First started around 1700 in Ireland among Irish Travellers (who also sometimes call themselves Irish Gypseys or Indigineous Irish) Bare Knuckle Boxing is now not sanctioned anywhere except a few American states, although fights are pre-arranged with rules, allowing a fighter time to train and prepare making it different from a Street Fight. [1]

References: Websites

[1] Scrap Digest (2016) Meet Ireland’s Bare Knuckle Boxing Champion ‘King of the Travellers” [Internet] Available from: https://www.scrapdigest.com/meet-irelands-bare-knuckle-boxing-champion-king-travellers/6888/ [Accessed 20 July 2020]

Irish Fighters

Irish Bare Knuckle Boxing “King of the Travellers” Fighters

James Quinn McDonagh Bare Knuckle Boxing “King of the Travellers” Champion