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| Promotion | Misfits Boxing |
| First date | 20 January 2024 |
| Last date | 25 May 2024 |
2024 in Misfits Boxing is the third 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 2024 so far.
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| Date | 20 January 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pineda defeated Matthews via round 2 KO. [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
MF & DAZN: X Series 12 featured Ed Matthews vs Luis Alcaraz Pineda, a middleweight MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English TikToker Ed Matthews and Mexican professional boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda, who was marketed as a mystery opponent. The bout took place on 20 January 2024 at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England. [5] Pineda defeated Matthews via knockout in the second round.
On 18 December 2023, Misfits Boxing had announced on social media that their first show in 2024 would be on 20 January 2024 and would headline HSTikkyTokky vs Tayo Ricci. [6] Originally, it was announced that X Series 12 would take place on 4 November 2023 in Austin, Texas, but was delayed for an unknown reason. [‡ 1] On 20 December the full undercard was announced on social media. [‡ 2] On 5 January however, it was announced that the headliner bout was cancelled and that HSTikkyTokky is in negotiations for a massive bout for Spring. [7] On 10 January, it was announced that English TikToker Ed Matthews would headline X Series 12 against a mystery opponent, which was later revealed as Mexican professional boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda. [5] [4]
On 12 January, Misfits Boxing president Mams Taylor announced that they have parted ways with the Professional Boxing Association (PBA) the same day that the PBA scheduled a disciplinary hearing for Matthews for 18 January. [8] [‡ 3] X Series 12 would mark the first event in the UK to not be under the PBA for Misfits Boxing, and was instead sanctioned by the Polish Professional Boxing Department. [9]
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| Middleweight | Luis Alcaraz Pineda | def. | Ed Matthews | KO | 2/4 | 1:11 | Note 1 | ||||
| Middleweight | Elle Brooke | def. | AJ Bunker (c) | KO | 3/5 | 1:56 | Note 2 | ||||
| Light heavyweight | Ashley Rak-Su | vs | OJ Rosé | SD | 4 | ||||||
| Cruiserweight | Tristan Hamm | def. | Not Logan Paul | KO | 1/4 | 1:39 | Note 3 | ||||
| Lightweight | FoxTheG | def. | Small Spartan Jay | KO | 1/4 | 1:34 | Note 4 | ||||
| Welterweight | Ben Williams | def. | Fes Batista | UD | 4 | Note 5 | |||||
| Heavyweight | Chase DeMoor | def. | Malcolm Minikon | UD | 4 | ||||||
| Prelimiary Card | |||||||||||
| Heavyweight | DTG | def. | Myles Rak-Su | RTD | 2/4 | 3:00 | Note 6 | ||||
| Welterweight | Joey Knight | def. | Most Wanted | TKO | 3/4 | 1:07 | Note 7 | ||||
^Note 1 Pineda's identity was revealed on fight night and was marketed as a mystery opponent
^Note 2 For MFB women's middleweight title
^Note 3 Hamm and Not Logan Paul's professional debut
^Note 4 FoxTheG's professional debut
^Note 5 Williams' professional debut
^Note 6 Rak-Su's professional debut
^Note 7 Knight and Wanted's professional debut
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| Date | 23 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Worldwide Stages, Nashville, Tennessee, US | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| FoxTheG defeated Hero via round 1 TKO. [12] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
MF & DAZN: X Series 13 featured FoxTheG vs. Evil Hero, a lightweight exhibition crossover boxing event between English YouTuber FoxTheG and American influencer Evil Hero. The bout took place on 23 March at Worldwide Stages in Nashville, Tennessee, US. FoxTheG defeated Hero via technical knockout in first round. [12]
Originally, FoxTheG was scheduled to face two opponents in an Outnumbered match between Most Evil Tag Team, a tag team consisting of Hero and English Twitter user Most Wanted. The bout was cancelled last minute due to Wanted withdrawing due to an anxiety attack. [12]
