Jimmie Rivera’s Knockdowns Break Mason’s Resistance in Newark
Jimmie Rivera stopped Timmy Mason at BKFC 82 on October 4, 2025, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The lightweight contest ended by TKO twenty-nine seconds into the third round after Rivera repeatedly found damaging openings.
Knockdowns make both men work
The promotion’s event statistics credit Rivera with knockdowns in each of the three rounds. Mason also registered a knockdown in the second, showing that the contest contained danger for both men before Rivera secured the finish in the next frame.
Rivera’s final burst prevented Mason from carrying the bout toward a judges’ decision. The official record identifies a third-round stoppage, making the former UFC competitor one of several experienced crossover fighters to secure finishes on the Newark card.
The third-round attack supplies the finish
Elsewhere, Mike Trizano knocked out JC Deleon in twenty seconds, and Jeff Lentz defeated Elijah Harris through a doctor’s stoppage after the first round. Quentin Gaskins also produced an opening-round knockout against Phil Caracappa, giving the supporting card several abrupt conclusions.
Mike Perry later stopped Jeremy Stephens in the fifth round of the main event, while Christine Ferea finished Jessica Borga in the fourth. Rivera’s own victory occupied a middle ground between those long headliners and the earliest undercard finishes. He survived Mason’s second-round response, restored the advantage and completed the assignment through another knockdown sequence at the start of the third.
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Jimmie Rivera, Timmy Mason, BKFC, Bare-knuckle boxing
