Thomas Sconzo

I am a seasoned International Financial Markets Trader and Combat Sports New Business Development specialist with a very diverse background working with the world’s largest banks & financial institutions to some of the best-known combat sports promotions like the UFC, Glory, Karate Combat, KASAI, The Rise, ROC & BKFC. My experience and contacts are readily transferrable to suit the needs of the changing marketplace.My success in life has been a direct result of my commitment & passion for over 40 years of competing, teaching, officiating & regulating combat sports like boxing, BJJ & karate. I have earned a 5th-degree black belt from the Black Dragon, Ron Van Clief in Chinese Goju, a 2nd Dan in Sanuces Ryu, BJJ under Renzo Gracie, and Golden Glove boxer. I have always enjoyed the challenge of assisting new businesses, whether by raising capital, managing finances, or advising owners on how to build their brands. Over the years I have built a reputation of trust by saying what I was going to do and then doing what I said I would do. My mentoring leads to an air of motivation, and inspiration which drives determination. I was the founder of NYFE, the New York Fight Exchange, the first and most successful MMA promotion in NY. Director of ISKA, the world's leading sanctioning body, and received ISKA’s 2019 Man of the Year award in Madison Sq Garden. I have been with BKFC since its beginning 5 years ago in the capacity of Regulator. I have served on the ABC rules & regulation committee to draft the Unified Rules of Bare-Knuckle Fighting, which were adopted at the ABC convention in Las Vegas, in 2023. I was inducted into the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame and awarded Martial Arts Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award. I am a Past Grand Knight, 4th Degree Sir Knight, Knights of Columbus. My greatest achievement is my family, my wife Devon, 3 children, 2 grandchildren, a very big dog, and two very big cats.