2025 in Misfits Boxing
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| Promotion | Misfits Boxing |
| First date | 18 January 2025 |
| Last date | N/A |
| Website | misfitsboxing |
| Fights | |
| Total fights | 18 |
| Title fights | 3 |
2025 in Misfits Boxing is the fourth year in the history of Misfits Boxing, a crossover boxing promotion founded by English YouTuber KSI and run by Mams Taylor, Kalle Sauerland, and Nisse Sauerland.[1] Misfits Boxing have held 2 events in 2025.
MF & DAZN: X Series 20
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| Date | 18 January 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Co-op Live, Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MF & DAZN: X Series 20 featured Darren Till vs Anthony Taylor, a bridgerweight MF–professional crossover boxing contested between English mixed martial artist Darren Till and American mixed martial artist Anthony Taylor. The bout took place on 18 January 2025 at the Co-op Live in Manchester, England.[5][6] Till defeated Taylor via technical knockout in the sixth round.[7]
Originally, Till was scheduled to face English professional boxer Tommy Fury, but the bout was cancelled after Fury withdrew on 6 December 2024.[8]
Background
[edit]In July 2024, mixed martial artist Darren Till had an exhibition bout against Mohammad Mutie on Social Knockout 3 and proceeded to call out call out Mike Perry, Jake Paul, and Tommy Fury to a bout.[9] On 25 October, it was reported that Fury withdrew weeks prior from filming "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" in Australia after receiving an offer that was more lucrative, which was reported to be the KSI rematch from their bout on X Series 10 – The Prime Card.[10] On 12 November, Fury revealed he was eyeing a return to the ring for either February or March 2025.[11] On 17 November, Misfits Boxing announced that Fury would take on Till at the Co-op Live in Manchester on 18 January 2025.[5]
The launch press conference was held on 19 November in London. After back and forth arguments between Fury, Till, and KSI, Fury's father John Fury, threw water at Till and nearly causing a brawl.[12]
However on 6 December, Fury announced that he had withdrawn from the bout due to Till at the press conference stating he would resort to "MMA tactics" if he was losing the fight.[8] Till responded claiming that he would never break the rules of professional boxing, and that he only mentioned this resort as a mental tactic. Till confirmed that he would remain as the headliner for the bout, with an opponent to be announced shortly after.[13] On 29 December, Till's new opponent was announced to be American mixed martial artist Anthony Taylor.[6]
Originally, the co-feature bout was scheduled to be English influencer HSTikkyTokky vs American YouTuber and sports commentator Wade Plemons after the pair faced off at X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard.[14] However, HSTikkyTokky withdrew due to an ongoing court case in which an arrest warrant by the Surrey Police was issued while the influencer was in Qatar,[15] and was replaced by Kenyan reality television personality Masai Warrior (an opponent HSTikkyTokky was also originally scheduled to face on X Series 19).[16]
Card
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| Bridgerweight | Darren Till | def. | Anthony Taylor | TKO | 6/8 | 1:05 | Note 1 | ||||
| Bridgerweight | Wade Plemons | def. | Masai Warrior | UD | 4 | Note 2 | |||||
| Cruiserweight | Ty Mitchell | def. | Tommy Hench | KO | 3/6 | 1:35 | Note 3 | ||||
| Lightweight | Carla Jade (c) | vs. | Melanie Shah | SD | 5 | Note 4, 5 | |||||
| Welterweight | Little T | def. | Afghan Dan | TKO | 2/3 | 1:14 | Note 6 | ||||
| Welterweight | Sami Hamed | def. | Ziggy Johnson | TKO | 1/4 | 1:19 | |||||
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| Cruiserweight | Adam Brooks | def. | Gavinio | KO | 2/4 | 0:52 | Note 7 | ||||
| Heavyweight | BBCC Gareth | def. | Kak Hatt | TKO | 1/4 | 1:33 | Note 8 | ||||
^Note 1 Till's professional debut
^Note 2 Plemons and Warrior's professional debut
^Note 3 Hench's professional debut
^Note 4 Shah's professional debut
^Note 5 For women's MFB lightweight title
^Note 6 T and Dan's professional debut
^Note 7 Gavinio's professional debut
^Note 8 Gareth and Hatt's professional debut
Misfits 21 – Unfinished Business (Cancelled event)
[edit]Misfits 21 – Unfinished Business was supposed to feature KSI vs Dillon Danis, a cruiserweight MF–professional crossover boxing match between English internet personality KSI and American mixed martial artist Dillon Danis. The event was cancelled on 21 March after KSI fell ill and a rescheduled date could not be determined.[17][18]
