Background
During the broadcast for MF & DAZN: X Series 005, it was announced that JMX would face Bell on 21 April in New Orleans, Louisiana. Originally, it was announced that X Series 006 would take place on 22 April but was moved forward a day as that date clashes with
Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia.
Card
MF & DAZN: X Series 007
''MF & DAZN: X Series 007'' featured ''KSI vs Joe Fournier'', a cruiserweight MF–professional crossover boxing contested between English YouTuber KSI and English
businessman
A businessperson, businessman, or businesswoman is an individual who has founded, owns, or holds shares in (including as an angel investor) a private-sector company. A businessperson undertakes activities (commercial or industrial) for th ...
and
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
Joe Fournier
Joe Fournier is an English businessman and professional boxer. He started a fitness business, before selling it and then subsequently moved into the nightclub industry.
He had an exhibition fight with David Haye on 11 September 2021 and lost ...
for the MFB cruiserweight title. The bout took place on 13 May at Wembley Arena in London, England.
KSI defeated Fournier via
knockout
A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...
in the 2nd round but was later overturned to a
no contest
' is a legal term that comes from the Latin phrase for "I do not wish to contend". It is also referred to as a plea of no contest or no defense.
In criminal trials in certain United States jurisdictions, it is a plea where the defendant neithe ...
after review shows KSI accidentally strikes Fournier with his elbow.
The event reportedly sold 300,000 PPV buys.
MF & DAZN: X Series 008
''MF & DAZN: X Series 008'' featured ''NichLmao vs. Swarmz vs. BDave vs. Ryan Johnston'', a
survivor tag crossover boxing match contested between Swedish YouTuber NichLmao, English
rapper
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
Swarmz
Brandon Scott (born 11 September 1996), known professionally as Swarmz, is a British rapper, singer and Boxing, boxer.
Early and personal life
Brandon Scott was born in the borough of Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greenwich, London. He is of Bar ...
, American YouTuber BDave and Canadian YouTuber Ryan Johnston. The bout took place on 22 July at the
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
The Nashville Municipal Auditorium is an indoor sports and concert venue in Nashville, Tennessee. It opened October 7, 1962 with both an arena and exhibition hall. The former exhibition hall has been permanent home to the Musicians Hall of Fame ...
in
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and t ...
, US. NichLmao won via
points decision
A points decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking. Unlike normal decisions where there are three judges that agree on whic ...
.
Background
On 15 June, it was announced that NichLmao, Swarmz, BDave and Johnston would face each other in a survivor tag bout on 22 July at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, US. Originally, it was announced that MF & DAZN: X Series 008 would take place on 12 June but was delayed for an unknown reason.
The event will introduce '
survivor tag boxing' to the sport of boxing. The four fighters whom consist of NichLmao, Swarmz, BDave and Ryan Johnston, will be placed within each corner and once tagged in, must participate in the bout. 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.
Stein–MoDeen controversy
On 20 July, American
right-wing
Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, autho ...
YouTuber
A YouTuber is an online personality and/or influencer who produces videos on the video-sharing platform YouTube, typically posting to their personal YouTube channel. The term was first used in the English language in 2006.
Influence
Influe ...
Alex Stein
Alex Stein (; born 27 October 1957) is an Israeli jurist who currently serves as a Justice on the Supreme Court of Israel and a former law professor.
Early life and education
Stein was born to a Jewish family in the Soviet Union and immigrated ...
sparked controversy after throwing hotdogs at his opponent Iraqi
TikToker
TikTok, known in China as Douyin (), is a short-form video hosting service owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which can range in duration from 15 seconds to 10 minutes.
TikTok is an international version o ...
MoDeen who is
Muslim at the press conference and yelled "you love
pork
Pork is the culinary name for the meat of the domestic pig (''Sus domesticus''). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BCE.
Pork is eaten both freshly cooked and preserved ...
