2024 in Misfits Boxing is the third 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 influencer

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 held 8 events in 2024.

MF & DAZN: X Series 12

''MF & DAZN: X Series 12'' featured ''Ed Matthews vs Luis Alcaraz Pineda'', a

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MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English

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Ed Matthews and Mexican

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Luis Alcaraz Pineda, who was marketed as a mystery opponent. The bout took place on 20 January 2024 at the

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, England. Pineda defeated Matthews via

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in the second round.

Background

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. Originally, it was announced that X Series 12 would take place on 4 November 2023 in

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, but was delayed for an unknown reason. On 20 December the full undercard was announced on social media. 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. On 10 January, it was announced that English

Ed Matthews would headline X Series 12 against a mystery opponent, which was later revealed as Mexican

Luis Alcaraz Pineda. On 12 January, Misfits Boxing president

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. 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.

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MF & DAZN: X Series 13

''MF & DAZN: X Series 13'' featured ''FoxTheG vs. Evil Hero'', a

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crossover boxing match between English influencer FoxTheG and American influencer Evil Hero. The bout took place on 23 March at Worldwide Stages in

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, US. FoxTheG defeated Hero via

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in first round. 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

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Background

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. Originally, it was announced that X Series 13 would take place on 16 December 2023 in

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, but was delayed for an unknown reason. 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.

Evacuation due to bomb threat

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. The Spring Hill Police took to social media to confirm that the Tennessee Highway Patrol Bomb Squad were on the scene to investigate. They later determined it was a case of

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. YuddyGangTV vs Cracra was determined a

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after the event resumed.

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MF & DAZN: X Series 14

''MF & DAZN: X Series 14'' featured ''Salt Papi vs Amadeusz Ferrari'', a

light heavyweight Light heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight. The light heavyweight class has ...

MF–professional crossover boxing match between Filipino

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er Salt Papi and Polish

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Amadeusz Ferrari. The bout took place on 11 May at the

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arena in

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, England. Papi defeated Ferrari via

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in the third round.

Background

On 10 April, Misfits announced on social media that X Series 14 would headline Salt Papi vs Amadeusz Ferrari for 11 May at the

arena in

, England.

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MF & DAZN: X Series 15

''MF & DAZN: X Series 15'' featured ''Elle Brooke vs. Paige VanZant'', a women's middleweight professional crossover boxing match between English OnlyFans model Elle Brooke and American

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for the MFB women's middleweight title. The bout took place on 25 May at the

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, US. The bout ended in a

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Background

During the Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia press conference broadcast on 18 April,

DAZN DAZN (; pronounced "da zone") is a British Over-the-top media service, over-the-top sports Sports broadcasting, streaming and entertainment platform. Founded in 2007 as Perform Group via the merger of Premium TV Limited and Inform Group, it is o ...

accidentally leaked on the advertisement graphic that X Series 15 would take place on 25 May and would headline Brooke vs. VanZant. The next day, Misfits Boxing announced the event through

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would take place at the

. The MFB cruiserweight tournament will commence on the undercard, starting with the opening quarter-final bout between

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vs Tristan Hamm.

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MF & DAZN: X Series 16

''MF & DAZN: X Series 16'' featured ''FaZe Temperrr vs. Josh Brueckner'', a cruiserweight professional crossover boxing match between Brazilian

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FaZe Temperrr and American internet personality Josh Brueckner. The bout took place on 10 August at the James L Knight Centre in

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, US. Brueckner defeated Temperrr via technical knockout in the second round.

Background

On 21 June, Misfits announced on social media that X Series 16 would headline FaZe Temperrr vs. Josh Brueckner for 10 August in

, US. Originally, X Series 16 was scheduled to be headlined by American influencer HSTikkyTokky and American rapper The Game for 22 June, but The Game withdrew. On the undercard, decorated

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Amir Anderson Amir Oshea Anderson (born January 28, 2004) is an American middleweight professional boxer. Known by his ring name Cashman, he is currently signed to KSI's Misfits Boxing. Amateur career Anderson accumulated an amateur record of 40–8. During ...

made his professional boxing debut.

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MF & DAZN: X Series 17

''MF & DAZN: X Series 17'' featured ''Danny Aarons vs Danny Simpson'', a middleweight exhibition crossover boxing match between English influencer Danny Aarons and former professional

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. The bout took place on 31 August at the

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and included a special two-part concert featuring

, at the start and end of the main card, with guest experiences by S-X and

Trippie Redd Michael Lamar White IV (born June 18, 1999), known professionally as Trippie Redd, is an American rapper and singer. Born and raised in Canton, Ohio, he has contributed to the progression of emo rap and rage, a subgenre of trap music. His de ...

