Paulie Malignaggi to Challenge Rolando Dy for BKB Super‑Welterweight Title in Manchester This May
He casts the matchup as a legacy bid after returning from a serious right‑eye injury sustained in October.
Overview
- BKB has booked Malignaggi to face reigning champion Rolando Dy in Manchester in May, with outlets listing either May 16 or May 18 for the date.
- The event is slated to air on talkSPORT in the UK and Ireland, with U.S. coverage on Vice TV and Telemundo.
- Malignaggi says vision in his right eye has not fully returned after his split‑decision win over Tyler Goodjohn, and he criticized the post‑fight medical care he received in the UK.
- The former two‑division boxing champion says he is pursuing a two‑sport world title and believes his boxing versatility will carry into bare‑knuckle rules.
- Dy enters as BKB’s super‑welterweight titleholder, bringing UFC experience and a notable boxing lineage as the son of former world champion Rolando Navarrete.