Draft:Misfits Boxing
{{Short description|English sports promotional company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Misfits Boxing
| logo = Misfits Boxing 2024 logo.png
| founded = {{Start date and age|2022}}
| founders = Olajide "KSI" Olatunji
Mams Taylor
Kalle Sauerland
Nisse Sauerland
| industry = Sports promotion
| divisions =
| parent = Wasserman
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.misfitsboxing.com/}}
}}
Wasserman Boxing Limited, doing business as Misfits Boxing, is sports promotion company based in London, England and is a subsidiary of Wasserman. English internet personality KSI founded the company in 2022 alongside Mams Taylor, Kalle & Nisse Sauerland.
History
{{See also|2022 in Misfits Boxing|l1 = 2022|2023 in Misfits Boxing|l2 = 2023|2024 in Misfits Boxing|l3 = 2024|2025 in Misfits Boxing}}
In June 2021, English internet personality KSI announced that he, Wasserman Boxing, and Proper Loud, had partnered to launch a new boxing promotion aimed at staging the world's largest celebrity boxing matches.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-22 |title=Wasserman partners with YouTuber KSI for new boxing promotion company |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/wasserman-ksi-boxing-promotion-company/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224050956/https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/wasserman-ksi-boxing-promotion-company/ |archive-date=24 February 2022 |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB}} On 5 May 2022, KSI revealed that Misfits Boxing was the name of the organization as well as announced the first event taking place on 27 August.{{Cite web |last=Massey |first=Jake |date=4 May 2022 |title=KSI Announces He's Returning To Boxing With Fight In August |url=https://www.ladbible.com/sport/ksi-boxing-match-august-20220504 |website=Lad Bible}} On 1 July, DAZN accidentally leaked the launch of "MF & DAZN: X Series," a series of events focused on the crossover boxing phenomenon.{{Cite web |last=DAZN |date= |title=DAZN y Misfits Boxing anuncian la nueva serie de veladas 'MF & DAZN: X Series' |url=https://www.dazn.com/es-ES/news/boxeo/dazn-y-misfits-boxing-anuncian-la-nueva-serie-de-veladas-mf-dazn-x-series/1dpuzwc79ae9a1gzxjq5h5k0yg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630232534/https://www.dazn.com/es-ES/news/boxeo/dazn-y-misfits-boxing-anuncian-la-nueva-serie-de-veladas-mf-dazn-x-series/1dpuzwc79ae9a1gzxjq5h5k0yg |archive-date=30 June 2022 |access-date=1 July 2022 |website=DAZN}}
On 15 July, X Series 001 was officially unveiled to take place on 27 August at The O2 Arena and a four-event deal was signed with DAZN.{{Cite web |last=Muehlhausen |first=Steven |date=15 July 2022 |title=KSI vs. Alex Wassabi Fight Official for August 27 in New Boxing Series |url=https://www.dazn.com/en-GB/news/boxing/ksi-vs-alex-wassabi-fight-official-for-aug-27-in-new-boxing-series/p9vzezp517f01q3rtv9o8p2ne |website=DAZN News}} On 10 January 2023, Misfits Boxing and DAZN signed a 5 year exclusivity deal to continue distribute events with two pay-per-view each year.{{Cite web |last=Lingeswaran |first=Susan |date=10 January 2023 |title=DAZN secures rights to All Elite Wrestling in 42 markets across Europe, Asia |url=https://www.sportcal.com/media/dazn-secures-rights-to-all-elite-wrestling-in-42-markets-across-europe-asia/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330090317/https://www.sportcal.com/media/dazn-secures-rights-to-all-elite-wrestling-in-42-markets-across-europe-asia/ |archive-date=30 March 2023 |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=Sportcal}}
On 4 March at X Series 005, Misfits Boxing introduced 'tag team boxing' to the sport of boxing. The rules stated that a boxer can tag-in their teammate once they get to their corner, scorecards are calculated based on the performance of the boxers in the ring as though both team members are one person and if an opponent gets knockout, then the opposing team will be crowned the winner.{{Cite web |last=Benson |first=Michael |date=4 March 2023 |title=KSI's Misfits Boxing confirm rules for tag team boxing ahead of first fight this Saturday with Luis Alcarez Pineda and BDave vs Ice Poseidon and Anthony Vargas |url=https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1348034/ksi-misfits-boxing-rules-tag-team-pineda-fight/ |website=Talksport}} On 22 July at X Series 008, 'survivor tag boxing' was introduced to the sprot of boxing. 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.{{Cite web |date=14 June 2023 |title=MF & DAZN: X Series 008 — survivor tag match rules explained |url=https://www.dazn.com/en-US/news/boxing/mf-dazn-x-series-008-survivor-tag-match-rules-explained/b18pwp7fa4ml1pj6fbgtbdtqa |website=DAZN}}