On 16 February, Misfits Boxing announced on social media that X Series 13 would headline FoxTheG vs Most Evil Tag Team, a tag team consisting of Evil Hero and Most Wanted. The MFB lightweight interim tournament will commence on the undercard, starting with two quarter-final bouts between Joey Knight vs Baby Hulk and YuddyGangTV vs Lil Cracra. [13] Originally, it was announced that X Series 13 would take place on 16 December 2023 in Cardiff, Wales, but was delayed for an unknown reason. [‡ 1]
The event was supposed to introduce 'outnumbered match' to the sport of boxing. A 2 vs 1 match where one fighter will take on a tag team duo with the rules from the 'tag team boxing' bout that Misfits Boxing head on X Series 005 returning. [14] [15]
After the second round of the YuddyGangTV vs Lil Cracra bout, the entire arena was evacuated amid reports of a possible bomb threat. The event resumed after a 78-minute delay. [16] The Spring Hill Police took to social media to confirm that the Tennessee Highway Patrol Bomb Squad were on the scene to investigate. [17] They later determined it was a case of swatting. [18]
YuddyGangTV vs Cracra was determined a no contest after the event resumed. [19]
| Weight class | vs | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||||
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| Lightweight | FoxTheG | def. | Evil Hero | TKO | 1/3 | 0:55 | Note 1 | ||||
| Light heavyweight | Chris Avila | def. | Jake Bostwick | SD | 4 | ||||||
| Cruiserweight | Tayler Holder | def. | DWG Earth | TKO | 2/5 | 2:56 | Note 2 | ||||
| Lightweight | YuddyGangTV | vs. | Lil Cracra | NC | 2/5 | 3:00 | Note 3 , 4 | ||||
| Lightweight | Joey Knight | def. | Baby Hulk | TKO | 1/5 | 2:22 | Note 3 , 5 | ||||
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| Lightweight | Nikki Hru | def. | Alexia Grace | UD | 5 | Note 6 , 7 | |||||
| Heavyweight | Vitaly Zdorovetskiy | def. | MoDeen | TKO | 1/3 | 2:58 | Note 8 | ||||
^Note 1 Exhibition bout
^Note 2 Holder's and Earth's professional debut
^Note 3 MFB lightweight interim title tournament quarter-finals
^Note 4 Cracra's professional debut
^Note 5 Hulk's professional debut
^Note 6 Hru's professional debut
^Note 7 For vacant MFB women's lightweight title
^Note 8 Exhibition bout
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| Date | 11 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Troxy, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||
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MF & DAZN: X Series 14 will feature Salt Papi vs Amadeusz Ferrari, a light heavyweight MF–professional crossover boxing event between Filipino TikToker Salt Papi and Polish mixed martial artist Amadeusz Ferrari. The bout will take place on 11 May at the Troxy arena in London, England.
On 10 April, Misfits announced on social media that X Series 14 would headline Salt Papi vs Amadeusz Ferrari for 11 May at the Troxy arena in London, England. [22]
| Weight class | vs | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Light heavyweight | Salt Papi | vs. | Amadeusz Ferrari | – (5) | |||
| Cruiserweight | Jully Poca (c) | vs. | 6ar6ie6 | – (5) | Note 1 , 2 | ||
| Light heavyweight | Mist | vs. | Ryan Taylor | – (4) | Note 3 | ||
| Light heavyweight | King Kenny | vs. | Adam Brooks | – (4) | |||
| Lightweight | Argentinian King | vs. | Meals With Max | – (5) | Note 4 , 5 | ||
| Heavyweight | Tempo Arts (c) | vs. | Ben Knights | – (5) | Note 6 , 7 |
^Note 1 6ar6ie6's professional debut
^Note 2 For MFB women's cruiserweight title
^Note 3 Mist's professional debut
^Note 4 MFB lightweight interim title tournament quarter-finals
^Note 5 King and Max's professional debut
^Note 6 Knights' professional debut
^Note 7 For MFB heavyweight title
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| Date | 25 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | NRG Arena, Houston, Texas, US | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | MFB women's middleweight championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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MF & DAZN: X Series 15 will feature Elle Brooke vs. Paige VanZant, a women's middleweight MF–professional crossover boxing event between English OnlyFans model Elle Brooke and American mixed martial artist Paige VanZant for the MFB women's middleweight title. The bout will take place on 25 May at the NRG Arena in Houston, Texas, US.
