2025 in Misfits Boxing

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.

Misfits Boxing
Information
Promotion	Misfits Boxing
First date	18 January 2025
Last date	N/A
Website	misfitsboxing.com
Fights
Total fights	18
Title fights	3
← 2024

MF & DAZN: X Series 20

MF & DAZN: X Series 20

Date	18 January 2025
Venue	Co-op Live, Manchester, England
Tale of the tape
Boxer Darren Till Anthony Taylor Nickname "The Gorilla" "PrettyBoy" Hometown Liverpool, England Berkeley, California, US Pre-fight record 0–0 (Boxing)[2] 18–5–1 (10 KOs) (MMA) 7–4 (3 KOs) (Boxing)[a] 7–5 (1 KO) (MMA) Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm) Weight 195.1 lb (88 kg) 192.5 lb (87 kg) Style Southpaw Orthodox Recognition MFB light heavyweight champion
Result
Till wins via 6th round TKO.[4]

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

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However on 6 December, Fury announced that he had withdrawn from the bout due to Till at the press conference stating he would resort to "MMA tactics" if he was losing the fight.^[8] Till responded claiming that he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

Weight class		vs		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Main Card
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
Misfits Kick-Offs
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)

Main article: KSI vs Dillon Danis

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

Blinders & Brawls

Date	16 May 2025
Venue	Vaillant Live, Derby, England
Tale of the tape
Boxer Darren Till Darren Stewart Nickname "The Gorilla" "The Dentist" Hometown Liverpool, England Poplar, England Pre-fight record 1–0 (1 KO)[b] (Boxing) 18–5–1 (10 KOs) (MMA) 0–0[21] (Boxing) 16–10–2 (9 KOs) (MMA) Weight 199.8 lb (91 kg) 199.7 lb (91 kg) Style Southpaw Orthodox
Result
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

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

Weight class		vs						Method	Round	Time	Notes
Main Card
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
Misfits Kick-Offs
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

Ring of Thrones

Date	30 August 2025
Venue	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
Title(s) on the line	inaugural MFB bridgerweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Darren Till Luke Rockhold Nickname "The Gorilla" Hometown Liverpool, England Santa Cruz, California, US Pre-fight record 2–0 (1 KO)[c] (Boxing) 18–5–1 (10 KOs) (MMA) 0–0[28] (Boxing) 16–6 (8 KOs) (MMA) Style Southpaw Orthodox Recognition Former UFC Middleweight Champion

Title(s) on the line	interim MFB middleweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Tony Ferguson Salt Papi Nickname "El Cucuy" "Super" Hometown Oxnard, California, US Candelaria, Philippines Pre-fight record 0–0[29] (Boxing) 25–11 (13 KOs) (MMA) 4–2 (4 KOs)[d] Style Southpaw Southpaw Recognition Former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion

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

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

Weight class		vs		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Main Card (PPV)
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
Misfits Kick-Offs
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

The event will be broadcast on pay-per-view on DAZN worldwide.^[37]

Country/Region	Broadcasters
	Free	Cable TV	PPV	Stream
United Kingdom	YouTube Kick (Misfits Kick-Offs)	—	DAZN PPV
United States		—
Worldwide		—

See also

• 2022 in Misfits Boxing
• 2023 in Misfits Boxing
• 2024 in Misfits Boxing

Notes

1. On BoxRec, Taylor's professional record is 3–3 (2 KOs) and his MF-professional record is 4–1 (1 KO).^[3]
2. On BoxRec, Till's professional record is 0–0 and his MF-professional record is 1–0 (1 KO).^[20]
3. On BoxRec, Till's professional record is 0–0 and his MF-professional record is 2–0 (1 KO).^[27]
4. On BoxRec, Papi's professional record is 0–0 and his MF-professional record is 4–2 (4 KOs).^[30]