2022 in Misfits Boxing was the inaugural year in the history of Misfits Boxing, a crossover boxing promotion founded by English YouTuberKSI and run by Mams Taylor, Kalle and Nisse Sauerland.[1]
KSI defeated Luis Alcaraz Pineda via round 3 KO.[4]
MF & DAZN: X Series 001 featured KSI vs Luis Alcaraz Pineda, billed as 2 Fights 1 Night, a cruiserweightMF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English internet personalityKSI and Mexican professional boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda for the inaugural MFB cruiserweight title. The bout took place at The O2 Arena in London, England on 27 August 2022.[5] The event sold 445,000 PPV buys.[6]
On the undercard, KSI also fought English rapperSwarmz as the opening bout as originally, KSI was set to face American YouTuber Alex Wassabi, who withdrew due to sustaining a concussion.[7]
Background
On 5 May 2022, KSI announced on his socials his return to the ring after his 2 year hiatus for 27 August.[8] Along with this announcement came the reveal of Misfits Boxing, a subsidiary promotion of Wasserman focusing on crossover boxing.[9] On 1 July, DAZN accidentally leaked that KSI's opponent would be Alex Wassabi, as well as revealing Deji vs Fousey and FaZe Temperrr vs Blueface.[10] On 15 July, KSI vs Wassabi was officially announced for The O2 Arena in London.[5] However on 7 August Wassabi withdrew from the bout due to sustaining a concussion. The following day it was announced that Swarmz would be the replacement opponent.[7]
On 17 August, following the online criticism KSI announced that he would be fighting twice, with his second opponent being Bulgarian professional boxer Ivan Nikolov (3–16–2).[11] However, Nikolov was removed from the event due to his tattoos revealing he is a white supremacist and Neo-Nazi. Mexican professional boxer Luis Alcaraz Pineda (2–5) was announced as the replacement opponent.[12]
^Note 1 For inaugural MFB cruiserweight title ^Note 2 Temperrr and Alabher's professional debut ^Note 3 Deji and Fousey's professional debut ^Note 4 Kenny and Sensei's professional debut ^Note 5 Papi and Warski's professional debut ^Note 6 Hyde and IAmThmpsn's professional debut ^Note 7 Great and Hero's professional debut ^Note 8 Swarmz's professional debut
During the broadcast for MF & DAZN: X Series 001, it was announced that Hasim Rahman Jr. vs Vitor Belfort would headline X Series 002 in Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England. Rahman Jr. vs Belfort was later rescheduled for X Series 003 for an unknown reason allowing Swingler vs Cherdleys to become the new headliner.[17]
^Note 1 Swingler and Cherdleys' professional debut ^Note 2 Taylor's professional debut ^Note 3 For inaugural MFB light heavyweight title ^Note 4 JMX and Ginty's professional debut ^Note 5 Wett and Colbran's professional debut ^Note 6 Rak-Su's professional debut ^Note 7 Ham and DTG's professional debut
On 15 September 2022, it was announced that Hasim Rahman Jr. vs. Vitor Belfort would headlined MF & DAZN: X Series 003 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, US.[21] However, on 14 November, Belfort withdrew after being tested positive for COVID-19.[22] former American football defensive end and mixed martial artist Greg Hardy was announced as Belfort's replacement.[23] Deen the Great vs. Walid Sharks was then promoted as the headline bout of X Series 003.[24]
^Note 1 Sharks' professional debut ^Note 2 For inaugural MFB lightweight title ^Note 3 DeMoor's professional debut ^Note 4 Money's professional debut ^Note 5 Overtflow's professional debut ^Note 6 Poseidon and Buckingham's professional debut ^Note 7 Minikon and NickNackPattiwack's professional debut
Notes
^On BoxRec, KSI's professional record is 1–0 and his MF-professional record is 1–0 (1 KOs).[2]
^On BoxRec, Deen the Great's professional record is 0–0 and his MF-professional record is 1–0 (1 KOs).[18]
