Paulie Malignaggi is set to return to fighting after suffering brutal injuries as the 45 year old aims to become a two-sport champion
Malignaggi is a former IBF super lightweight world champion.
His career in the sport of boxing saw him fight the very best of his era, Malignaggi shared the ring with Amir Khan, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Shawn Porter and Adrien Broner.
Since his retirement of 2017, Malignaggi has remained a prominent figure in combat sports, he has commentated on boxing regularly.
In addition to this, Malignaggi entered bare knuckle boxing in 2025.
He was victorious in a five round war by split decision.
Despite grabbing the win, Malignaggi suffered extreme damage to his face.
Paulie Malignaggi was left covered in claret by the end of the final bell, revealing after the win in his post-fight interview that he was ‘blind’ in one eye.
His eye sight gradually returned, however at 45 years old, fights as brutal as that will not be good for the former champions long-term health.
However, in a remarkable turn of events, Malignaggi is set to take the ultimate step up in bare knuckle boxing.
Boxing King Media can exclusively reveal that Paulie Malignaggi is scheduled to fight the BKB super welterweight world champion Rolando Dy in Manchester on May 16th.
The event will be broadcasted live on talkSPORT in the UK and Ireland, and Vice TV and Telemundo in the US.
In anticipation of the fight, CEO of BKB David Tetreault has talked up the bout.
“Paulie has already shown he belongs in bare knuckle with his gutsy win over Tyler Goodjohn.,” Tetreault said.
“This title fight against Rolando Dy is the perfect next chapter.
“Two warriors with world-class pedigrees colliding in the Trigon. Fans are in for something special as Paulie chases that historic two-sport status”.
In the way of this two-sport status is Rolando Dy, the son of former WBC super featherweight world champion Rolando Navarette.
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