Carlisle bare-knuckle boxer Danny Christie's next fight has been confirmed.

The Currock man will take on Yorkshire fighter Anthony Holmes in Leeds next month.

It will be the third fight for 38-year-old Christie, who won his first two fights on the major BKFC scene.

The light-heavyweight contest will be one of the highlights on the BKFC 40 Leeds card on Saturday, April 22.

Christie was quick to make a big impact on the bare-knuckle scene with victories over Terry Brazier and Darren Godfrey last year.

Now he will take on Holmes, from Castleford, who is a former bare-knuckle world champion in BKB TM.

He won the world middleweight title in 2021 by beating Welshman Daniel Lerwell, and defended it against American fighter Chad Kelly last summer.

News and Star: Christie overpowered Darren Godfrey in Newcastle in his previous fightChristie overpowered Darren Godfrey in Newcastle in his previous fight (Image: Marc Ramsden/BKFC)

Holmes has since switched to BKFC and defeated Darren Hendry in Newcastle last November.

At the same event Christie overpowered Bristol fighter Godfrey and was described as an emerging star on the bare-knuckle scene by fight experts.

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His battle against Holmes will feature on a night in Leeds that will also see Jamie Cox take on Elvin Brito in a welterweight bout.

Christie recently sparred with Tommy Fury ahead of the latter's much-hyped victory over Jake Paul in Saudi Arabia.

The Carlisle man was also recently named as one of the top ten light heavyweight bare-knuckle fighters in the world by the website Knuckletown.