How BKFC’s own Mike Tyson survived cartels, kidnapping and a life-or-death trek just to fight for a dream

Leonardo Perdomo is a perfect 10-0 with 10 knockouts in bare-knuckle boxing, but his journey to BKFC is a miracle in and of itself. (Photo via BKFC) Freight trains thunder from Mexico’s southeastern border with Guatemala, across approximately 1,500 miles of track, toward the north of the country near the United States. It’s one of the most dangerous routes in the world, and is called The Train of Death for good reason.

Summer temperatures of 118 degrees Fahrenheit ensure the heavy-duty, industrial-steel cargo scorches skin. But that doesn’t perturb undocumented migrants from climbing aboard moving boxcars to the top of the carriages. There are no seats.

And few riders take the decision lightly considering one slip from the roof can lead to the loss of a limb through amputation if they’re run over on the track. There have been instances of decapitation, too. Bodies are left in the wilderness as the train doesn’t stop — it runs through remote areas, sometimes at night.

Mexican cartels target those on board to rob or even kidnap them. Nobody is safe. Not even athletes hoping to secure a better life fighting for pay in the States.