Bryce Hall claims fighting in Bare Knuckle proves he’s ‘got bigger balls’ than influencers

Bryce Corridor has by no means been shy with phrases throughout his rise to web and social media fame. 

However generally, he believes issues converse for themselves. 

Although social media influencers and personalities have flooded to boxing lately — most notably Jake Paul — for big paydays, Corridor is assured he’s taking it one step additional. 

He makes his debut with Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship on Friday night time in opposition to Gee Perez (3-0, 3 KOs) because the co-main occasion of BKFC 48 on the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, N.M., in a five-round welterweight bout.  

“Doing this battle itself speaks magnitudes,” Corridor advised The Publish. “I don’t really want to say something aside from I bought greater balls than any of those influencer boxers.

“It’s clear as day.”  

The 23-year-old Corridor first rose to prominence on Vine and YouTube earlier than his following exploded on TikTok. 

He boasts 23.9 million followers on TikTok, 6.5 million on Instagram and 1.3 million on X (previously Twitter). 

Superstar boxing has erupted in recognition, with influencers leveraging their massive followings to create heavily-watched, and profitable, fights, no matter their preventing acumen. 

Corridor has fought only one different time in his profession, an exhibition boxing match in opposition to Austin McBroom — one other social media star — as the primary occasion of a YouTubers vs. TikTokers card at Arduous Rock Stadium in Miami on June 12, 2021. 

McBroom largely pummeled Corridor all through the battle and received by way of third-round TKO, although it appeared the previous considerably shoved Corridor to the bottom illegally earlier than the referee stopped the bout. 

“I took a two-year hiatus from the movie star boxing scene,” Corridor mentioned. “I didn’t actually get to indicate my abilities. I solely skilled for 2 months for that exhibition match in opposition to Austin McBroom on his occasion. Bought nervous, didn’t actually get to indicate any of my ability set. 

“Form of a bulls–t ref, bulls–t name, bulls–t occasion basically. I needed to return again after two years. … After I do a BKFC battle, I really feel like win or lose I get these cash fights proper after.” 

Regardless of the lopsided nature of the battle, which left Corridor’s face badly bloodied, he’s steadfast in his perception that he didn’t get a good crack. 

“I hopped in there with two months, not even a reliable two months of significant coaching,” Corridor mentioned. “Ref was clearly on Austin McBroom’s facet. In the event you simply rewatch the battle you possibly can see all of the bulls–t. In the event you genuinely put all of your hatred for me apart, and also you simply watch that battle, you possibly can see all of the bulls–t that was occurring in that battle. 

“Taking the L on the chin as a 21-year-old, with tens of millions of individuals watching, was a large studying expertise for me. Being humble in a loss, regardless that I believed the loss was bulls–t, being thrown down in a boxing match and calling it a TKO, is completely loopy to me. However I simply took the loss, there wasn’t actually a lot I may say.” 

Now, he enters what’s seemingly solely a extra vicious, grotesque sport in opposition to a skilled, skilled fighter.  

Naked Knuckle preventing is precisely what it seems like — bare-knuckle boxing sans gloves.  

Although he stresses that he would be the hardest opponent Perez has confronted in his profession, Corridor claims that simply preventing in Naked Knuckle will elevate him to the stature he must safe the opponents he desires. 

Corridor admits that preventing is just a present endeavor for him and his model and never one thing he sees as a long-term profession.

However whereas he’s a fighter, Corridor has a transparent goal. 

After a rematch with McBroom, Corridor desires to battle Deji and KSI, two different influential social media stars who’ve taken up conventional boxing. 

“I believe quite a lot of these influencers that dedicate their total life and profession path to it, good luck with it,” Corridor mentioned. “However I’m simply doing this for enjoyable, and I’m most likely gonna cross all of them anyway. They might by no means do [Bare Knuckle], they don’t have balls. I’ll battle them with the pillows on their fingers [in traditional boxing]. …

“I simply wish to beat all their asses and be like ‘f–ok you, peace out influencers.’” 

Corridor mentioned he was extra targeted on selling and entertaining forward of the McBroom battle relatively than his coaching. 

This time round, he positioned an emphasis on prioritizing his coaching over the promotion for the battle.

After making a profession based mostly on going viral, Corridor went viral for all of the unsuitable causes in opposition to McBroom.

With two years of it weighing on his thoughts, Corridor is anxious to go viral for the suitable cause. 

“I simply can’t wait till everybody can shut up after Aug. 11,” Corridor mentioned. “I’m a totally totally different fighter.

“I generate a lot energy, no one understands.”