One of Las Cruces' own has added another win to his résumé.
Austin Trout retained his welterweight championship in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship for a second time on Friday, defeating fellow American fighter Carlos Trinidad-Snake by a split decision after six rounds. The first five rounds resulted in a draw, necessitating an extra round. The fight was the main event of "BKFC 71 Dubai Day 1: Trout vs. Trinidad-Snake" held at the Dubai Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Trinidad-Snake, the BKFC's No. 2 ranked welterweight and top contender to Trout's championship, won 58-55 on one judge's scorecard. However, Trout won 58-55 and 57-56 on the other two scorecards to earn the victory. Trinidad-Snake scored the fight's only knockdown in the first round, while Trout landed more punches at 93-73 despite throwing seven fewer punches than his opponent at 161-154.
Trout made his first title defense last October against Ricardo Franco and won the championship in February 2024 against Luis Palomino. He's currently ranked as the BKFC's No. 2 pound-for-pound fighter behind only BKFC middleweight champion David Mundell.
The 39-year-old improved his bare-knuckle fighting record to 4-0 with the win. He made his debut fight in the BKFC on Feb. 17, 2023, defeating Diego Sanchez by a fourth-round technical knockout in Albuquerque.
Trout, nicknamed "No Doubt", graduated from Mayfield High ...
