Bare-knuckle boxer Justin Watson has delivered what has been described as “the fastest knockout” in the history of combat sports.
Warmonger faced off against Cole Ferrell on a stacked BKFC 69 card in Atlanta. GeorgiaEarly Saturday morning.
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But their featherweight performance continued in the blink of an eye as Watson knocked out Ferrell with a single punch.
Waston knocked his opponent unconscious with a vicious overhand right that if you blinked you would have missed it.
The stunning KO came in 2.9 seconds and, of course, went viral.
A stunned Knockout viewer wrote on X, along with the famous ‘Friday’ meme: “Hey.”
Another said: “(He’s) crazy.”
And another said: “Holy crap.”
One commented: “I’m getting out of work ASAP.”
Another chimed in: “You could argue that’s a 1.30 second KO.”
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Watson had an incredibly fast night Office Even BKFC co-owner and UFC superstar Conor McGregor reacted.
Notorious shared a video of Watson’s wicked shot Instagram Story and wrote: “World’s fastest KO! Wow!”
It’s not confirmed yet, but Watson’s knockout is a strong contender to be the fastest in combat sports History,
However, it has been confirmed to be BKFC’s fastest in six years History,
The fastest recorded knockout in boxing is Mike Collins stopping Pat Brownson for four seconds in 1947.
The fastest KO in MMA history is held by Luis Hernandez, who brutally stopped Brian Topp in three seconds at the Titan FC 83 bout in July 2024.
Jorge Masvidal owns the fastest KO in UFC history, with his viral flying knee stoppage of Ben Askren in just five seconds of UFC 239 in July 2019.
Watson made a celebration worthy of the KO, making a throat-slashing gesture before placing his hands over his ears.
And he was proud of his nightly work.
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he told likes sports: “This is exactly what I came to do.
“I knew what I was coming in to do and the plan worked.”