On 19 April, Misfits announced on social media that X Series 15 would headline Elle Brooke vs Paige VanZant for 25 May at the NRG Arena in Houston, Texas. [25]
| Weight class | vs | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Middleweight | Elle Brooke (c) | vs. | Paige VanZant | – (5) | Note 1 , 2 | ||
| Cruiserweight | Le'Veon Bell | vs. | Tristan Hamm | – (5) | Note 3 | ||
| TBA | Killer Bee | vs. | Djamila Celina | – (4) | Note 4 |
^Note 1 VanZant's professional debut
^Note 2 For MFB women's middleweight title
^Note 3 MFB cruiserweight title tournament quarter-final
^Note 4 Celina's professional debut
Misfits Boxing are hosting two separate tournaments in 2024. One for the MFB interim lightweight title [‡ 4] – while the current MFB lightweight champion Deen the Great heals from injuries – and one for the vacant MFB cruiserweight title [‡ 5] after KSI vacated the belt in January 2024. [26]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 March – X Series 13 [12] | ||||||||||
 Joey Knight | TKO (1/5) | |||||||||
 Baby Hulk | ||||||||||
| Joey Knight | ||||||||||
| YuddyGangTV | ||||||||||
 Lil Cracra | ||||||||||
| 11 May – X Series 14 | ||||||||||
 Argentinian King | ||||||||||
| Meals With Max [lower-alpha 7] | ||||||||||
 Walid Sharks | ||||||||||
| Ace Musa | ||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
 FaZe Temperrr | ||||||||||
 Papi Luisito | ||||||||||
| DTG | ||||||||||
| DK Money | ||||||||||
| 25 May – X Series 15 | ||||||||||
| Le'Veon Bell | ||||||||||
 Tristan Hamm | ||||||||||
| Jake Cornish | ||||||||||
 Mike Edwards | ||||||||||
Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji, known professionally as KSI, is an English social media influencer, professional boxer, and musician. He is the CEO of Misfits Boxing and the co-owner of Prime Hydration, XIX Vodka, Sidemen Clothing, restaurant chain Sides and cereal brand Best Breakfasts.
Joe Fournier is a British businessman and professional boxer. He started a fitness business, before selling it and then subsequently moved into the nightclub industry.
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KSI vs. Logan Paul II was a cruiserweight professional boxing match contested between English YouTuber KSI and American YouTuber Logan Paul. The bout was held on November 9, 2019, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. KSI defeated Paul via split decision, with two judges scoring the bout 56–55 and 57–54 in favour of KSI, and a third judge scoring the fight 56–55 in favour of Paul.
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TGFbro is an English YouTube channel created in 2012 by Jamie "Jay" Swingler and Romell Henry. The channel primarily consists of vlogs, challenges, extreme pranks, stunts, and music videos. As of April 2024, the channel has over 1.46 billion views and 6.17 million subscribers.
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KSI vs Jake Paul is a proposed professional crossover boxing match contested between YouTubers KSI and Jake Paul. If the fight occurs, it is expected to take place at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
2023 in Misfits Boxing was the second year in the history of Misfits Boxing, a crossover boxing promotion founded by English YouTuber KSI and run by Mams Taylor, Kalle and Nisse Sauerland. Misfits Boxing held 8 events in 2023.
MF & DAZN: X Series 004 featured KSI vs FaZe Temperrr, which was a cruiserweight MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English YouTuber KSI and Brazilian YouTuber FaZe Temperrr for the MFB cruiserweight title. The bout took place at Wembley Arena in London, England on 14 January 2023. The fight reportedly sold 300,000 PPV buys.
MF & DAZN: X Series 007 featured KSI vs Joe Fournier, which was a cruiserweight MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English Internet personality KSI and English businessman and professional boxer Joe Fournier for the MFB cruiserweight title. The bout took place at Wembley Arena, in London, England on 13 May 2023. The fight reportedly sold 300,000 PPV buys.
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 and Nisse Sauerland.
MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card, billed as Judgement Day, was a professional crossover boxing event. Whilst the fight card consists of eleven bouts, two cruiserweight bouts served as a double feature. The first, KSI vs Tommy Fury, contested between English internet personality KSI and English professional boxer Tommy Fury. The second, Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis, contested American internet personality Logan Paul and American mixed martial artist Dillon Danis.
Karl-Robin Sauerland is an Anglo-German boxing promoter and the Global Head of Boxing at Wasserman. Sauerland has been the promoter for many British boxers including David Haye, Chris Eubank Jr and Derek Chisora.
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