Carlisle bare-knuckle boxer Danny Christie's world title fight will be broadcast live next month.

Christie, from Currock, will take on David Mundell for the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship middleweight title.

The fight is one of the main events on the card for the BKFC's first show in Spain on Saturday, October 12.

It has been confirmed that the event in Marbella will be the first shown under a new agreement with broadcaster DAZN.

They have struck a three-year partnership to be the official home of the BKFC, with the Spain event the first of 24 exclusively live BKFC events to be shown.

Christie will be hoping to add the world middleweight belt to the British light-heavyweight title he won last year.

The Cumbrian has since vacated the latter as he moved to a different weight division.

The Marbella event will also see a BKFC lightweight world title clash between Spain's Franco Tenaglia and Tony ‘Loco’ Soto of the United States, while world welterweight champion Austin Trout will defend his title against Rico Franco.

BKFC’s Founder and President David Feldman said their partnership with pay-per-view and subscription service DAZN "represents a major inflection point in BKFC’s global expansion.

"This three-year deal allows us to bring the adrenaline-pumping action of BKFC to an even larger, worldwide audience.

"DAZN shares our vision of elevating the sport of bare-knuckle fighting, and together, we will deliver an unparalleled experience to combat sports fans across the globe.”  

Christie has earned his world title shot after winning his first middleweight fight, against Jimmy Millar in June.

He will now face a formidable opponent in 33-year-old Florida fighter Mundell, a mixed martial arts professional who has a record of eight wins and one defeat in the BKFC.

He has been middleweight champion since December 2022 when he defeated Francesco Ricchi for the vacant belt.

Christie was recently in Spain as part of a major BKFC promotion that also featured Conor McGregor, who is a part owner of the BKFC.

The clash with Mundell will be the Carlisle man's seventh BKFC contest, Christie having six wins and one defeat to his name so far.

He is one of three Cumbrians fighting on the BKFC scene along with Egremont heavyweight Agi Faulkner and Maryport lightweight Bartek Kanabey.