- Source: 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 7 events in 2024 so far.
MF & DAZN: X Series 12
MF & DAZN: X Series 12 featured Ed Matthews vs Luis Alcaraz Pineda, a middleweight MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English TikToker Ed Matthews and Mexican professional boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda, who was marketed as a mystery opponent. The bout took place on 20 January 2024 at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England. Pineda defeated Matthews via knockout 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 Austin, Texas, 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 TikToker Ed Matthews would headline X Series 12 against a mystery opponent, which was later revealed as Mexican professional boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda.
On 12 January, Misfits Boxing president Mams Taylor 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.
= Card
=^Note 1 Pineda's identity was revealed on fight night and was marketed as a mystery opponent ^Note 2 For MFB women's middleweight title ^Note 3 Hamm and Not Logan Paul's professional debut ^Note 4 FoxTheG's professional debut ^Note 5 Williams' professional debut ^Note 6 Rak-Su's professional debut ^Note 7 Knight and Wanted's professional debut
MF & DAZN: X Series 13
MF & DAZN: X Series 13 featured FoxTheG vs. Evil Hero, a lightweight exhibition crossover boxing match between English YouTuber FoxTheG and American influencer Evil Hero. The bout took place on 23 March at Worldwide Stages in Nashville, Tennessee, US. FoxTheG defeated Hero via technical knockout 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 anxiety attack.
= 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 Cardiff, Wales, 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 swatting.
YuddyGangTV vs Cracra was determined a no contest after the event resumed.
= Card
=^Note 1 Exhibition bout ^Note 2 Holder's and Earth's professional debut ^Note 3 MFB lightweight interim title tournament quarter-finals ^Note 4 Cracra's professional debut ^Note 5 Hulk's professional debut ^Note 6 Hru's professional debut ^Note 7 For vacant MFB women's lightweight title ^Note 8 Exhibition bout
MF & DAZN: X Series 14
MF & DAZN: X Series 14 featured Salt Papi vs Amadeusz Ferrari, a light heavyweight MF–professional crossover boxing match between Filipino TikToker Salt Papi and Polish mixed martial artist Amadeusz Ferrari. The bout took place on 11 May at the Troxy arena in London, England. Papi defeated Ferrari via corner retirement 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 Troxy arena in London, England.
= Card
=^Note 1 6ar6ie6's professional debut ^Note 2 For MFB women's cruiserweight title ^Note 3 Mist's professional debut ^Note 4 MFB lightweight interim title tournament quarter-finals ^Note 5 King’s professional debut ^Note 6 Knights' professional debut ^Note 7 For MFB heavyweight title
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 mixed martial artist Paige VanZant for the MFB women's middleweight title. The bout took place on 25 May at the NRG Arena in Houston, Texas, US. The bout ended in a split draw.
= Background
=During the Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia press conference broadcast on 18 April, DAZN 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 social media would take place at the NRG Arena in Houston, Texas.
The MFB cruiserweight tournament will commence on the undercard, starting with the opening quarter-final bout between Le'Veon Bell vs Tristan Hamm.
= Card
=^Note 1 VanZant's professional debut ^Note 2 For MFB women's middleweight title ^Note 3 MFB cruiserweight title tournament quarter-finals ^Note 4 MFB lightweight interim title tournament quarter-finals ^Note 5 Park and Vargas' professional debut ^Note 6 Loza's professional debut ^Note 7 Magen's professional debut
MF & DAZN: X Series 16
MF & DAZN: X Series 16 featured FaZe Temperrr vs. Josh Brueckner, a cruiserweight professional crossover boxing match between Brazilian internet personality FaZe Temperrr and American internet personality Josh Brueckner. The bout took place on 10 August at the James L Knight Centre in Miami, Florida, 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 Miami, Florida, 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 amateur boxer Amir Anderson made his professional boxing debut.
