Ukrainian Bovar Khanakov, nicknamed " It happened at the BKFC 38 tournament in Florida (USA). The fight lasted all the planned 5 rounds, as a result of which the judges unanimously gave the victory to the native of Mariupol. Bovar entered the duel with the Cuban in a gladiator mask with the flag of Ukraine. On his blue and yellow shorts were the inscriptions "

After his triumph, Khanakov put up the shorts he fought in for a charity auction on his Instagram to raise funds to help Ukrainian children, IDPs and refugees affected by the war with the Russian occupiers. It should be noted that Khanakov became the first fighter from Ukraine in the history of the Bare Knuckle fisticuffs league.. The 28-year-old athlete drove out of his hometown of Mariupol after a full-scale Russian invasion. Last November, Bovar defeated American Isaac Freeman at the BYB 13 tournament, which took place in Florida (USA). After that victory, a fighter from Mariupol knelt down and called for an end to the war in Ukraine. Khanakov also put up the won medal for a charity auction, and donated all proceeds from the sale to Ukrainian volunteers..