. The bout ended in a split draw. Originally, English

KSI was scheduled to return to the ring and face American influencer Slim Albaher and American

Anthony Taylor in an outnumbered tag team match. The bout was cancelled due to an injury KSI sustained.

Background

On 2 June 2024,

confirmed on

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his return to ring for August 2024 after a back-and-forth with

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. Paul then leaked supposedly that KSI's opponent would be former unified

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champion Amir Khan, and offered to fight Khan in February 2025 if he emerged victorious. Khan then responded to Paul seamlessly confirming his next bout against KSI. On 4 June, Khan confirmed he's deep in negotiations to face KSI next. On 8 June however, KSI uploaded a

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confirming the bout with Khan will not happen in August and instead later on in the year. KSI then challenged Slim Albaher and Anthony Taylor to a 2 vs 1 outnumbered tag team match, giving them 24 hours to accept. Within an hour, both Albaher and Taylor accepted on Twitter. On 30 June, the bout was officially announced between KSI, Albaher, and Taylor, along with a launch press conference at the Hilton London Wembley in

, England. However, fans began to speculate if the bout had been cancelled following KSI deleting the bout announcement across his social media. Albaher accused KSI of "ducking" their bout, stating he was the one who withdrew. On 1 August, KSI confirmed his withdrawal in a Twitter post due to an injury sustained. On 7 August, it was announced that Danny Aarons would face former professional

as the new headliner for X Series 17, following Beavo's withdrawal due to injury. Additionally, KSI was announced to perform a special concert in place of his previously scheduled bout.

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The event was broadcast on

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worldwide at £19.99 in Ireland and the UK while at $39.99 for the US. The event was broadcast on

in limited languages.

MF & DAZN: X Series 18 – Stake Pro Tournament Card

''MF & DAZN: X Series 18 – Stake Pro Tournament Card'' featured ''Elle Brooke vs Jenny Savage'', a middleweight MF–professional crossover boxing match between English OnlyFans model Elle Brooke and professional bare-knuckle boxer Jenny Savage for the MFB women's middleweight title. The bout took place on 14 September at the

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, England. Brooke defeated Savage via unanimous decision.

Background

During the broadcast of X Series 16 on 10 August, it was announced that Elle Brooke would face bare-knuckle boxer Jenny Savage as the headliner of X Series 18 in

, England. On 20 August, the full undercard was announced including the first

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Pro Tournament featuring

Chris Avila, former

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Idris Virgo and

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Fes Batista. The semifinals and finals matchup will both take place within the same night of the event.

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MF & DAZN: X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard

''MF & DAZN: X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard'' featured ''AnEsonGib vs Slim'', a middleweight MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between Saudi Arabian influencer AnEsonGib and American influencer Slim Albaher for the MFB middleweight title. The bout took place on 28 November 2024 at the Lusail Sports Arena in

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. Gib defeated Albaher via majority decision.

Background

On 3 September 2024,

confirmed on

that Slim Albaher will be facing a "huge name from the

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

world." On 3 September,

confirmed that Albaher's opponent will be announced during the broadcast of MF & DAZN: X Series 18 on 14 September. On the night, it was revealed that Albaher's opponent was not an MMA fighter, but instead Saudi Arabian influencer AnEsonGib after years of constant back and forths. On 14 October, the bout was officially announced to take place on 28 November in Doha, Qatar – in association with Visit Qatar – acuminated with a launch press conference in

. The open workout and weigh-ins took place at the Katara Amphitheater on 26 and 27 November. On the undercard, the bout between

and Neeraj Saini became the first professionally sanctioned bout to take place in Qatar – sanctioned by the UAE Boxing Commission.

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Broadcast

The event was broadcast on

worldwide.

Tournament brackets

Misfits Boxing are hosting three separate tournaments in 2024. One for the MFB interim lightweight title – while the current MFB lightweight champion Deen the Great heals from injuries – one for the vacant MFB cruiserweight title after

vacated the belt in January 2024 and one hosted by

featuring four professional fighters all taking place within the same night.

MFB Lightweight Interim Title

MFB Cruiserweight Title

Stake Pro Tournament

Notes

References

External links

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MF & DAZN: X Series 12

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MF & DAZN: X Series 13

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Evacuation due to bomb threat

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MF & DAZN: X Series 14

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MF & DAZN: X Series 15

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MF & DAZN: X Series 16

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MF & DAZN: X Series 18 – Stake Pro Tournament Card

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MF & DAZN: X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard

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MFB Cruiserweight Title

Stake Pro Tournament

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