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| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports promotion |
| Founded | May 2022 |
| Founders | Olajide "KSI" Olatunji Mams Taylor Kalle Sauerland Nisse Sauerland |
| Headquarters | , England |
Key people |
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| Parent | Wasserman Boxing |
| Website | misfitsinc |
Misfits Boxing (MFB) or simply Misfits, is a sports promotion company based in London, England and is a division of Wasserman Boxing. English internet personality KSI founded the company in 2022 alongside Mams Taylor, Kalle Sauerland, and Nisse Sauerland. [2]
In June 2021, English internet personality KSI announced that he, Wasserman Boxing, and Proper Loud, had partnered to launch a new boxing promotion aimed at staging the world's largest celebrity boxing matches. [3] On 5 May 2022, KSI revealed that the company was named Misfits Boxing and confirmed that the first event will take place on 27 August. [4] On 1 July 2022, DAZN accidentally leaked the launch of "MF & DAZN: X Series," a series of events focused on the crossover boxing phenomenon in partnership with Misfits. [5]
On 15 July 2022, Misfits' first event, MF & DAZN: X Series 001, was officially unveiled to take place on 27 August at The O2 Arena and a four-event deal was signed with DAZN. [6] On 10 January 2023, Misfits and DAZN signed a 5-year exclusivity deal to continue to distribute events with two pay-per-view each year. [7]
On 4 March 2023 at MF & DAZN: X Series 005, Misfits introduced 'tag team boxing' to the sport of boxing. The rules stated that a boxer can tag-in their teammate once they get to their corner, scorecards are calculated based on the performance of the boxers in the ring as though both team members are one person and if an opponent gets knockout, then the opposing team will be crowned the winner. [8] On 22 July 2023 at MF & DAZN: X Series 008, 'survivor tag boxing' was introduced to the sport of boxing. The rules state that a boxer can tag-in any of the boxers that are currently stationed at their respected corner, but cannot, however, tag the boxer who had previously tagged out. If a boxer refuses to tag-in, they will be immediately eliminated. If a boxer were to be knocked out or knocked down, then they too will be eliminated. The last boxer standing will be crowned the winner. [9]
On 14 October 2023, Misfits held its tenth event, MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card, which saw KSI face off against professional boxer Tommy Fury. [10] The event reportedly achieved 1,300,000 pay-per-view sales, making it the most successful combat sports event of 2023. [11] Despite reports, Dana White suggested that these numbers were nowhere near accurate. [12]
On 10 October 2024, Misfits unveiled its rebranding with a new logo and the introduction of championship rings. If an in-house champion successfully defends their title five times they would be awarded a diamond encrusted gold legacy ring and with ten successful defends a diamond ruby platinum ring will be awarded. [13]
In August 2025, reports stated that Misfits was closing a deal with controversial influencer Andrew Tate to compete in a heavyweight bout by the end of the year. [14] However, BBC Sport contacted DAZN and were informed that Tate was not in negotiations with Misfits. [15] On 15 October, it was reported that Tate was set to debut against in house heavyweight champion Chase DeMoor in December. [16] On 30 October, Tate vs DeMoor was officially announced, which featured a promotional video claiming that Tate had replaced KSI as the CEO of Misfits. [17] That event marks the first event to not be broadcast by DAZN, despite their 5-year exclusivity deal. Marked as a "one-off," the event is set to be broadcast via Rumble instead. [18]
