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Scott on Mixtape Madness in 2018
Background information
Birth nameBrandon Scott [1]
Born11 September 1996 (1996-09-11) (age 27)
Eltham, London, England [2]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • footballer
  • boxer
Years active2017–present
Labels Virgin Records
Boxing career
Other namesThe Madman
Statistics
Weight(s) Light heavyweight
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach77 in (196 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights4
Wins1
Wins by KO1
Losses3

Brandon Scott (born 11 September 1996), known professionally as Swarmz, is an English rapper and professional boxer.

Contents

He released his breakout single "Lyca" in 2018 which lead him to sign with Virgin Records. He was featured on "Houdini" with KSI and Tion Wayne which reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart. He then began releasing diss tracks to coincide with his boxing career starting with "KSI Diss Track."

He made his boxing debut as a last minute replacement for KSI at MF & DAZN: X Series 001 and lost via 2nd round knockout. He returned and fought Ryan Taylor at X Series 004 and won via 1st round technical knockout. He then fought Deji Olatunji at X Series 007 and lost via unanimous decision. He then fought BDave, NichLmao and Ryan Johnston in a survival tag match at X Series 008. He was scheduled to rematch Taylor at X Series 10 – The Prime Card, but on October 11 2023, Taylor was reportedly arrested, forcing him to pull of the fight, and leaving Ed Matthews to step in as a last-minute replacement. He lost via knockout in the first round.

Early and personal life

Brandon Scott was born in the borough of Greenwich, London. He is of Barbadian and Jamaican descent. [4] During his childhood, Scott was heavily inspired by the music his family was listening to, including a variety of Jamaican artists. By the time he was attending school, he and his friends had started rapping. [2]

On 24 May 2020, Scott was involved in a car crash near London's Trafalgar Square. A Ferrari 488 rented for a music video shoot crashed into a London bus on Northumberland Avenue. After the crash, he posted videos of the smashed car onto his Instagram account. No injuries were sustained and no arrests were made. [5]

Football career

Scott is a lifelong Arsenal supporter. [6] During his teenage years, Scott was a talented footballer and played for the youth academies of Fulham, Charlton Athletic and Southend United. While at Southend, he had a short loan spell at National League South club East Thurrock United. [7] He was then released by Southend in 2016. After being released, Scott signed for Isthmian League side Cray Wanderers. In 2017, Scott signed for National League South club Whitehawk. [7] In 2018, he quit football to pursue his music career. [8]

Music career

2017–2022: Early releases and breakout

Scott started making music as a hobby alongside his youth football career. He originally started making freestyles on SoundCloud, where he went by the name Swarmzy-B, which he later shortened to Swarmz when he started making music professionally. He released his first video, titled "Money" in 2017 which picked up over 200k views on YouTube. He then released another single, titled "Murda" in early 2018. [8] His breakthrough single, "Lyca", was released later that year. After the single went viral, he was signed to Virgin Records. [2] The artist then proceeded to become a well-known name after releasing tracks such as "Bally" and "Motorola" which were brought to light after encouragement from friend Red Jackson.

In March 2020, Scott featured alongside Tion Wayne in KSI's single "Houdini", which reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart. [9]

2022–present: Break and boxing diss tracks

In August 2022, Scott was scheduled to face KSI in a boxing match after Alex Wassabi withdrew, thus leading to Scott taking an indefinite break from his music career. [10] On 16 August, Scott released a diss track to promote the bout directly at KSI titled "KSI Diss Track." [11] On 7 January 2023, Scott released "Redemption", a diss track aimed at YouTuber Ryan Taylor ahead of their bout on 14 January. [12] On 10 May, Scott released a diss track aimed at YouTuber Deji Olatunji ahead of their bout on 13 May. [13]

Boxing career

Swarmz vs KSI

On 27 August 2022, Scott started his boxing career in a bout against YouTuber KSI at The O2 Arena, in London, England as the opener for MF & DAZN: X Series 001. [14] Originally, KSI was scheduled to face Alex Wassabi, however, due to a concussion, Wassabi was replaced by Scott whom had previously called out KSI on a TikTok live. KSI defeated Scott via 2nd round KO and won the MFB cruiserweight title. [10]

Scott was scheduled to face British YouTuber Kristen Hanby on the undercard of X Series 002 15 October, [15] but withdrew on 28 September as Scott required "more time to prepare." [16]

