Francesco Ricchi (born February 24, 1994) is an Italian-American bare-knuckle boxer and mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, where he is a former interim BKFC Middleweight Champion. As a mixed martial artist, he has competed in the welterweight division.
Ricchi was born in Naples, Italy on February 24, 1994. He emigrated with his family to the United States at the age of seven.
Ricchi made his professional MMA career on December 7, 2019, against Christopher Lavant, at Combat Night Pro 16: South Florida. He won the bout by rear-naked choke in the first round.
In his BKFC debut, Ricchi faced Fred Pierce on February 15, 2020, at . He won his first bout by first-round technical knockout via punches.
Ricchi faced Noah Cutter at on November 13, 2020. He won the bout via third-round technical knockout. After the bout, he was placed in a medically induced coma.
Ricchi faced Brian Maxwell at on June 26, 2021. He won the bout by second-round technical knockout.
Ricchi faced Jake Bostwick at BKFC Knucklemania 2 on February 19, 2022. He won the bout by unanimous decision.
Ricchi faced Ulysses Diaz for the interim middleweight title on June 24, 2022, at . He won the bout by first-round TKO to win the interim title.
Ricchi faced David Mundell for the vacant BKFC middleweight title on December 3, 2022, at . He lost the bout by knockout in the third round.
Ricchi faced Erick Lozano at on April 21, 2023. He lost the bout by first-round knockout.
Ricchi faced Anthony Lacaze on December 21, 2024 at BKFC on DAZN 3. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Ricchi faced Dallas Davison on July 12, 2025 at . He won the fight by knockout in the second round.
Ricchi faced Josef Hala for the inaugural BKFC European Midleweight Championship on October 25, 2025 at . He lost the fight by technical knockout in the third round.
|- |Win |align=center|1âÂÂ0 |Christopher Lavant |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Combat Night Pro 16 | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:32 |Coconut Creek, Florida, United States |
|- |Loss |align=center|7âÂÂ3 |Josef Hala |TKO |BKFC 83 | |align=center|3 |align=center|1:43 |Rome, Italy | |- |Win |align=center|7âÂÂ2 |Dallas Davison |KO | | |align=center|2 |align=center|1:27 |Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- |Win |align=center|6âÂÂ2 |Anthony Lacaze |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|5 |align=center|2:00 |Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|5âÂÂ2 |Erick Lozano |KO | | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:54 |Delray Beach, Florida, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|5âÂÂ1 |David Mundell |KO (punch) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|1:48 |Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- |Win |align=center|5âÂÂ0 |Ulysses Diaz |TKO (doctor stoppage) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:16 |Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- |Win |align=center|4âÂÂ0 |Jake Bostwick |Decision (unanimous) |BKFC KnuckleMania 2 | |align=center|5 |align=center|2:00 |Hollywood, Florida, United States | |- |Win |align=center|3âÂÂ0 |Brian Maxwell |TKO (punches) | | |align=center|2 |align=center|1:25 |Miami, Florida, United States | |- |Win |align=center|2âÂÂ0 |Noah Cutter |TKO (punches) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|0:31 |Miami, Florida, United States | |- |Win |align=center|1âÂÂ0 |Fred Pierce |TKO (punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|1:38 |Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |