Rico Franco and Jimmy Sweeney have a storied history in bare-knuckle with one another that went from fighting on a BKFC Italy card against each other to the former supporting the latter for a BKFC Italy bout the following year. Franco bested Sweeney in their rubber match at BKFC 73 in April 2025 to win the BKFC European belt on Italian soil, which then vaulted ‘Bon Bon’ to capturing the interim welterweight crown that he holds today. In the cont…
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