Hannah Rankin labelled her bare knuckle debut “one of the best nights of her life” after victory in Marbella. The former boxing world champion, who made history after becoming Scotland’s first female world champion in 2019, secured a dramatic split decision victory against Deborah Melhorn in Marbella earlier this month on her Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships (BKFC) debut.
With both fighters almost unrecognisable due to cuts and bruises, judges scored the 49-46, 49-46, 47-48 in Hannah’s favour. And the former Hermitage Academy pupil, who grew up in Luss, was blown away by the experience.
She said: “Saturday was honestly one of the best nights of my life. The production for the event was off the charts. “Dazn, BKFC and Conor (McGregor) all went fully in on it.
I came out to fireworks and my flag. It was insane. “I was fighting in a bullfighting arena, which was basically like a mini colosseum.