Alamo, TX Sports News

Combat sports notes: Trout will shed gloves for some future bouts

Austin Trout has a boxing match scheduled for Dec. 9 in Hidalgo, Texas. Then he’ll take the gloves off.

No, no – he’s not retiring. The Las Cruces boxer has signed a multi-fight contract with Bare Kuckle Fighting Championship, joining a growing number of New Mexico fighters who’ve gone gloveless.

Trout, who now lives and trains in Houston, does not yet have a BKFC fight scheduled.

On Dec. 9, Trout (35-5-1, 18 KOs), a former WBO junior middleweight champion, is matched against Mexico’s Jose Sanche ... Read more