On 10 October 2024, Misfits Boxing unveiled its rebranding with a new logo and the introduction of championship rings. If an inhouse champion successfully defends their title five times they would be awarded a diamond encrusted gold legacy ring and with ten successful defends a diamond ruby platinum ring will be awarded.{{Cite web |date=10 October 2025 |title=Misfits Boxing Unveils Rebrand and Championship Legacy Rings |url=https://misfitsboxing.com/misfits-boxing-unveils-rebrand-and-championship-legacy-rings/ |website=Misfits Boxing}}
= Misfits Pro =
In June 2021, Misfits Boxing launched their professional boxing division, named "Misfits Pro," with the signing of decorated amateur boxer and ten times national champion Amir Anderson.{{Cite web |last=Ditota |first=Donna |date=21 June 2024 |title=Syracuse's Amir 'Cash' Anderson will make his pro boxing debut in August |url=https://www.syracuse.com/sports/2024/06/syracuses-amir-cash-anderson-will-make-his-pro-boxing-debut-in-august.html |website=Syracuse}} Anderson went on to make his professional boxing debut on X Series 16 and became the first boxer to have sanctioned bout take place in Qatar on X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard.{{Cite web |last=Tucker |first=Bryan |date=10 August 2024 |title=Misfits Boxing 16 Results: Temper vs. Brueckner |url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/8/10/24216318/misfits-boxing-16-results-temper-vs-brueckner |website=MMA Fighting}}{{Cite web |date=28 November 2024 |title=BoxRec: Amir Anderson vs Neeraj |url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/909925 |website=BoxRec}} {{failed verification|date=December 2024}} On 8 August, J'Hon Ingram (4–0) was the second signee announced.{{Cite web |date=8 August 2024 |title=Floyd Mayweather Protégé Signs With Misfits Boxing |url=https://boxing-social.com/news/floyd-mayweather-protege-signs-with-misfits-boxing/}} On 17 October, Misfits Boxing announced the singing of WBC Silver super bantamweight champion Dylan Price (19–0).{{Cite web |last=Misfits Boxing |title=Signed! ✍️ Dylan Price WBC Silver Super Bantamweight title holder 19-0 with 13 KO’s! 💥 Welcome to MF Pro!! 🥊 |url=https://x.com/MisfitsBoxing/status/1846991789086904611 |website=Twitter}} On 30 December, Ty Mitchell (3–2) announced he had signed a multi year deal with Misfits Pro and made his debut on X Series 20 after a 14 year hiatus from professional boxing.{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Ty |date=30 December 2024 |title=Misfits Pro baby! First professional fight back in nearly 15 year’s Alhamdulilah, it’s a pleasure you have signed a multi year deal with @misfitsboxing on @daznboxing and a pleasure to be working with @mamstaylor and @sauerlandbros my aim to be misfits first world champion and transcend the brand God willing, this is the start of something special see you all on the 18th 🙏🏽❤️ |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DENc78ziwzU/?hl=en&img_index=1 |website=Instagram}}
On 10 January 2025, Mexican eighteen time national champion Kayla Gomez was signed and was originally set to make her professional debut in March.{{Cite web |last=F. Chavez |first=Felix |date=12 January 2025 |title=El Paso amateur boxing star Kayla Gomez to turn pro |url=https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/sports/boxing/2025/01/12/kayla-gomez-el-paso-boxer-to-begin-pro-career/77602040007/ |website=El Paso Times}} On 22 February, Misfits announced the singing of Brazilian heavyweight 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Abner Teixeira.{{Cite web |last=Misfits Boxing |date=22 February 2025 |title=‼️ FROM OLYMPIC MEDALLIST TO MFPRO 🏅 |url=https://x.com/MisfitsBoxing/status/1893301374449840587 |website=Twitter}}
= Misfits MMA =
List of MFB events
| id="BKFC_events" class="sortable wikitable " style="font-size:90%;" |
| No.