Originally, KSI was scheduled to face former footballer Wayne Bridge, but the bout was cancelled after Bridge withdrew on 20 January.[19]
Misfits 21 – Blinders & Brawls
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| Date | 16 May 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Vaillant Live, Derby, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Till defeated Stewart via Unanimous Decision.[22] (77–74 Till, 77–74 Till, 77–73 Till) | |||||||||||||||||||
Misfits 21 – Blinders & Brawls featured Darren Till vs Darren Stewart, a cruiserweight MF–professional crossover boxing between English mixed martial artists Darren Till and Darren Stewart. The bout took place on 16 May 2025 at the Vaillant Live in Derby, England.[23] Till defeated Stewart via unanimous decision.[22]
Originally, the event was scheduled to headline English professional boxers Idris Virgo and Ty Mitchel and take place on 12 April, but was postponed after the original Misfits 21, Unfinished Business, was cancelled following KSI withdrawing, and due to scheduling issues.[24]
Background
[edit]On 4 March 2025, during the broadcast of the launch press conference for Misfits 21 – Unfinished Business, it was announced that Misfits 22 would take place on 12 April at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England featuring the return of a tag team bout.[25] On 11 March, Misfits Boxing announced the event with Idris Virgo vs Ty Mitchell as the headliner and the event was moved to the Becketwell Live in Derby.[26] On 4 April, Misfits Boxing announced that Misfits 22 was postponed to 16 May, and became Misfits 21.[18]
On 17 April, it was announced that English mixed martial artists Darren Till and Darren Stewart would have their bout moved from the cancelled Misfits 21 to this event, becoming the new headliner.[23]
Card
[edit]| Weight class | vs | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||||
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| Cruiserweight | Darren Till | def. | Darren Stewart | — | UD | 8/8 | Note 1 | ||||
| Light heavyweight | Ty Mitchell | def. | Idris Virgo | — | TKO | 3/8 | 2:58 | Note 2, 3 | |||
| Heavyweight | Chase DeMoor | def. | Tank Tolman | — | TKO | 3/5 | 1:15 | Note 4, 5 | |||
| Lightweight | FoxTheG | def. | Walid Sharks | — | UD | 4 | |||||
| Heavyweight | Wakey Wines | def. | MoDeen | — | UD | 5 | Note 6, 7 | ||||
| Heavyweight | Jordan Banjo | def. | Wil Anderson | — | TKO | 4/4 | 2:13 | Note 8 | |||
| Heavyweight | Tempo Art | def. | Curtis Pritchard | Godson Umeh | Big Tobz | PTS | 5 | Note 9 | |||
| Lightweight | Joey Knight | def. | Andy Howson | — | UD | 5 | Note 10 | ||||
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| Middleweight | Amir Anderson | def. | Ernesto Olvera | — | TKO | 3/6 | 1:30 | Note 11 | |||
| Super bantamweight | Ckari Can Mansilla | def. | Dylan Price | — | KO | 8/10 | 2:42 | Note 12 | |||
^Note 1 Stewart's professional debut
^Note 2 Professional bout
^Note 3 For MF pro light heavyweight title
^Note 4 For MFB heavyweight title
^Note 5 Tolman's professional debut
^Note 6 Exhibition bout
^Note 7 1 minute bout
^Note 8 Banjo and Anderson's professional debut
^Note 9 Survivor Tag bout
^Note 10 Howson's professional debut
^Note 11 Professional bout
^Note 12 Professional bout
Misfits 22 – Ring of Thrones
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| Date | 30 August 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | inaugural MFB bridgerweight title | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Title(s) on the line | interim MFB middleweight title | ||||||||||||||||||
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Misfits 22 – Ring of Thrones, is an upcoming MF–professional crossover boxing event. The fight card will consist of a number of bouts, with two title bouts serving as a double feature. The first, Darren Till vs Luke Rockhold, a bridgerweight bout contested between former mixed martial artists Darren Till and Luke Rockhold for the inaugural MFB briderweight title. The second, Tony Ferguson vs Salt Papi, a middleweight bout contested between American former mixed martial artist Tony Ferguson and Filipino crossover boxer Salt Papi for the interim MFB middleweight title. The event is currently scheduled to take place on 30 August at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.[31]
Background
