Richie Leak wasn’t given much chance of taking the bareknuckle championship from Dan Podmore in front of 1,700 fight fans in Wolverhampton on Saturday night.placeholder image
Richie Leak wasn’t given much chance of taking the bareknuckle championship from Dan Podmore in front of 1,700 fight fans in Wolverhampton on Saturday night. | National World Resell

Meet Lancashire's new heavyweight bare-knuckle champion Richie Leak

Sean Gleaves
By Sean Gleaves

Digital Reporter

Published 12th Apr 2024, 13:23 GMT

The world has a new heavyweight bare-knuckle fighting champion.

Richie Leak, 44 ,from Blackpool, won the BKB world heavyweight title in Wolverhampton, beating the favourite Dan Podmore:

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Richie trained in martial arts as a youngster and then progressed to boxing. He started bare knuckle boxing in 2020 and in many prestigious venues including the O2 Arena and Dubai.

7. Blackpool's bare-knuckle boxer Richie Leak

Richie trained in martial arts as a youngster and then progressed to boxing. He started bare knuckle boxing in 2020 and in many prestigious venues including the O2 Arena and Dubai. | National World Resell

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