2025 in Misfits Boxing is the fourth year in the history of

Misfits Boxing Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji (born 19 June 1993), better known by his online alias KSI, is an English influencer, professional boxer and musician. He is a co-founding member of YouTube group the Sidemen, the CEO of Misfits Boxing ...

, a crossover boxing promotion founded by English

YouTuber A YouTuber is a content creator and social media influencer who uploads or creates videos on the online video-sharing website YouTube, typically posting to their personal YouTube channel. The term was first used in the English language in 2006 ...

KSI Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji (born 19 June 1993), better known by his online alias KSI, is an English influencer, professional boxer and musician. He is a co-founding member of YouTube group the Sidemen, the CEO of Misfits Boxing a ...

and run by

Mams Taylor Mams Taylor is a British boxing promoter, talent manager, and musician. He is the President/CEO of Proper Loud and Co-President of Misfits Boxing. Music career Taylor's song "LA Girls" featuring Joel Madden of Good Charlotte was featured on t ...

, Kalle Sauerland, and Nisse Sauerland. Misfits Boxing have held 2 events in 2025.

MF & DAZN: X Series 20

''MF & DAZN: X Series 20'' featured ''Darren Till vs Anthony Taylor'', a

bridgerweight Bridgerweight, also known as super cruiserweight, is a weight class in professional boxing used by the World Boxing Council (WBC) since 2020 and the World Boxing Association (WBA) since 2023. The division is for boxers weighing between and . The ...

MF–professional crossover boxing contested between English

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

Darren Till Darren Till (born 24 December 1992) is an English professional mixed martial artist, former Muay Thai fighter, and professional boxer. Born in Liverpool, Till started his Muay Thai training at the age of 12 and turned professional three years la ...

and American mixed martial artist Anthony Taylor. The bout took place on 18 January 2025 at the

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, England. Till defeated Taylor via

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in the sixth round. Originally, Till was scheduled to face English

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Tommy Fury Thomas Michael John 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 ...

, but the bout was cancelled after Fury withdrew on 6 December 2024.

Background

In July 2024,

had an

exhibition bout An exhibition fight is a sports match which is not part of a competition but instead serves the function of demonstrating the skills of the participants. In boxing, an exhibition fight normally consists of three to eight rounds. The participants g ...

against Mohammad Mutie on Social Knockout 3 and proceeded to call out call out Mike Perry,

Jake Paul Jake Joseph Paul (born January 17, 1997) is an American Professional boxing, professional boxer, influencer and actor. He began his career posting videos on Vine (service), Vine in September 2013 and had amassed 5.3 million followers and 2 bi ...

, and

to a bout. On 25 October, it was reported that Fury withdrew weeks prior from filming " I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!" in

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after receiving an offer that was more lucrative, which was reported to be the

rematch from their bout on X Series 10 – The Prime Card. On 12 November, Fury revealed he was eyeing a return to the ring for either February or March 2025. On 17 November,

announced that Fury would take on Till at the

on 18 January 2025. The launch press conference was held on 19 November in

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

. After back and forth arguments between Fury, Till, and KSI, Fury's father

John Fury John Fury (born 22 May 1965) is an Irish-born English boxing cornerman and former professional boxer and bare-knuckle fighter. He is best known for being the father of two-time heavyweight boxing world champion Tyson Fury, as well as reality t ...

, threw water at Till and nearly causing a brawl. However on 6 December, Fury announced that he had withdrawn from the bout due to Till at the press conference stating he would resort to "MMA tactics" if he was losing the fight. Till responded claiming that he would never break the rules of professional boxing, and that he only mentioned this resort as a mental tactic. Till confirmed that he would remain as the headliner for the bout, with an opponent to be announced shortly after. On 29 December, Till's new opponent was announced to be American mixed martial artist Anthony Taylor. Originally, the co-feature bout was scheduled to be English

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HSTikkyTokky vs American

and

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Wade Plemons after the pair faced off at X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard. However, HSTikkyTokky withdrew due to an ongoing

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in which an arrest warrant by the

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was issued while the influencer was in

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, and was replaced by Kenyan reality television personality Masai Warrior (an opponent HSTikkyTokky was also originally scheduled to face on X Series 19).