[edit]After defeating Darren Stewart at Misfits 21 – Blinders & Brawls in May, former mixed martial artist Darren Till proceeded to call out Mike Perry, Jake Paul, and KSI to compete in a boxing bout.[22] Since then, Till has been calling out numerous opponents on his X account, including Nate Diaz. On 13 June, Till confirmed that Diaz had withdrawn from a potential bout during negotiations.[32] Till's manager Lee Eaton also stated that alongside Diaz, Perry, Carl Froch, and Tyron Woodley all declined a bout with Till.[32] On 1 July, Misfits Boxing confirmed that their next event would take place on 30 August, with Till expected to return as the main event for a third time in a row.[33] On 5 July, former interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson announced that he would be making his boxing debut on 30 August.[34]
On 16 July, Misfits 22 – Ring of Thrones was officially announced with Till set to take on former mixed martial artist Luke Rockhold, serving as the first main event with Ferguson set to take on Filipino Misfits veteran Salt Papi as the second main event on 30 August at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.[35] On 20 July, Misfits announced Dillon Danis and Warren Spencer would take part in an MMA bout on the undercard.[36]
Card
[edit]| Weight class | vs | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||||
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| Bridgerweight | Darren Till | vs. | Luke Rockhold | – (6) | Note 1, 2 | ||||||
| Middleweight | Tony Ferguson | vs. | Salt Papi | – (5) | Note 3, 4 | ||||||
| Light heavyweight | Dillon Danis | vs. | Warren Spencer | – (3) | Note 5, 6 | ||||||
| Middleweight | Joey Essex | vs. | Numeiro | TBA | Note 7 | ||||||
| Super middleweight | Ty Mitchell | vs. | Sean Hemphill | – (10) | Note 8, 9 | ||||||
| Light heavyweight | Amadeusz Ferrari | vs. | Rahim Pardesi | TBA | Note 10 | ||||||
| Heavyweight | Chase DeMoor (c) | vs. | Natan Marcoń | – (5) | Note 11, 12 | ||||||
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| Lightweight | Carla Jade (c) | vs. | Daryn Harris | – (5) | Note 13, 14 | ||||||
| Middleweight | Amir Anderson | vs. | Vitor Siqueira | – (8) | |||||||
^Note 1 Rockhold's professional debut
^Note 2 For inaugural MFB bridgerweight title
^Note 3 Ferguson's professional debut
^Note 4 For interim MFB middleweight title
^Note 5 Mixed martial arts bout
^Note 6 For inaugural MF MMA light heavyweight title
^Note 7 Essex's professional debut
^Note 8 Professional bout
^Note 9 For inaugural MF pro super middleweight title
^Note 10 Pardesi's professional debut
^Note 11 Marcoń's professional debut
^Note 12 For MFB heavyweight title
^Note 13 Harris' professional debut
^Note 14 For MFB women's lightweight title
Broadcast
[edit]The event will be broadcast on pay-per-view on DAZN worldwide.[37]
| Country/Region | Broadcasters | |||
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| Free | Cable TV | PPV | Stream | |
| United Kingdom | YouTube Kick (Misfits Kick-Offs) |
— | DAZN PPV | |
| United States | — | |||
| Worldwide | — | |||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ On BoxRec, Taylor's professional record is 3–3 (2 KOs) and his MF-professional record is 4–1 (1 KO).[3]
- ^ On BoxRec, Till's professional record is 0–0 and his MF-professional record is 1–0 (1 KO).[20]
- ^ On BoxRec, Till's professional record is 0–0 and his MF-professional record is 2–0 (1 KO).[27]
- ^ On BoxRec, Papi's professional record is 0–0 and his MF-professional record is 4–2 (4 KOs).[30]
References
[edit]- ^ Blackburn, Tom (May 6, 2022). "KSI set to make return to the boxing ring this summer". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ "BoxRec: Darren Till". BoxRec. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "BoxRec: Anthony Taylor". BoxRec. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Tucker, Bryan (18 January 2025). "Misfits Boxing 20 Results: Till vs. Taylor". MMA Fighting.
- ^ a b "Tommy Fury to fight former UFC star Darren Till in January as he returns to ring for first time since October 2023". Sky News. 17 November 2024.
- ^ a b Meshew, Jed (29 December 2024). "Darren Till faces Anthony Taylor on Jan. 18 at Misfits X Series 20 in Manchester". MMA Fighting.
- ^ Tucker, Bryan (18 January 2025). "Misfits Boxing 20 Results: Till vs. Taylor". MMA Fighting.
- ^ a b Baker, Luke (6 December 2024). "Tommy Fury cancels fight with Darren Till because of 'stupid' tactics". The Independent.
- ^ Fresen, Liam (July 7, 2024). "Darren Till seeks "real fight" against Nate Diaz to redeem boxing career following questionable stoppage in debut clash". Sportskeeda.
- ^ Stolworthy, Jacob (25 October 2024). "I'm a Celebrity 2024 rumoured star 'pulls out of show' with weeks to go". The Independent.
