A bloody Darren Till beat Anthony Taylor in the main event of Misfits Boxing 20.
The former UFC fighter was originally supposed to square off against Tommy Fury but the latter pulled out of the bout back in December and Taylor stepped in.
Though Till did not disappoint on his hugely anticipated boxing debut at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.
Dominating the opening four rounds, he landed a huge uppercut on Taylor in round four but the American was able to meet the referee’s count.
That gave Taylor a second wind as he fought his way back into the bout during round five, landing some huge shots of his own, one which caught Till right on the nose to draw blood.
However, Till woke up in round six. He landed another uppercut which put Taylor down again and though Taylor was able to beat the count, it was clear he didn’t have much left in the tank.
Till smelled blood, pressed forward, landed two clean shots with his left hand and followed that up with a huge right hand before a third shot with the left dropped Taylor who fell face-first to the canvas.
That proved to be the winning shot to crown a classy performance form Till on his Misfits Boxing debut.
On Saturday night’s undercard in Manchester, BBCC Gareth defeated Kak Hatt by knockout in a one-sided bout that lasted one round. Adam Brooks also win his match by TKO, beating Gavinio and Sami Hamed, son of boxing icon and former world champion Prince Naseem Hamed put on a show in his win over Ziggy Johnson.
In a battle 10 years in the making, Little T stopped Afghan Dan after his opponent suffered a dislocated shoulder in a truly bizarre spectacle, whilst Carla Jade retained her Lightweight Female title in a rather controversial split decision draw against Melanie Shuh.
Ty Mitchell was too good for Tommy Hench and in the co-main event, Wade Plemons defeated The Masai Warrior by unanimous decision as the official scorecards read: 40-36, 39-37, 40-36 – all in favour of Plemons.
There was still time for a big announcement from the CEO of Misfits Boxing, KSI as he will be facing former Chelsea and England left-back Wayne Bridge at Misfits Boxing 21.
