Dirty Boxing Championship passed its first test.
The promotion will now launch its inaugural event, titled “DBX 1: Romero vs. Hylton,” on Sat., March 22, 2025 inside The Hangar at Regatta Harbour in Miami, Florida. The entire card will stream live and free on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Rumble, Kick, and other select streaming services.
The main event will feature one-time UFC middleweight title challenger, Yoel Romero, taking on former Cage Titans heavyweight champion, Ras Hylton. Other featured fighters include Cody Chovancek, Maurice Greene, and Ulysses Diaz, among others, in marquee matchups to be announced soon.
Dirty Boxing Championship, at its core, is a striking promotion. The bouts take place inside an 18-foot ring with fighters wearing five-ounce gloves. Grappling and submissions are both illegal but combatants are allowed to throw elbows, use open palm strikes, and ground-and-pound a downed opponent.
“Step into the underground world of Dirty Boxing Championship (DBX), where the thrill of combat meets the allure of a speakeasy,” the promotion wrote in a recent release. “DBX isn’t your typical fight league. It’s a bold reinvention of the combat sports scene — raw, gritty, and unlike anything you’ve ever seen before.”
Tickets are now on sale and range from $75 – $750.
“At DBX, we bring together fighters in an exclusive, no-holds-barred environment where the action is unpredictable and the stakes are high. With our modified rule set, we push the limits of what’s possible in the ring, blending traditional boxing techniques with new, exciting elements that add intensity and unpredictability to every fight.”
Since grappling and submissions are illegal, then holds are, in fact, barred.
Whatever … just bleed!