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Misfits 21 – Unfinished Business (Cancelled event)

''Misfits 21 – Unfinished Business'' was supposed to feature ''KSI vs Dillon Danis'', a cruiserweight MF–professional crossover boxing match between English

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and American

Dillon Danis Dillon Danis (born August 22, 1993) is an American former submission grappler, mixed martial artist and professional boxer. Danis competed in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. He also competed in the Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship. ...

. The event was cancelled on 21 March after KSI fell ill and a rescheduled date could not be determined. Originally, KSI was scheduled to face former

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Wayne Bridge Wayne Michael Bridge (born 5 August 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back. A graduate of the Southampton academy, he made his debut in 1998 and would go on to make over 150 league appearances in Premier L ...

, but the bout was cancelled after Bridge withdrew on 20 January.

Misfits 21 – Blinders & Brawls

''Misfits 21 – Blinders & Brawls'' featured ''Darren Till vs Darren Stewart'', a cruiserweight MF–professional crossover boxing between English mixed martial artists

and Darren Stewart. The bout took place on 16 May 2025 at the Vaillant Live in

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, England. Till defeated Stewart via

unanimous decision A unanimous decision (UD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and other sports involving striking and submission in which all three judges agree on which fighte ...

. Originally, the event was scheduled to headline English professional boxers Idris Virgo and Ty Mitchel and take place on 12 April, but was postponed after the original Misfits 21, Unfinished Business, was cancelled following

withdrawing, and due to scheduling issues.

Background

On 4 March 2025, during the broadcast of the launch press conference for Misfits 21 – Unfinished Business, it was announced that Misfits 22 would take place on 12 April at the

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, England featuring the return of a tag team bout. On 11 March, Misfits Boxing announced the event with Idris Virgo vs Ty Mitchell as the headliner and the event was moved to the Becketwell Live in

. On 4 April,

announced that Misfits 22 was postponed to 16 May, and became Misfits 21. On 17 April, it was announced that English mixed martial artists

and Darren Stewart would have their bout moved from the cancelled Misfits 21 to this event, becoming the new headliner.

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Misfits 22 – Ring of Thrones

''Misfits 22 – Ring of Thrones'', is an upcoming MF–professional crossover boxing event. The fight card will consist of a number of bouts, with two title bouts serving as a double feature. The first, ''Darren Till vs Luke Rockhold'', a

bout contested between former

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and

Luke Rockhold Luke Skyler Rockhold (born October 17, 1984) is an American retired mixed martial artist who is currently signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and Karate Combat. He formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (U ...

for the inaugural MFB briderweight title. The second, ''Tony Ferguson vs Salt Papi'', a

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bout contested between American former mixed martial artist

Tony Ferguson Anthony Armand Ferguson Padilla (born February 12, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist where he is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. A professional since 2008, and was signed to the UFC from his '' The Ultimate Fi ...

and Filipino crossover boxer Salt Papi for the interim MFB middleweight title. The event is currently scheduled to take place on 30 August at

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Background

After defeating Darren Stewart at Misfits 21 – Blinders & Brawls in May, former

proceeded to call out Mike Perry,

, and

to compete in a boxing bout. Since then, Till has been calling out numerous opponents on his X account, including

Nate Diaz Nathan Donald Diaz (born April 16, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist and professional boxer who is currently a free agent. Diaz is most known for his time spent fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought for ov ...

. On 13 June, Till confirmed that Diaz had withdrawn from a potential bout during negotiations. Till's manager Lee Eaton also stated that alongside Diaz, Perry,

Carl Froch Carl Martin Froch (; born 2 July 1977) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2014, and has since worked as a boxing analyst and commentator. He held multiple world championships in the super-middleweight division, i ...

, and

Tyron Woodley Tyron Lakent Woodley (born April 7, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion who defended his title four times. A professional since 2009, Woodley also competed at St ...

all declined a bout with Till. On 1 July,

confirmed that their next event would take place on 30 August, with Till expected to return as the main event for a third time in a row. On 5 July, former interim UFC lightweight champion

announced that he would be making his boxing debut on 30 August. On 16 July, Misfits 22 – Ring of Thrones was officially announced with Till set to take on former mixed martial artist

, serving as the first main event with Ferguson set to take on Filipino Misfits veteran Salt Papi as the second main event on 30 August at

, England.

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Broadcast

The event will be broadcast on

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worldwide.

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