Bare Knuckle FC interim bantamweight champion Reggie Barnett Jr. has been declared a “missing/endangered” person by police in Virginia.
Virginia Beach Police Department issued a missing person alert Monday, which said Barnett Jr.’s last contact with family was Sunday and mentioned “concerns for his mental health due to vague threats of suicide.” He has no known medical conditions and was last seen operating a Silver Nissan Altima with Virginia vehicle registration YNU-9108.
Virginia State Police also issued an alert, which added “Reginald was last seen wearing black shorts and a dark blue shirt. He has tattoos of an angel and a pair of boxing gloves on his chest, and tattoos of a sun, roses, and the name “Reg-E” on his right arm. If located, please approach with caution.”
— Virginia Beach PD (@VBPD) August 29, 2022
Barnett’s fiancee, Krystal Martinez, posted a tearful video on her Facebook page in which she revealed Barnett Jr. was last seen at a local 7-Eleven store at 6:15 p.m. local time before he no-showed an open gym session he was supposed to attend.
“I’m terrified, because he wouldn’t leave his kids like this,” Martinez said. “He wouldn’t do this. He wouldn’t just leave. He always comes home – always.”
Martinez said family and friends have tried reaching Barnett Jr., but to no avail. She added he has no history of disappearing. Martinez said Verizon pinged his phone, and a search has begun in the general location it registered.
Additionally, Martinez revealed Barnett Jr. was on his way to the airport to drop off a woman designated as his “sponsor.” However, the woman, who according to Martinez was intoxicated at the time, said Barnett Jr. made her get out of the car five minutes into their drive.
Barnett Jr., 36, is a multitime BKFC headliner who won the promotion’s interim bantamweight title in his most recent appearance in July.
BKFC champion Reggie Barnett Jr. declared ‘missing/endangered’ by Virginia police, fiancee