! scope="col" | Event ! scope="col" | Headline ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Ref |
|---|
| align=center|1
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 001 | align=center|KSI vs Luis Alcaraz Pineda | align=center|27 August 2022 |The O2 Arena, London, England | align=center| |
| align=center|2
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 002 | align=center|Jay Swingler vs Cherdleys | align=center|15 October 2022 |Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | align=center| |
| align=center|3
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 003 | align=center|Deen the Great vs Walid Sharks | align=center|19 November 2022 |Moody Center, Austin, Texas, US | align=center| |
| align=center|4
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 004 | align=center|KSI vs FaZe Temperrr | align=center|14 January 2023 |Wembley Arena, London, England | align=center| |
| align=center|5
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 005 | align=center|Jay Swingler vs NichLmao | align=center|3 March 2023 |Telford International Centre, Telford, England | align=center| |
| align=center|6
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 006 | align=center|JMX vs Le'Veon Bell | align=center|21 April 2023 |XULA Convocation Centre, New Orleans, Louisiana, US | align=center| |
| align=center|7
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 007 | align=center|KSI vs Joe Fournier | align=center|13 May 2023 |Wembley Arena, London, England | align=center| |
| align=center|8
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 008 | align=center|NichLmao vs Swarmz vs BDave vs Ryan Johnston | align=center|22 July 2023 |Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, US | align=center| |
| align=center|9
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 009 | align=center|Idris Virgo vs Aaron Chalmers | align=center|23 September 2023 |Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, England | align=center| |
| align=center|10
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card | align=center|KSI vs Tommy Fury | align=center|14 October 2023 |Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | align=center| |
| align=center|11
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 11 | align=center|Jarvis Khartti vs BDave | align=center|17 November 2023 |York Hall, London, England | align=center| |
| align=center|12
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 12 | align=center|Ed Matthews vs Luis Alcaraz Pineda | align=center|20 January 2024 |First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | align=center| |
| align=center|13
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 13 | align=center|FoxTheG vs Evil Hero | align=center|23 March 2024 |Worldwide Stages, Nashville, Tennessee, US | align=center| |
| align=center|14
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 14 | align=center|Salt Papi vs Amadeusz Ferrari | align=center|11 May 2024 |Troxy, London, England | align=center| |
| align=center|15
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 15 | align=center|Elle Brooke vs Paige VanZant | align=center|25 May 2024 |NRG Arena, Houston, Texas, US | align=center| |
| align=center|16
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 16 | align=center|FaZe Temperrr vs Josh Brueckner | align=center|10 August 2024 |James L. Knight Center, Miami, Florida, US | align=center| |
| align=center|17
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 17 | align=center|Danny Aarons vs Danny Simpson | align=center|31 August 2024 | align=center| |
| align=center|18
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 18 – Stake Pro Tournament Card | align=center|Elle Brooke vs Jenny Savage | align=center|14 September 2024 |Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, England | align=center| |
| align=center|19
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 19 – Qatar: The Supercard | align=center|AnEsonGib vs Slim Albaher | align=center|27 November 2024 |Lusail Sports Arena, Doha, Qatar | align=center| |
| align=center|20
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 20 | align=center|Darren Till vs Anthony Taylor | align=center|18 January 2025 |Co-op Live, Manchester, England | align=center| |
| align=center|21
| align=center|MF & DAZN: X Series 21 – Blinders & Brawls | align=center|Darren Till vs Darren Stewart | align=center|16 May 2025 |Vaillant Live, Derby, England | align=center| |
MFB Championship
=Current champions=
== Men ==
| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=120| Division ! width=200| Champion ! Since ! width=45| Defenses |
| style="text-align:left;"| Heavyweight
| {{flagicon|US}} Chase DeMoor | 28 November 2024 | align=center| 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Bridgerweight
| {{NA}} | {{NA}} | {{NA}} |
| style="text-align:left;"| Cruiserweight
| {{NA}} | {{NA}} | {{NA}} |
| style="text-align:left;"| Light heavyweight
| {{flagicon|USA}} Anthony Taylor | 14 October 2023 | align=center| 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Welterweight
| {{flagicon|UK}} Jarvis Khartti | 17 November 2023 | align=center| 1 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|UK}} AnEsonGib | 28 November 2024 | align=center| 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Lightweight
| {{flagicon|Philippines}} Lil Cracra | 13 December 2024 | align=center| 0 |
== Women ==
| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=120| Division ! width=200| Champion ! Since ! width=45| Defenses |
| style="text-align:left;"| Cruiserweight
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Jully Poca | 17 November 2023 | align=center | 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Middleweight
| {{flagicon|UK}} Elle Brooke | 19 January 2024 | align=center| 2 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Lightweight
| {{flagicon|UK}} Carla Jade | 14 September 2024 | align=center| 1 |
== MF pro ==
| class="wikitable sortable"
! width=120| Division ! width=200| Champion ! Since ! width=45| Defenses |
| style="text-align:left;"| Light heavyweight
| {{flagicon|UK}} Ty Mitchell | 16 May 2025 | align=center| 0 |
| style="text-align:left;"| Super middleweight
| {{flagicon|UK}} Joe Laws/ Harley Benn | {{TBA}} | align=center| 0 |
=Championship history=
Pay-per-view bouts
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !No. !Date !Fight !Billing !Network !Buys !Revenue !Source(s) |
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 27 August 2022 | align="center" | KSI vs Pineda | align="center" | 2 Fights 1 Night | align="center" | DAZN | align="center" | 445,000 | align="center" |£4,450,000 |
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 14 January 2023 | align="center" | KSI vs Temperrr | align="center" {{N/A}} | align="center" | DAZN | align="center" | 300,000 | align="center" | £3,000,000 | align="center" |{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Gareth |date=17 January 2023 |title=Listen to @ade_oladipo1 and me discuss #Misfits004 #Misfitsboxing |url=https://twitter.com/GarethADaviesDT/status/1615388783062519810 |website=Twitter |access-date=17 January 2023 |archive-date=19 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119010507/https://twitter.com/GarethADaviesDT/status/1615388783062519810 |url-status=live }} |
| align="center" | 3
| align="center" | 13 May 2023 | align="center" | KSI vs Fournier | align="center" {{NA}} | align="center" | DAZN | align="center" | 300,000 | align="center" | £6,000,000 | align="center" |{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Gareth |date=17 May 2023 |title="Bring it on, @tommytntfury vs @KSI" 👀 @GarethADaviesDT & @LeePhelps talk about the controversy of KSI's win and what happens next in the #FinalRoundExtra... Plus KSI vs Fournier does 300k ppv buys per sources |url=https://twitter.com/GarethADaviesDT/status/1658886599554236438 |website=Twitter |access-date=18 May 2023 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913080431/https://twitter.com/GarethADaviesDT/status/1658886599554236438 |url-status=live }} |
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 14 October 2023 | align="center" | KSI vs Fury | align="center" | Judgement Day | align="center" | DAZN | align="center" | 1,300,000 | align="center" | £26,000,000 |
| align="center" | 5
| align="center" | 31 August 2024 | align="center" | Aarons vs Simpson | align="center" {{NA}} | align="center" | DAZN | align="center" {{NA}} | align="center" {{NA}} | align="center" {{NA}} |
| align="center" | 6
| align="center" | 28 November 2024 | align="center" | Gib vs Slim | align="center" |Qatar: The Supercard | align="center" | DAZN | align="center" {{NA}} | align="center" {{NA}} | align="center" {{NA}} |
| colspan="5" |Total
! ! ! |
|---|
Notes
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Primary sources references section}}
External links
{{Misfits Boxing}}
{{KSI}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Misfits Boxing}}
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