2022 in Misfits Boxing

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PromotionMisfits Boxing
First date27 August 2022
Last date19 November 2022
Website misfitsboxing.com
Events
Total events3
Fights
Total fights21
Title fights3
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2022 in Misfits Boxing was the inaugural 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. Misfits Boxing held 3 events in 2022. [1]

Contents

MF & DAZN: X Series 001

MF & DAZN: X Series 001
KSI vs Luis Alcaraz Pindea fight poster.jpeg
Date27 August 2022
Venue The O2 Arena, London, England
Title(s) on the lineinaugural MFB cruiserweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer KSI Luis Alcaraz Pineda
Nickname The Nightmare El Flaco de Oro
Hometown Watford, England Empalme, Sonora, Mexico
Pre-fight record 2–0 (1 KO) [a] 2–5
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2] 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [3]
Weight 179.9 lb (82 kg) 179 lb (81 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition MFB cruiserweight champion
Result
KSI defeated Luis Alcaraz Pineda via round 3 KO. [4]

MF & DAZN: X Series 001 featured KSI vs Luis Alcaraz Pineda, billed as 2 Fights 1 Night, a cruiserweight MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English internet personality KSI and Mexican professional boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda for the inaugural MFB cruiserweight title. The bout took place at The O2 Arena in London, England on 27 August 2022. [5] The event sold 445,000 PPV buys. [6]

On the undercard, KSI also fought English rapper Swarmz as the opening bout as originally, KSI was set to face American YouTuber Alex Wassabi, who withdrew due to sustaining a concussion. [7]

Background

On 5 May 2022, KSI announced on his socials his return to the ring after his 2 year hiatus for 27 August. [8] Along with this announcement came the reveal of Misfits Boxing, a subsidiary promotion of Wasserman focusing on crossover boxing. [9] On 1 July, DAZN accidentally leaked that KSI's opponent would be Alex Wassabi, as well as revealing Deji vs Fousey and FaZe Temperrr vs Blueface. [10] On 15 July, KSI vs Wassabi was officially announced for The O2 Arena in London. [5] However on 7 August Wassabi withdrew from the bout due to sustaining a concussion. The following day it was announced that Swarmz would be the replacement opponent. [7]

On 17 August, following the online criticism KSI announced that he would be fighting twice, with his second opponent being Bulgarian professional boxer Ivan Nikolov (3–16–2). [11] However, Nikolov was removed from the event due to his tattoos revealing he is a white supremacist and Neo-Nazi. Mexican professional boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda (2–5) was announced as the replacement opponent. [12]

Card

Weight classvsMethodRoundTimeNotes
Cruiserweight KSI def.Luis Alcaraz PinedaKO3/30:50 Note 1
Light heavyweight Slim Albaherdef. FaZe Temperrr KO2/42:20 Note 2
Light heavyweightDeji Olatunjidef. Fousey TKO3/41:28 Note 3
CruiserweightKing Kennydef.FaZe SenseiMD4 Note 4
CruiserweightSalt Papidef.Andy WarskiKO1/30:29 Note 5
Heavyweight Sam Hyde def.IAmThmpsnTKO3/31:28 Note 6
Welterweight Deen the Greatdef.Evil HeroTKO1/32:53 Note 7
CruiserweightKSIdef. Swarmz KO2/30:28 Note 8

^Note 1 For inaugural MFB cruiserweight title
^Note 2 Temperrr and Alabher's professional debut
^Note 3 Deji and Fousey's professional debut
^Note 4 Kenny and Sensei's professional debut
^Note 5 Papi and Warski's professional debut
^Note 6 Hyde and IAmThmpsn's professional debut
^Note 7 Great and Hero's professional debut
^Note 8 Swarmz's professional debut

Broadcast

The event was broadcast on DAZN PPV. [13]

Country/RegionBroadcasters
Free Cable TV PPV Stream
United Kingdom (Host)— DAZN PPV
United States—
Ireland—
Canada—
Worldwide— DAZN

