Watch Julian Fernandez’s comeback KO against Dan Podmore in Tijuana

Julian Fernandez retained the BKB Super Cruiserweight World Championship in his hometown after recovering from a first-round knockdown to knock out Dan “Big Pod” Podmore at BKB 59 in Tijuana. The finish came 1 minute, 12 seconds into Round 2 and kept Fernandez unbeaten in bare-knuckle competition. Tijuana had its main-event moment on September 19 as Fernandez, fighting under the nickname “El Guerrero Mexicano,” overcame the first real crisis of his BKB run. Podmore, a former three-division BKB champion from the UK, landed a counter left hook in the opening round that sent the champion down. Fernandez got up, regrouped…