- ^ Loose Women (12 November 2024). "Tommy Fury: 'I Want To Keep Things With Molly-Mae Private' | Loose Women". YouTube.
- ^ "Tommy Fury vs. Darren Till press conference erupts into chaos after John Fury hurls water bottle". Yahoo Sports. 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Flood, George (6 December 2024). "Darren Till fumes at Tommy Fury in X-rated rant as fight cancelled for one reason". The Standard.
- ^ Mazique, Brian (28 November 2024). "Misfits Boxing 19 - Gib Vs. Slim Results: Winners And Highlights". Forbes.
- ^ Panons, Jacob (29 November 2024). "Police manhunt for TikTok influencer HSTikkyTokky". BBC.
- ^ Alexander, Brady (17 December 2024). "Wade Plemons Finds New Opponent For January Misfits Boxing Event". Body Slam.
- ^ "KSI vs. Dillon Danis Boxing Match Postponed". TMZ. 21 March 2025.
- ^ a b Taylor, Mams (4 April 2025). "Not been a fun few weeks. A series of unfortunate events beyond our control. Tried to replace the main event and even tried to do a non ppv to keep the show on. Exhausted all efforts and left no stone unturned. Sorry we were not able to say anything until now but refunds will of course be available for Manchester next week. To the fans, we are so sorry that it's been a rocky start to 25. Determined and confident that we will more than make it up with this year's plans. To the fighters and teams, I know what you guys go through and the disappointment of moving dates. I'm truly sorry and you know it's out of our hands. The feeling of letting people down and not being able to fix it immediately sucks and has weighed heavily on me. I'm sorry. Misfits is still in its infancy. We're two and a half years into a decades long plan. We are so proud of what we have achieved together thus far and things will only keep improving and areas of weakness will become strengths. We will be back on May 16th in Derby and the new final fight card will be announced shortly with mega additions. The comeback will be everything and big changes will be implemented. To the one's who have been nothing but loyal, supportive and understanding, fighters and fans, I see you and appreciate you beyond measure. Thank you. A lot of news coming so stay tuned. 🙏🏽". Twitter.
- ^ "Bridge pulls out of KSI fight after YouTuber 'crossed line'". BBC Sport. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "BoxRec: Darren Till". BoxRec. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "BoxRec: Darren Stewart". BoxRec. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ a b c K. Lee, Alexander (16 May 2025). "Misfits Boxing 21 live blog: Darren Till vs. Darren Stewart". MMA Fighting.
- ^ a b Martin, Damon (17 April 2025). "Darren Till vs. Darren Stewart clash rescheduled for Misfits Boxing 21 main event next month". MMA Fighting.
- ^ Holland, Jesse (4 April 2025). "'Starving, weak' champion discovers — on social media — Misfits Boxing event is postponed (again) — 'I feel like crying'". MMA Mania.
- ^ Crossover Boxing News (4 March 2025). "‼️ ANNOUNCED: Misfits 22 will take place on April 12th at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. A Tag Team bout will be featured on the card. [#KSIDanis Presser]". Twitter.
- ^ Misfits Boxing (11 March 2025). "‼️FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT‼️ 12th of April we bring you an absolutely stacked card with Idris Virgo and Ty Mitchell fighting it out for the MFB PRO Light heavy weight title. Your not going to want to miss this one 👀". Twitter.
- ^ "BoxRec: Darren Till". BoxRec. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "BoxRec: Luke Rockhold". BoxRec. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "BoxRec: Tony Ferguson". BoxRec. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "BoxRec: Nathaniel Bustamante". BoxRec. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Martin, Damon (July 16, 2025). "Darren Till vs. Luke Rockhold, Tony Ferguson booked for Misfits Boxing 22". MMA Fighting.
- ^ a b Thompson, Lewis (13 June 2025). "Nate Diaz withdraws from Darren Till fight as former UFC star struggles to find next opponent". talkSport.
- ^ Misfits Boxing (1 July 2025). "It's OFFICIAL, Misfits 22 is on the way‼️". Twitter.
- ^ De Santiago, Christopher (5 July 2025). "Tony Ferguson confirms combat sports return after suffering worst losing skid in UFC history". Bloody Elbow.
- ^ Martin, Damon (July 16, 2025). "Darren Till vs. Luke Rockhold, Tony Ferguson booked for Misfits Boxing 22". MMA Fighting.
- ^ Schuller, Rudi (July 20, 2025). "Misfits add first-ever MMA match to 'Ring of Thrones' card". DAZN.
- ^ Muehlhausen, Steven (16 July 2025). "Darren Till to headline MF & DAZN: X Series 22 in title fight vs. Luke Rockhold; former UFC champion to make debut against Salt Papi". DAZN.
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