MF & DAZN: X Series 002

MF & DAZN: X Series 002
Jay Swingler vs Cherdleys fight poster.jpeg
Date15 October 2022
Venue Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
Tale of the tape
Boxer Jay Swingler Cherdleys
Hometown Dudley, England California, US
Pre-fight record 0–0 0–0
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [14] 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [15]
Weight 166 lb (75 kg) 161 lb (73 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Result
Swingler defeated Cherdleys via round 1 TKO. [16]

MF & DAZN: X Series 002 featured Jay Swingler vs Cherdleys, a super middleweight MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English YouTuber Jay Swingler and American YouTuber Cherdleys. Swingler defeated Cherdleys via technical knockout in the 1st round. [16]

Background

During the broadcast for MF & DAZN: X Series 001, it was announced that Hasim Rahman Jr. vs Vitor Belfort would headline X Series 002 in Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England. Rahman Jr. vs Belfort was later rescheduled for X Series 003 for an unknown reason allowing Swingler vs Cherdleys to become the new headliner. [17]

Card

Weight classvsMethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight Jay Swingler def.CherdleysKO1/41:10 Note 1
Light heavyweight Slim Albaherdef.Ryan TaylorUD4 Note 2 , 3
Bridgerweight JMXdef.GintyTKO3/30:50 Note 4
MiddleweightAstrid Wettdef.Keeley ColbranRTD1/32:00 Note 5
Cruiserweight Anthony Taylor def. Ashley Rak-Su UD3 Note 6
Heavyweight Halal Hamdef. DTG UD3 Note 7

^Note 1 Swingler and Cherdleys' professional debut
^Note 2 Taylor's professional debut
^Note 3 For inaugural MFB light heavyweight title
^Note 4 JMX and Ginty's professional debut
^Note 5 Wett and Colbran's professional debut
^Note 6 Rak-Su's professional debut
^Note 7 Ham and DTG's professional debut

MF & DAZN: X Series 003

MF & DAZN: X Series 003
Deen the Great vs Walid Sharks fight poster.jpeg
Date19 November 2022
Venue Moody Center, Austin, Texas, US
Title(s) on the lineinaugural MFB lightweight championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Deen the Great Walid Sharks
Hometown Tampa, Florida, US Baghdad, Iraq
Pre-fight record 1–0 (1 KO) [b] 0–0
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) [18] 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [19]
Weight 129 lb (59 kg) 127 lb (58 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Result
Deen the Great defeated Sharks via round 3 TKO. [20]

MF & DAZN: X Series 003 featured Deen the Great vs. Walid Sharks, a professional crossover boxing match contested between American YouTuber Deen the Great and Iraqi Golden Gloves champion Walid Sharks for the vacant MFB lightweight title. The bout took place on November 19, 2022, at the Moody Center, Austin, Texas. [5] Deen the Great defeated Sharks via third-round technical knockout. [20]

Background

On 15 September 2022, it was announced that Hasim Rahman Jr. vs. Vitor Belfort would headlined MF & DAZN: X Series 003 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, US. [21] However, on 14 November, Belfort withdrew after being tested positive for COVID-19. [22] former American football defensive end and mixed martial artist Greg Hardy was announced as Belfort's replacement. [23] Deen the Great vs. Walid Sharks was then promoted as the headline bout of X Series 003. [24]

Card

Weight classvsMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Deen the Greatdef.Walid SharksTKO3/41:55 Note 1 , 2
Heavyweight Josh Bruecknerdef. Chase DeMoor RTD2/43:00 Note 3
Heavyweight Greg Hardy def. Hasim Rahman Jr. UD4
Cruiserweight King Kennydef.DK MoneyKO1/41:34 Note 4
Cruiserweight FaZe Temperrr def.OvertflowKO1/40:30 Note 5
Light-heavyweight Brandon Buckinghamdef. Ice Poseidon TKO1/42:13 Note 6
HeavyweightMalcolm Minikondef.NickNackPattiwackDQ41:40 Note 7