, right?". Stein was removed from the card and later claimed that the hotdogs were in fact
turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
and not pork.
Card
MF & DAZN: X Series 009
''MF & DAZN: X Series 009'' featured ''Idris Virgo vs Aaron Chalmers'', a
light heavyweight
Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruis ...
MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
Idris Virgo and English
reality television personality and former mixed martial artist
Aaron Chalmers. The bout took place on 23 September at the
Vertu Motors Arena
The Vertu Motors Arena (formerly the Eagles Community Arena) is a multi-purpose built venue for events, meetings, sports and the community in the Elswick area of the city of Newcastle, England. The arena has a capacity for up to 3,500 spectator ...
in
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is a ...
, England. Virgo defeated Chalmers via third round
technical knockout
A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...
.
Background
On 30 August, it was announced that MF & DAZN: X Series 009 would headline Virgo vs Chalmers on 23 September at the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. X Series 009 was originally scheduled to take place on 22 July in
Berlin
Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European U ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
but was delayed for an unknown reason.
It was then pushed back to 14 October during the broadcast of X Series 008. It was the brought forward after X Series – The Prime Card was announced for that date.
Card
MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card
''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
Tommy Fury (born 7 May 1999) is a British professional boxer and reality television personality. He took time off from his boxing career in 2019 to star in the fifth series of the ITV2 dating reality television show ''Love Island''. Along with ...
.
The second, ''Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis'', contested American internet personality
Logan Paul
Logan Alexander Paul (born April 1, 1995) is an American media personality, podcaster, actor, and professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand, but is inactive due to a knee injury. He has over 23 ...
and American
mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...
Dillon Danis
Dillon Danis (born August 22, 1993) is an American mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight division of Bellator MMA.
Background
Born to a Hondurans, Honduran mother and raised in Par ...
.
The event took place at
Manchester Arena
Manchester Arena, currently referred to as the AO Arena for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor arena in Manchester, England, immediately north of the city centre and partly above Manchester Victoria station in air rights space. The arena has th ...
in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
, England on 14 October 2023. The event reportedly sold 1,300,000 PPV buys.
MF & DAZN: X Series 11
''MF & DAZN: X Series 011'' featured ''Jarvis vs BDave'', was a
welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...
MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English
YouTuber
A YouTuber is an online personality and/or influencer who produces videos on the video-sharing platform YouTube, typically posting to their personal YouTube channel. The term was first used in the English language in 2006.
Influence
Influe ...
Jarvis Khattri and American YouTuber BDave. The bout took place on 17 November at the
York Hall
The York Hall, officially known as York Hall Leisure Centre, is a multi-purpose indoor arena and leisure complex in Bethnal Green, London, and is situated on Old Ford Road. The building opened in 1929 with a capacity of 1,200 and is now an inter ...
in
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
, England. Jarvis Khattri defeated BDave via unanimous decision.
Background
Prior to the start of the broadcast for MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card,
DAZN
DAZN ( "da zone") is a global sports entertainment platform. Different to traditional linear and satellite broadcasting, DAZN is an over-the-top (OTT) streaming service meaning that it is delivered directly to viewers via the internet.
The ...
announced on
Twitter
Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and ...
that X Series 11 will take place on 17 November at the
York Hall
The York Hall, officially known as York Hall Leisure Centre, is a multi-purpose indoor arena and leisure complex in Bethnal Green, London, and is situated on Old Ford Road. The building opened in 1929 with a capacity of 1,200 and is now an inter ...
in
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
and English YouTuber Jarvis Khattri and an unknown opponent will headline the card. The opponent was later announced to be American YouTuber BDave.
Card
Notes
See also
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2022 in Misfits Boxing
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 001
''MF & DAZN: X Series ...
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2024 in Misfits Boxing
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. Misfits Boxing have held 4 events in 2024 so ...
References
External links
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2023 in YouTube boxing
Boxing on DAZN
Misfits Boxing