In June 2024, Misfits Boxing launched their professional boxing division, named "MF Pro", with the signing of decorated amateur boxer and ten times national champion Amir Anderson. [19] Anderson went on to make his professional boxing debut on MF & DAZN: X Series 16 and became the first boxer to have sanctioned bout take place in Qatar on MF & DAZN: X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard. [20] [21] On 8 August, J'Hon Ingram (4–0) was the second signee announced. [22] On 17 October, Misfits Boxing announced the singing of WBC Silver super bantamweight champion Dylan Price (19–0). [23] On 30 December, Ty Mitchell (3–2) announced he had signed a multi-year deal with Misfits Pro and made his debut on MF & DAZN: X Series 20 after a 14-year hiatus from professional boxing. [‡ 1]
On 10 January 2025, Mexican eighteen time national champion Kayla Gomez was signed and was originally set to make her professional debut in March. [24] On 22 February, Misfits announced the singing of Brazilian heavyweight 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Abner Teixeira. [25] On 5 October, Misfits signed David Lopez (7–0). [26] On 19 October, Misfits announced that Ashton Sylve (11–1) was the latest signee. [27] Sylve was originally signed under Jake Paul's promotion Most Valuable Promotions, but was dropped following his defeat to Lucas Bahdi. [28]
On December 6, British cruiserweight champion and KSI's former trainer Viddal Riley (13–0) announced that he has signed with MF Pro following his departure from Boxxer. [29] Riley explained in an interview with Sky Sports that Misfits will soon begin to produce separate MF Pro events that are comparable with the other traditional boxing promotions. [30] Alongside Riley's announcement, MF Pro Boxing launched his social media pages with a promotional video that revealed Amer Abdullah had been appointed president of the division. [1]
On 30 August 2025, Misfits Boxing launched their professional mixed martial artist division with the inaugural bout between notorious figure Dillon Danis and influencer Warren Spencer. [31] The MMA bout took place in a ring, oppose to the modern octagon cage, on the Misfits 22 – Ring of Thrones undercard. [32]
| Boxer | Weight | Record | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Middleweight | 5–0 (5 KOs) | — | [60] |
| | Lightweight | 9–0 (7 KOs) | — | [61] |
| | Bantamweight | 20–1 (14 KOs) | Former WBC Silver bantamweight | [62] |
| | Super middleweight | 6–2 (4 KOs) [f] | MF Pro super middleweight | [63] |
| | Bantamweight | debut | — | [64] |
| | Heavyweight | debut | — | [65] |
| | Welterweight | 7–0 (5 KOs) | — | [66] |
| | Lightweight | 12–1 (10 KOs) | — | [67] |
| | Cruiserweight | 13–0 (7 KOs) | British cruiserweight | [68] |
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||||||
| Heavyweight | | 28 November 2024 | 2 | ||||
| Bridgerweight | | 30 August 2025 | 0 | ||||
| Cruiserweight | Vacant | ||||||
| Light heavyweight | | 14 October 2023 | 2 | ||||
| Welterweight | Vacant | ||||||
| Middleweight | | 21 November 2025 | 0 | ||||
| Lightweight | | 9 November 2025 | 0 | ||||
| Women | |||||||
| Cruiserweight | | 17 November 2023 | 3 | ||||
| Middleweight | or | 20 December 2025 | — | ||||
| Lightweight | | 14 September 2024 | 2 | ||||
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light heavyweight | | 16 May 2025 | 0 |
| Super middleweight | | 30 August 2025 | 0 |
| Middleweight | or | 20 December 2025 | — |
| Welterweight | or | 20 December 2025 | — |
| Division | Champion | Since | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light heavyweight | | 30 August 2025 | 0 |
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Reign (total) | Defenses | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's heavyweight | |||||||
