Paulie Malignaggi is certainly feeling the effects of a bare-knuckle fight.

Malignaggi made a return to the combat sports world last Saturday following a six-year hiatus, and defeated Tyle Goodjohn under the BKB banner in a bout full of incident. 'Like something stabbed me' - Paulie Malignaggi shows off gruesome injuries following successful bare-knuckle return

The 44-year-old went the distance with his bare-knuckle veteran opponent, securing a split decision victory after five three-minute ropes in the four-roped triangular ring.

Malignaggi utilised his superior skill set, which earned him 36 wins out of 44 professional boxing bouts between 2001 and 2017, to win the decision on the judges' scorecards.

However, he was still left covered in claret by the end of the final bell, revea

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