= Card
=^Note 1 MFB cruiserweight title tournament quarter-finals ^Note 2 Ericsson's professional debut ^Note 3 For MFB light heavyweight title ^Note 4 Anderson's professional debut ^Note 5 MFB lightweight interim title tournament semi-finals ^Note 6 Musa's professional debut ^Note 7 MFB lightweight interim title tournament quarter-finals ^Note 8 Exhibition bout
MF & DAZN: X Series 17
MF & DAZN: X Series 17 featured Danny Aarons vs Danny Simpson, a middleweight exhibition crossover boxing match between English YouTuber Danny Aarons and former professional football player Danny Simpson. The bout took place on 31 August at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland and included a special two-part concert featuring KSI, at the start and end of the main card, with guest experiences by S-X and Trippie Redd. The bout ended in a split draw.
Originally, English internet personality KSI was scheduled to return to the ring and face American YouTuber Slim Albaher and American mixed martial artist Anthony Taylor in an outnumbered tag team match. The bout was cancelled due to an injury KSI sustained.
= Background
=On 2 June 2024, KSI confirmed on Twitter his return to ring for August 2024 after a back-and-forth with Jake Paul. Paul then leaked supposedly that KSI's opponent would be former unified light welterweight champion Amir Khan, and offered to fight Khan in February 2025 if he immerged 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 YouTube 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 London, 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 football player Danny Simpson 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.
= Card
=^Note 1 Exhibition bout ^Note 2 For MFB light heavyweight title ^Note 3 Exhibition bout ^Note 4 Spencer's professional debut ^Note 5 For MFB lightweight title ^Note 6 Fogarty's professional debut ^Note 7 Hamed and Clarke's professional debut ^Note 8 MFB cruiserweight title tournament quarter-finals ^Note 9 Cornish and Edwards' professional debut ^Note 10 MFB cruiserweight title tournament quarter-finals
= Broadcast
=The event was broadcast on pay-per-view on DAZN worldwide at £19.99 in Ireland and the UK while at $39.99 for the US. The event was broadcast on YouTube 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 Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, 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 Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
On 20 August, the full undercard was announced including the first Stake Pro Tournament featuring mixed martial artist Chris Avila, former UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson, professional boxer Idris Virgo and influencer Fes Batista. The semifinals and finals matchup will both take place within the same night of the event.
= Card
=^Note 1 Savage's professional debut ^Note 2 For MFB women's middleweight title ^Note 3 Stake pro tournament final ^Note 4 Pittman's professional debut ^Note 5 For MFB women's cruiserweight title ^Note 6 MFB lightweight interim title tournament semifinals ^Note 7 Exhibition bout ^Note 8 For MFB women's lightweight title ^Note 9 Henderson's professional debut ^Note 10 Stake pro tournament semifinals ^Note 11 Stake pro tournament semifinals ^Note 12 Tobz and Kelz's professional debut
MF & DAZN: X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard
MF & DAZN: X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard will feature AnEsonGib vs Slim, an upcoming middleweight MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between Saudi Arabian YouTuber AnEsonGib and American YouTuber Slim Albaher for the MFB middleweight title. The bout is scheduled to take place on 28 November 2024 at the Lusail Sports Arena in Doha, Qatar.
= Background
=On 3 September 2024, Mams Taylor confirmed on Twitter that Slim Albaher will be facing a "huge name from the mixed martial arts world." On 3 September, Misfits Boxing 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 YouTuber 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 lunch press conference in London.
= Card
=^Note 1 For MFB middleweight title ^Note 2 HS and Warrior's professional debut ^Note 3 Savage's professional debut ^Note 4 For MFB welterweight title ^Note 5 MFB lightweight interim title tournament final ^Note 6 For vacant MFB heavyweight title
= Broadcast
=The event will be broadcast on pay-per-view on DAZN 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 KSI vacated the belt in January 2024 and one hosted by Stake featuring four professional fighters all taking place within the same night.
= MFB Lightweight Interim Title
== MFB Cruiserweight Title
== Stake Pro Tournament
=Notes
See also
2022 in Misfits Boxing
2023 in Misfits Boxing
References
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