| 1 | def. Chase DeMoor via SD | MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card [45] Manchester, England | 14 October 2023 | 385 days [g] | 1 | Defeated Ben Knights via UD (at MF & DAZN: X Series 14) | [49] |
| 2 | def. Kelz via UD | MF & DAZN: X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard [20] Doha, Qatar | 28 November 2024 | 378 days (incumbent) | 1 | Defeated Tank Tolman via TKO (3/5) (at Misfits 21 – Blinders & Brawls) | [58] |
| 2 | Defeated Natan Marcoń via TKO (2/5) (at Misfits 22 – Ring of Thrones) | [32] | |||||
| 3 | Defending against Andrew Tate (at Misfits Mania – The Fight Before Christmas) | [17] | |||||
| Men's bridgerweight | |||||||
| 1 | def. Luke Rockhold via KO (3/6) | Misfits 22 – Ring of Thrones [32] Manchester, England | 30 August 2025 | 103 days (incumbent) | 1 | TBD | — |
| Men's cruiserweight | |||||||
| 1 | def. Luis Alcaraz Pineda via TKO (3/3) | MF & DAZN: X Series 001 [33] London, England | 27 August 2022 | 520 days [h] | 1 | Defeated FaZe Temperrr via KO (1/6) (at MF & DAZN: X Series 004) | [36] |
| 2 | No Contest against Joe Fournier (2/6) (at MF & DAZN: X Series 007) | [42] | |||||
| Men's light heavyweight | |||||||
| 1 | def. Ryan Taylor via UD | MF & DAZN: X Series 002 [34] Sheffield, England | 15 October 2022 | 364 days | 1 | Defeated Tom Zanetti via UD (at MF & DAZN: X Series 004) | [37] |
| 2 | def. King Kenny via UD | MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card [45] Manchester, England | 14 October 2023 | 789 days (incumbent) | 1 | Defeated Samuel Ericsson via TKO (2/5) (at MF & DAZN: X Series 16) | [51] |
| 2 | Defeated Gabriel Silva via TKO (3/5) (at MF & DAZN: X Series 17) | [52] | |||||
| Men's middleweight | |||||||
| 1 | def. Salt Papi via TKO (4/5) | MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card [45] Manchester, England | 14 October 2023 | 411 days | 1 | Lost to AnEsonGib via UD (at MF & DAZN: X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard) | [20] |
| 2 | def. Slim Albaher via UD | MF & DAZN: X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard [20] Doha, Qatar | 28 November 2024 | 378 days (incumbent) | 1 | TBD | — |
| Interim | def. Salt Papi via TKO (3/5) | Misfits 22 – Ring of Thrones [32] Manchester, England | 30 August 2025 | 83 days | — | ||
| 3 | Promted to champion | AnEsonGib vacated | 22 November 2025 | 20 days (incumbent) | 1 | Defending against Warren Spencer (at Misfits Mania – The Fight Before Christmas) | — |
| Men's welterweight | |||||||
| 1 | def. BDave via UD | MF & DAZN: X Series 11 [46] London, England | 17 November 2023 | 736 days | 1 | Defeated Ben Williams (at MF & DAZN: X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard) | [20] |
| Men's lightweight | |||||||
| 1 | def. Walid Sharks via TKO (3/4) | MF & DAZN: X Series 003 [35] Austin, Texas, US | 19 November 2022 | 755 days [i] | 1 | Defeated Pully Arif via UD (at MF & DAZN: X Series 005) | [39] |
| 2 | Defeated Walid Sharks via UD (at MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card) | [45] | |||||
| 3 | Defeated Dave Fogarty via TKO (3/5) (at MF & DAZN: X Series 17) | [52] | |||||
| Interim | def. YuddyGangTV via UD | MF & DAZN: X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard [20] Doha, Qatar | 28 November 2024 | 15 days | — | ||
| 2 | Promoted to champion | Deen the Great stripped | 13 December 2024 | 331 days | 1 | Lost to FoxTheG via UD (at MF Duel: Cracra vs Fox) | [59] |
| 3 | def. Lil Cracra via UD | MF Duel: Cracra vs Fox [59] Nashville, Tennessee, US | 9 November 2025 | 32 days (incumbent) | 1 | TBD | — |
| Women's cruiserweight | |||||||
| 1 | def. Alaena Vampira via UD | MF & DAZN: X Series 11 [46] London, England | 17 November 2023 | 755 days (incumbent) | 1 | Defeated 6ar6ie6 via UD (at MF & DAZN: X Series 14) | [49] |