^Note 1 Sharks' professional debut
^Note 2 For inaugural MFB lightweight title
^Note 3 DeMoor's professional debut
^Note 4 Money's professional debut
^Note 5 Overtflow's professional debut
^Note 6 Poseidon and Buckingham's professional debut
^Note 7 Minikon and NickNackPattiwack's professional debut

Notes

  1. ↑ On BoxRec, KSI's professional record is 1–0 and his MF-professional record is 1–0 (1 KOs). [2]
  2. ↑ On BoxRec, Deen the Great's professional record is 0–0 and his MF-professional record is 1–0 (1 KOs). [18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Blackburn, Tom (May 6, 2022). "KSI set to make return to the boxing ring this summer". Manchester Evening News.
  2. 1 2 "BoxRec: Olajide William Olatunji". BoxRec . Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "BoxRec: Luis Alcaraz Pineda". BoxRec . Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Lelinwalla, Mark (28 August 2022). "KSI destroys Luis Alcaraz Pineda in third-round KO, goes 2–0 on the night". DAZN News .
  5. 1 2 3 Muehlhausen, Steven (15 July 2022). "KSI vs. Alex Wassabi Fight Official for August 27 in New Boxing Series". DAZN News .
  6. ↑ "KSI Vs Swarmz PPV Sales Confirmed By KSI's Promoter Mams Taylor". 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  7. 1 2 W, Courtney (7 August 2022). "Swarmz announced as KSI's New Contender After Alex Wassabi is Forced to Pull Out". GRM Daily .
  8. ↑ Massey, Jake (4 May 2022). "KSI Announces He's Returning To Boxing With Fight In August". Lad Bible.
  9. ↑ DAZN. "DAZN y Misfits Boxing anuncian la nueva serie de veladas 'MF & DAZN: X Series'". DAZN. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Benson, Michael (1 July 2024). "NEW DEAL KSI next fight leaked as it's revealed that YouTuber has signed deal with DAZN and will face Alex Wassabi on August 27, with Deji vs Fousey on the undercard, before turning his attentions to Jake Paul". talkSport.
  11. ↑ allanbinoy (17 August 2022). ""Never done before" – KSI announces he will be fighting two opponents in one night, Swarmz and Ivan Nikolov". Sportskeeda.
  12. ↑ Cooper, Mathew (20 August 2022). "KSI confirms new opponent amid 'neo-Nazi' tattoo controversy on same night as Swarmz bout". Daily Express .
  13. ↑ Astbury, Matt (26 August 2024). "What channel is KSI vs. Swarmz? Live stream info, start time, how to watch on DAZN". DAZN .
  14. ↑ "BoxRec: Jamie Swingler". BoxRec . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "BoxRec: Chad Lebaron". BoxRec . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  16. 1 2 Schuller, Rudi (16 October 2022). "Jay Swingler defeats Cherdleys by first-round KO". DAZN News. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  17. ↑ Random Hits (15 September 2022). "Hasim Rahman Jr. vs. Vitor Belfort Rescheduled To November 19". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  18. 1 2 "BoxRec: Nurideen Shabazz". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  19. ↑ "BoxRec: Walid Muhsein". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  20. 1 2 Lelinwalla, Mark (November 20, 2022). "Deen the Great shocks Walid Sharks in the third-round TKO after being dropped twice at MF & DAZN: X Series 003". DAZN .
  21. ↑ Random Hits (15 September 2022). "Hasim Rahman Jr. vs. Vitor Belfort Rescheduled To November 19". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  22. ↑ Donovan, Jake (14 November 2022). "Vitor Belfort Falls Ill, New Opponent Sought For Hasim Rahman Jr. Atop Misfits Boxing Show In Austin". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  23. ↑ "Greg Hardy Boxing Hasim Rahman Jr. After Vitor Belfort Pulls Out W/ Illness". TMZ. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  24. ↑ ESPN (20 November 2022). "Belfort replacement, former NFL player wins duel against son of world boxing champion". ESPN .
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