2023 in Misfits Boxing

2023 in Misfits Boxing was the second 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.^[1] Misfits Boxing held 8 events in 2023.

Misfits Boxing
Information
Promotion	Misfits Boxing
First date	14 January 2023
Last date	17 November 2023
Events
Total events	8
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MF & DAZN: X Series 004

Main article: KSI vs FaZe Temperrr

MF & DAZN: X Series 004 featured KSI vs FaZe Temperrr, a cruiserweight MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English YouTuber KSI and Brazilian YouTuber FaZe Temperrr for the MFB cruiserweight title. The bout took place on 14 January 2023 at Wembley Arena, in London, England.^[2] KSI defeated Temperrr via knockout in the 1st round.^[3] The event reportedly sold 300,000 PPV buys.^[4]

MF & DAZN: X Series 005

MF & DAZN: X Series 005

Date	4 March 2023
Venue	Telford International Centre, Telford, England
Tale of the tape
Boxer Jay Swingler NichLmao Hometown Dudley, England Singapore Pre-fight record 1–0 (1 KO)^[a] 0–0 Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)^[5] 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)^[6] Weight 163.8 lb (74 kg) 157.6 lb (71 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox
Result
Swingler defeated NichLmao via Majority Decision.^[7] (39–36 Swingler, 39–37 Swingler, 38–38 draw)

MF & DAZN: X Series 005 featured Jay Swingler vs NichLmao, a super-middleweight MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English YouTuber Jay Swingler and Singaporean YouTuber NichLmao. The bout took place on 4 March 2023 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.^[8] Swingler defeated NichLmao via majority decision.^[7]

Background

During the broadcast for MF & DAZN: X Series 004, it was announced that Swingler would face NichLmao on 25 February 2023 in Milton Keynes, England.^[8] It was later announced that the event had been postponed to 4 March to the Telford International Centre in Telford, due to clashes with Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury on the same date.^{[9][‡ 1]}

The event introduced 'tag team boxing' to the sport of boxing. The teams consisted of Los Pineda Coladas, which had Luis Alcaraz Pineda and BDave take on D-Generation Ice, which featured Anthony Vargas and Ice Poseidon.^{[10][better source needed]} 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.^[11]

Card

Weight class		vs		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Jay Swingler	def.	NichLmao	MD	4		^Note 1
Lightweight	Deen the Great (c)	def.	Pully Arif	UD	4		^Note 2^, ^3
Cruiserweight	Ashley Rak-Su	def.	King Kenny	SD	4
Light heavyweight	Los Pineda Coladas (Luis Alcaraz Pineda & BDave)	def.	D-Generation Ice (Anthony Vargas & Ice Poseidon)	TKO	2/4	0:50	^Note 4
Lightweight	Astrid Wett	def.	AJ Bunker	MD	3		^Note 5^, ^6
Cruiserweight	Ginty	def.	Halal Ham	UD	3
Heavyweight	Tempo Arts	def.	Godson Umeh	RTD	1/3	3:00	^Note 7

^Note 1 NichLmao's professional debut
^Note 2 For MFB lightweight title
^Note 3 Arif's professional debut
^Note 4 Tag team match
^Note 5 For inaugural MFB women's lightweight title
^Note 6 Bunker's professional debut
^Note 7 Arts and Umeh's professional debut

MF & DAZN: X Series 006

MF & DAZN: X Series 006

Date	21 April 2023
Venue	XULA Convocation Centre, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Tale of the tape
Boxer JMX Le'Veon Bell Nickname The Juice Hometown Hertfordshire, England Reynoldsburg, Ohio, U.S. Pre-fight record 1–0 (1 KO)^[b] 0–1 Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)^[12] 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)^[13] Weight 194.8 lb (88 kg) 193.5 lb (88 kg) Style Southpaw Orthodox
Result
Bell defeated JMX via Unanimous Decision.^[14] (39–37 Bell, 40–36 Bell, 40–36 Bell)

MF & DAZN: X Series 006 featured JMX vs. Le'Veon Bell, a cruiserweight professional crossover boxing match contested between English YouTuber JMX and American football running back Le'Veon Bell. The bout took place on 21 April at the XULA Convocation Centre in New Orleans, Louisiana, US.^[15] Bell defeated JMX via unanimous decision.^[14]

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.^{[16][‡ 1]}

Card

Weight class		vs		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Main Card
Bridgerweight	Le'Veon Bell	def.	JMX	UD	4
Light heavyweight	Chris Avila	def.	Paul Bamba	UD	4
Lightweight	Walid Sharks	def.	Ayye Pap	KO	2/4	1:34	^Note 1
Lightweight	Uncle Pizza	def.	YuddyGangTV	SD	4		^Note 2
Heavyweight	Malcom Minikon	vs.	Jake the Viking	SD	4		^Note 3
Middleweight	OJ Rosé	def.	Kimbo Slice Jr.	TKO	2/4	2:00	^Note 4
Preliminary Card
Heavyweight	Stevie Knight	def.	Chase DeMoor	DQ	1/4	2:59	^Note 5
Cruiserweight	Alaena Vampira	def.	Fangs	TKO	2/4	1:24	^Note 6