| 2 | Defeated Crystal Pittmans via UD (at MF & DAZN: X Series 18 – Stake Pro Tournament) | [53] | |||||
| 3 | Defeated Monica Medina via MD (at MF Duel: Cracra vs Fox) | [59] | |||||
| Women's middleweight | |||||||
| 1 | def. Little Bellsy via UD | MF & DAZN: X Series 009 [44] Newcastle upon Tyne, England | 23 September 2023 | 118 days | 1 | Lost to Elle Brooke via KO (3/5) (at MF & DAZN: X Series 12) | [47] |
| 2 | def. AJ Bunker via KO (3/5) | MF & DAZN: X Series 12 [47] Leeds, England | 19 January 2024 | 569 days | 1 | Drew against Paige VanZant via SD (at MF & DAZN: X Series 14) | [49] |
| 2 | Defeated Jenny Savage via UD (at MF & DAZN: X Series 18 – Stake Pro Tournament) | [53] | |||||
| 3 | | Misfits Mania – The Fight Before Christmas Dubai, UAE | 20 December 2025 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Women's lightweight | |||||||
| 1 | def. AJ Bunker via MD | MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card [45] Manchester, England | 5 March 2023 | 321 days | 1 | Defeated Alexia Grace via SD (at MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card) | [45] |
| 2 | def. Alexia Grace via UD | MF & DAZN: X Series 13 [39] Nashville, Tennessee, US | 23 March 2024 | 174 days | 1 | Lost to Carla Jade via UD (at MF & DAZN: X Series 18 – Stake Pro Tournament) | [53] |
| 3 | def. Nikki Hru via UD | MF & DAZN: X Series 18 – Stake Pro Tournament [53] Newcastle upon Tyne, England | 14 September 2024 | 453 days (incumbent) | 1 | Drew agaisnt Melanie Shah (at MF & DAZN: X Series 20) | [54] |
| 2 | Defeated Daryn Harris via UD (at Misfits 22 – Ring of Thrones) | [32] | |||||
| 3 | Defending against Taylor Starling (at Misfits Mania – The Fight Before Christmas) | ||||||
| MF pro men's light heavyweight | |||||||
| 1 | def. Benson Henderson via UD | MF & DAZN: X Series 18 – Stake Pro Tournament [53] Newcastle upon Tyne, England | 14 September 2024 | 244 days | 1 | Lost to Ty Mitchell via TKO (3/8) (at Misfits 21 – Blinders & Brawls) | [58] |
| 2 | def. Idris Virgo via TKO (3/8) | Misfits 21 – Blinders & Brawls [58] Derby, England | 16 May 2025 | 209 days (incumbent) | 1 | TBD | — |
| MF pro men's super middleweight | |||||||
| 1 | def. Sean Hemphill via SD | Misfits 22 – Ring of Thrones [32] Manchester, England | 30 August 2025 | 103 days (incumbent) | 1 | TBD | — |
| MF pro men's middleweight | |||||||
| 1 | | Misfits Mania – The Fight Before Christmas Dubai, UAE | 20 December 2025 | — | 1 | — | — |
| MF pro men's welterweight | |||||||
| 1 | | Misfits Mania – The Fight Before Christmas Dubai, UAE | 20 December 2025 | — | 1 | — | — |
| MF MMA light heavyweight | |||||||
| 1 | def. Warren Spencer via SUB (guillotine choke) | Misfits 22 – Ring of Thrones [32] Manchester, England | 30 August 2025 | 103 days (incumbent) | 1 | TBD | — |
| No. | Date | Fight | Billing | Network | Buys | Revenue | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 August 2022 | KSI vs Pineda | 2 Fights 1 Night | DAZN | 445,000 | £4,450,000 | [71] |
| 2 | 14 January 2023 | KSI vs Temperrr | Uncaged | DAZN | 300,000 | £3,000,000 | [72] |
| 3 | 13 May 2023 | KSI vs Fournier | 007 | DAZN | 300,000 | £6,000,000 | [73] |
| 4 | 14 October 2023 | KSI vs Fury Paul vs Danis | The Prime Card Judgement Day | DAZN / YouTube | 1,300,000 | £26,000,000 | [74] |
| 5 | 31 August 2024 | Aarons vs Simpson | — | DAZN / YouTube | Undisclosed | — | — |
| 6 | 28 November 2024 | Gib vs Slim | Qatar: The Supercard | DAZN / YouTube | Undisclosed | — | — |
| 7 | 30 August 2025 | Till vs Rockhold Ferguson vs Papi | Ring of Thrones | DAZN | Undisclosed | — | — |
| 8 | 20 December 2025 | Tate vs DeMoor | The Fight Before Christmas | Rumble Premium | — | — | — |
| Total | |||||||
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