combat sports athlete

-what it's like fighting within the tight triangular confines of the BYB Mighty Trigon which boasts such a high finishing rate