He is promoted by King's Promotions, the leading promoter for Premier Boxing Champions (PBC).

Nguyen is a boxer puncher with hand speed and power, who likes to beat up the body. On June 10, 2021, BKFC president Dave Feldman revealed that the organization and Nguyen were unable to come to terms regarding a new contract, leading to the title being stripped and making Nguyen a free agent. He subsequently called out Jonny Beltran for his next bout. After a hard-fought five-round war, Nguyen came out on top by judges decision to become the new BKFC Lightweight Champion. ĭat Nguyen was scheduled to face Johnny Bedford for the BKFC Lightweight Championship at BKFC 16: KnuckleMania on February 5, 2021. On February 15, 2020, Nguyen defeated Abdiel Velasquez by first-round knockout at BKFC 10: Lombard vs Mundell. On October 19, 2019, he made his bare-knuckle debut against Travis Thompson at BKFC 8: Silva vs. In 2019, Nguyen signed with the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Dat won his first professional fight by knocking out Ernest Scott in the first round. In the U.S Challenge, Dat fought Mickey Bey (the eventual 2004 Olympian) but lost to him on a tie breaker.įollowing his departure from the U.S Olympic Education Training Center, Dat decided to turn professional and made his debut on in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Championships that earned him spot at the U.S Men's Challenge to qualify for the first Olympic spot. Olympic Training Center, Dat was the first Vietnamese-American to win a silver medal at the National Golden Gloves and a bronze medal at the 2003 U.S. He spent three years studying Computer Information Systems while representing the USOEC in National and International competitions as an Olympic Hopeful.ĭuring his time at the U.S. In 2001, Dat graduated with Honors and was awarded a full Scholarship to Northern Michigan University, site of one of the three United States Olympic Training Centers. In eighth grade, Dat won his first Junior Olympic Championship and went on to win the Men's State Championship and Hawaii Golden Gloves.

She brought Dat and his five siblings to Hawaii where he grew up on the island of Maui. When Dat was eight years old, his mother decided to leave Vietnam to give her family a better life. He recently competed in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and was the BKFC Bantamweight Champion. Dat Nguyen (born October 10, 1982) is a Vietnamese-born American boxer and bare-knuckle boxer.

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