2023 in Misfits Boxing was the second year in the history of Misfits Boxing, a crossover boxing promotion founded by English

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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 2023.

MF & DAZN: X Series 004

''MF & DAZN: X Series 004'' featured ''KSI vs FaZe Temperrr'', a cruiserweight MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English YouTuber

and Brazilian YouTuber FaZe Temperrr for the MFB cruiserweight title. The bout took place on 14 January 2023 at

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, in

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, England. KSI defeated Temperrr via

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in the 1st round. The event reportedly sold 300,000 PPV buys.

MF & DAZN: X Series 005

''MF & DAZN: X Series 005'' featured ''Jay Swingler vs NichLmao'', a

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MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English

Jay Swingler and Singaporean YouTuber NichLmao. The bout took place on 4 March 2023 at the Telford International Centre in

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, England. Swingler defeated NichLmao via majority decision.

Background

During the broadcast for MF & DAZN: X Series 004, it was announced that Swingler would face NichLmao on 25 February 2023 in

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, England. It was later announced that the event had been postponed to 4 March to the Telford International Centre in

, due to clashes with

Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury, billed as ''The Truth'', was a cruiserweight professional crossover boxing match contested between American YouTuber Jake Paul and English professional boxer Tommy Fury. The bout took place at Diriyah Arena in Diriyah ...

on the same date. The event introduced '

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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 Paul Michael Joseph Denino (born September 29, 1994), better known as Ice Poseidon, is an American Internet personality, live streamer, and YouTuber. He was primarily known for streaming the video game ''Old School RuneScape'' and his IRL str ...

. 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.

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MF & DAZN: X Series 006

''MF & DAZN: X Series 006'' featured ''JMX vs. Le'Veon Bell'', a cruiserweight professional crossover boxing match contested between English YouTuber JMX and

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. The bout took place on 21 April at the XULA Convocation Centre in

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, US. Bell defeated JMX via unanimous decision.

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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.

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MF & DAZN: X Series 007

''MF & DAZN: X Series 007'' featured ''KSI vs Joe Fournier'', a cruiserweight MF–professional crossover boxing contested between English YouTuber KSI and English

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and

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...

Joe Fournier Joe Fournier (born 23 January 1983) is a British businessman and professional boxer. He started a fitness business, before selling it and then subsequently moved into the nightclub industry. He had an exhibition fight with David Haye on 11 Sept ...

for the MFB cruiserweight title. The bout took place on 13 May at Wembley Arena in London, England. KSI defeated Fournier via

in the 2nd round but was later overturned to a

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after review shows KSI accidentally strikes Fournier with his elbow. The event reportedly sold 300,000 PPV buys.

MF & DAZN: X Series 008

''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 Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backing ...

Swarmz Brandon Montel Scott (born 11 September 1996), known professionally as Swarmz, is an English rapper and crossover boxer. He released his breakout single "Lyca" in 2018 which lead him to sign with Virgin Records. He was featured on "Houdini" w ...

, American YouTuber BDave and Canadian YouTuber Ryan Johnston. The bout took place on 22 July at the

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, US. NichLmao won via

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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. 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. 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.

Stein–MoDeen controversy

On 20 July, American

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Alex Stein sparked controversy after throwing hotdogs at his opponent Iraqi

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MoDeen who is

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at the press conference and yelled "you love

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, right?". Stein was removed from the card and later claimed that the hotdogs were in fact

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and not pork.

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MF & DAZN: X Series 009

''MF & DAZN: X Series 009'' featured ''Idris Virgo vs Aaron Chalmers'', a

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MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English

Idris Virgo and English reality television personality and former mixed martial artist Aaron Chalmers. The bout took place on 23 September at the

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, England. Virgo defeated Chalmers via third round

technical knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...

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. X Series 009 was originally scheduled to take place on 22 July in

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but was delayed for an unknown reason. It was then pushed back to 14 October during the broadcast of X Series 008. It was the brought forward after X Series – The Prime Card was announced for that date.

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MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card

''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

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. The second, ''Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis'', contested American internet personality

Logan Paul Logan Alexander Paul (born April 1, 1995) is an American influencer, professional wrestler, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, boxing, boxer, and actor. He has over 23 million subscribers on his YouTube channel ''Logan Paul Vlogs'' and has ranked ...

and American

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. The event took place at

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, England on 14 October 2023. The event reportedly sold 1,300,000 PPV buys.

MF & DAZN: X Series 11

''MF & DAZN: X Series 11'' featured ''Jarvis vs BDave'', was a

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MF–professional crossover boxing match contested between English

Jarvis Khattri and American YouTuber BDave. The bout took place on 17 November at the

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, 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 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 ...

announced on

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that X Series 11 will take place on 17 November at the

and English YouTuber Jarvis Khattri and an unknown opponent will headline the card. The opponent was later announced to be American YouTuber BDave. On 22 August 2024, it was announced by the PBA that Armz Korleone had received a four year suspension after he was revealed to have "a significantly elevated levels of testoerone" after taking a drug test. Therefore, Korelone's victory over Malcom Minikon was overturned and the bout was ruled as a no contest.

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