^Note 1 Pap's professional debut
^Note 2 Pizza and YuddyGangTV's professional debut
^Note 3 Jake's professional debut
^Note 4 Slice and Rosé’s professional debut
^Note 5 Knight's professional debut
^Note 6 Fangs and Vampira's professional debut

MF & DAZN: X Series 007

Main article: KSI vs Joe Fournier

MF & DAZN: X Series 007 featured KSI vs Joe Fournier, a cruiserweight MF–professional crossover boxing contested between English YouTuber KSI and English businessman and professional boxer Joe Fournier for the MFB cruiserweight title. The bout took place on 13 May at Wembley Arena in London, England.^[17] KSI defeated Fournier via knockout in the 2nd round but was later overturned to a no contest after review shows KSI accidentally strikes Fournier with his elbow.^[18][19] The event reportedly sold 300,000 PPV buys.^{[‡ 2]}

MF & DAZN: X Series 008

MF & DAZN: X Series 008

Date	22 July 2023
Venue	Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, US
Tale of the tape
Boxer NichLmao Swarmz Nickname The Madman Hometown Sweden London, England Pre-fight record 0–1^[c] 1–2 (1 KO)^[d] Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)^[6] 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)^[20] Weight 166 lb (75 kg) 166 lb (75 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox

Tale of the tape
Boxer BDave Ryan Johnston Nickname The Crab Daddy Hometown Santa Monica, California, US Montreal, Quebec, Canada Pre-fight record 0–1^[e] 0–0 Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)^[21] 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) Weight 166 lb (75 kg) 155 lb (70 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox
Result
NichLmao defeated Swarmz, BDave and Johnson via Points Decision.^[22] (117 points)

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 Swarmz, American YouTuber BDave and Canadian YouTuber Ryan Johnston. The bout took place on 22 July at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, US.^[23] NichLmao won via points decision.^[22]

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.^{[‡ 1]}

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.^{[24][better source needed]} 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.^[25]

Stein–MoDeen controversy

On 20 July, American right-wing YouTuber Alex Stein sparked controversy after throwing hotdogs at his opponent Iraqi TikToker MoDeen who is Muslim at the press conference and yelled "you love pork, right?".^[26] Stein was removed from the card and later claimed that the hotdogs were in fact turkey and not pork.^{[27][better source needed]}

Card

Weight class		vs				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Main Card
Light heavyweight	NichLmao	def.	Swarmz	BDave	Ryan Johnston	PTS	4		^Note 1
Welterweight	Deen the Great & Walid Sharks	def.	YPG! (YuddyGangTV & Ayye Pap)			UD	4		^Note 2
Heavyweight	Alan Belcher	def.	Chase DeMoor			TKO	3/3	2:15	^Note 3
Bridgerweight	The AK Guy	def.	James Sellers			TKO	3/4	2:14	^Note 4
Happy Punch Preliminary card
Welterweight	Corn	def.	Unbaer			TKO	4	1:48	^Note 5
Catchweight	Jack Grady	def.	The Magic Crasher			KO	2/4	2:00	^Note 6

^Note 1 Survivor tag match
^Note 2 Tag team match
^Note 3 Exhibition fight
^Note 4 The AK Guy and Seller's professional debut
^Note 5 Unbaer and Corn's professional debut
^Note 6 Exhibition fight

MF & DAZN: X Series 009

MF & DAZN: X Series 009

Date	23 September 2023
Venue	Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Tale of the tape
Boxer Idris Virgo Aaron Chalmers Nickname The Bodybreaker The Joker Hometown Birmingham, England Newcastle upon Tyne, England Pre-fight record 13–0–1 (2 KOs)^[f] 1–0 (Boxing) 5–2 (2 KOs) (MMA) Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)^[28] 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)^[29] Weight 174.1 lb (79 kg) 174.8 lb (79 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox
Result
Virgo defeated Chalmers via round 3 TKO.^[30]

MF & DAZN: X Series 009 featured Idris Virgo vs Aaron Chalmers, a light heavyweight MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English professional boxer 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 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Virgo defeated Chalmers via third round technical knockout.