Swarmz vs Taylor

On 14 January 2023, Scott fought British BMX YouTuber Ryan Taylor at Wembley Arena in London, England on the undercard of X Series 004. Scott won via 1st round TKO after Taylor suffered an eye injury and was forced to withdraw. [17] On 10 February, it was announced that Scott had signed a multi-fight deal with Misfits Boxing. [18]

Swarmz vs Deji

On 13 May, Scott fought KSI's younger brother, Deji Olatunji at Wembley Arena in London, England on the undercard of X Series 007 as the co-feature bout. Olatunji defeated Scott via unanimous decision. [19] Mexican professional boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda then entered the ring and called out Scott to a bout. [20]

Survivor Tag

On 14 June, it was announced that Scott will complete in a survivor tag team bout against Singaporean YouTuber NichLmao, American YouTuber BDave and Canadian YouTuber Ryan Johnston as the headliner for X Series 008 on 22 July at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, US. [21] NichLmao defeated Swarmz, BDave and Johnston via points decision. [22]

Swarmz vs Matthews

On 23 September at X Series 009, it was announced that Scott would rematch Ryan Taylor on the X Series 10 – The Prime Card preliminary card. [23] However, on 11 October, Ryan Taylor was forced to pull out of the fight. On 12 October, it was announced that British TikToker Ed Matthews would step in as the replacement. [24] Scott lost the bout via 1st round KO, just thirty seconds into the round. [25]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[26]
"Its A Lie"2017—Non-album single
"Lyca"201855
"Next Up"
(with Mixtape Madness)		—
"Bally"
(featuring Tion Wayne) [28] 		201932
"Motorola"
(with Da Beatfreaks and Deno)		32
"Mojo Jojo"—
"Freaky"
(with Dappy and Poundz)		202062
"How Do You Want It"
(with Krept and Konan and Bandokay)		61
"Payslips"
(with Bugzy Malone and M24)		202176
"Reload"
(with Deno)		—
"Deliveroo"
(with Kwengface)		2022—
"KSI Diss Track"—
"TKO"—
"Everybody Hates Kris"—
"Blessing"—
"Redemption"2023—
"One Punch"—
"99 Problems"
(with Holly Molly)		—
"Execution"—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[26]
"Bang Like a Drum"
(Donel featuring Swarmz)		2018—Non-album single
"Pumpy"
(Da Beatfreakz featuring Swarmz, Deno, Cadet & AJ)		—
"Drive By"
(Tion Wayne featuring Swarmz)		201957T Wayne's World 3
"Houdini"
(KSI featuring Tion Wayne and Swarmz)		20206 Dissimulation
"Naughty Naughty"
(Predz Uk featuring Swarmz, S1mba & Noizy)		—Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Money"2018NoneRiley JH Presents Warm Up EP 1
"Don't Let Go (Love)" Bastille, Craig David, KianjaOther People's Heartache (Pt. 4)
"Home Alone"2019 D-Block Europe, Deno Home Alone
"Keisha & Becky (Remix)" Russ Millions, Tion Wayne, Jay1, Aitch, Sav'o T Wayne's World 3
"Telescope"The Plug, Polo G, AninePlug Talk
"Roley"2020 Cadet The Rated Legend
"Get Out Of My Head (Remix)"2021 Shane Codd, S1mba Non Single Remix

Boxing record

Professional

4 fights1 win3 losses
By knockout12
By decision01
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
4Loss1–3Ed MatthewsKO1 (3) 0:30 14 Oct 2023 Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandMF-Professional bout
3Loss1–2Deji OlatunjiUD4 13 May 2023 Wembley Arena, London, EnglandMF-Professional bout
2Win1–1Ryan TaylorTKO1 (3) 0:49 14 Jan 2023 Wembley Arena, London, EnglandMF-Professional bout
1Loss0–1 KSI KO2 (3) 0:28 27 Aug 2022 The O2 Arena, London, EnglandMF-Professional bout

Survivor Tag

1 fight0 wins1 loss
By decision01
No.ResultRecordOpponentsTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
1Loss0–1Ryan JohnstonPTS4 22 July 2023 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USNichLmao won on points; No fighter was eliminated.
BDave
NichLmao

Pay-per-view bouts

United Kingdom
No.DateFightBillingNetworkBuysRevenueSource(s)
1 27 August 2022 KSI vs Swarmz2 Fights 1 Night DAZN 445,000£4,450,000 [29]
Total445,000£4,450,000

Notes

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