There seems little doubt coming out of Bare Knuckle FC 20 that Justin Thornton’s death was very likely a preventable tragedy, and that steps need to be taken to make sure these kinds of tragedies are as rare as humanly possible. However, the idea that one of those steps should be a ban on bare knuckle boxing once again seems like it would be a potential move in the wrong direction.
We’re currently just a little over a month removed from the latest death inside the world of traditional, gloved, boxing: 18-year-old Jeanette Zacarias Zapata, who passed away following injuries suffered in an August 28th fight—just the 6th of her short career.