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.^[31] X Series 009 was originally scheduled to take place on 22 July in Berlin, Germany but was delayed for an unknown reason.^{[‡ 1]} It was then pushed back to 14 October during the broadcast of X Series 008.^[32] It was the brought forward after X Series – The Prime Card was announced for that date.^[33]

Card

Weight class		vs		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Main Card
Light heavyweight	Idris Virgo	def.	Aaron Chalmers	TKO	3/5	1:48	^Note 1
Cruiserweight	FaZe Temperrr	def.	Ginty	TKO	1/4	2:55
Light heavyweight	Ashley Rak-Su	def.	Halal Ham	UD	3
Light heavyweight	Gabriel Silva	def.	Ben Davis	KO	1/4	2:55	^Note 2
Heavyweight	Armz Korleone	def.	Master Oogway	TKO	1/3	2:45	^Note 3^, ^4
Light heavyweight	OJ Rosé	def.	Callum Izzard	TKO	3/4	2:14	^Note 5
Prelimiary Card
Middleweight	AJ Bunker	def.	Little Bellsy	UD	4		^Note 6
Lightweight	Small Spartan Jay	def.	Pully Arif	SD	4		^Note 7
Middleweight	Carla Jade	def.	Tash Weekender	UD	3		^Note 8

^Note 1 Misfits pro tournament qualifier

^Note 2 Davis' professional debut
^Note 3 Oogway and Korleone's professional debut
^Note 4 Korleone's identity was revealed during the press conference and was marketed as a mystery opponent
^Note 5 Izzard's professional debut
^Note 6 For inaugural MFB women's middleweight title
^Note 7 Jay's professional debut
^Note 8 Jade and Weekender's professional debut

MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card

Main article: KSI vs Tommy Fury

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.^[33] The second, Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis, contested American internet personality Logan Paul and American mixed martial artist Dillon Danis.^[34]

The event took place at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England on 14 October 2023. The event reportedly sold 1,300,000 PPV buys.^[35]

MF & DAZN: X Series 11

MF & DAZN: X Series 11

Date	17 November 2023
Venue	York Hall, London, England
Title(s) on the line	inaugural MFB welterweight championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Jarvis Khattri BDave Nickname The Crab Daddy Hometown London, England Santa Monica, California, US Pre-fight record 0–0 0–1^[e] Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)^[36] 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)^[21] Weight 154.5 lb (70 kg) 154.6 lb (70 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox
Result
Khattri defeated BDave via Unanimous Decision.^[37] (50–44 Khattri, 50–44 Khattri, 50–44 Khattri)

MF & DAZN: X Series 11 featured Jarvis vs BDave, was a welterweight MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English YouTuber Jarvis Khattri and American YouTuber BDave. The bout took place on 17 November at the York Hall in London, 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 announced on Twitter that X Series 11 will take place on 17 November at the York Hall in London and English YouTuber Jarvis Khattri and an unknown opponent will headline the card.^[38] The opponent was later announced to be American YouTuber BDave.^[39]

Card

Weight class		vs		Method	Round	Time	Notes
Main Card
Welterweight	Jarvis Khattri	def.	BDave	UD	5		^Note 1^,^2
Cruiserweight	Jully Poca	def.	Alaena Vampira	UD	5		^Note 3^,^4
Middleweight	Gabriel Silva	def	OJ Rosé	MD	4
Heavyweight	Armz Korleone	def.	Malcom Minikon	UD	4		^Note 5
Lightweight	YuddyGangTV	def.	Uncle Pizza	SD	4
Preliminary Card
Cruiserweight	Dapper Laughs	def.	Simple Simon	TKO	1/4	1:05	^Note 6
Light heavyweight	Adam Brooks	def.	Rhino	KO	2/3	1:40	^Note 7
Bridgerweight	Muhsin Cason	def.	Piotr Budziszewski	KO	2/4	3:09

^Note 1 Khattri's professional debut
^Note 2 For inaugural MFB welterweight title
^Note 3 Poca's professional debut
^Note 4 For inaugural MFB women's cruiserweight title
^Note 5 MFB heavyweight title eliminator
^Note 6 Laughs' and Simon's professional debut
^Note 7 Brooks' and Rhino's professional debut

Notes

1. On BoxRec, Swingler's professional record is 0–0 and his MF-professional record is 1–0 (1 KO).^[5]
2. On BoxRec, JMX's professional record is 0–0 and his MF-professional record is 1–0 (1 KO).^[12]
3. On BoxRec, NichLmao's professional record is 0–0 and his MF-professional record is 0–1.^[6]
4. On BoxRec, Swarmz's professional record is 0–0 and his MF-professional record is 1–2 (1 KO).^[20]
5. On BoxRec, BDave's professional record is 0–0 and his MF-professional record is 0–1.^[21]
6. On BoxRec, Virgo's professional record is 12–0–1 (2 KOs) and his MF-professional record is 1–0.^[28]

See also

• 2022 in Misfits Boxing
• 2024 in Misfits Boxing

References

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Primary sources

In the text these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):

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