Misfits Boxing returned for its second show tonight as Jay Swingler took on Cherdleys in the main event in Sheffield.
The show was hit by several withdrawals as Misfits looked to build on the success of its opening show when KSI won two fights on one night in August. But six fights went ahead in the Steel City with Slim and Ryan Taylor starring in the co-main event while OnlyFans star Astrid Wett made her debut against Keeley.
There were also appearances from Halal Ham, JMX and Ginty as they looked to make their mark in the world of crossover boxing. Here are the results from tonight's fights...
Jay Swingler bt Cherdleys via first-round KO
ouTube star Jay Swingler returned to the ring for the first time in four years with a vicious first round knockout of Cherdleys.
The comedian made a number of big statements throughout fight week, but looked completely outclassed by his British rival and was dropped within the opening few minutes. And his pre-fight mind games weren't enough to throw Swingler off his game, as the Brit dropped him for a second time and the fight was immediately called off.
The winner said: "I feel amazing; my opponent is crazy. My opponent is insane for taking the fight. Pf course, I[m back. If they can get me on the January card, I'm down. If they can get me on multiple cards then I'm down. I'm ready to dedicate my life to this, that was a beautiful thing."
Slim Albaher bt Ryan Taylor via unanimous decision
Ryan Taylor and Slim Albaher's violent rivalry delivered in spades during the evening's co-main event, with Albaher winning - but losing his knockout streak.
They had been due to do battle on a much smaller show at The O2 Indigo in London back in July, but a hotel room scuffle saw Albaher given a detached retina and the fight cancelled. They rescheduled for Misfits Boxing, and delivered a back-and-forth brawl in which Taylor was dropped in the first.
However, Taylor showed his durability and persisted over the distance, walking forward and inviting shots from the renowned knockout artist. Somehow despite brutal punishment throughout, Taylor survived to see the end of the fourth round and even had a brief moment when a heavy body shot stumbled his rival, but hadn't won a single round and lost on all three scorecards.
JMX bt Ginty via third-round knockout
The fight of the night was the battle of the giants between late-notice replacement Ginty and Joel 'JMX' Morris. Standing at 6'3" and 6'5" respectively, fans expected to see JMX land an easy victory and cruise to a bigger fight in the future.
And it all appeared to be going to plan as the YouTube star landed a thundering early knockdown. However, Tik Tok sensation Ginty hadn't read the script as he rose from the canvas and landed a knockdown of his own.
Ultimately, the fairytale wasn't to be and JMX's size and boxing skill won out in the end as he landed a vicious knockout that had medics on the scene in the second.
Astrid Wett bt Keeley via second-round TKO
Pornstar Astrid Wett landed a TKO stoppage in the second round of her boxing debut against youngster Keeley Colbran tonight.
The OnlyFans actress had very little power to her punches, but the accuracy was enough to draw blood from her rival before ultimately having the corner step in during the second round.
Keeley, whose dad is Tik Tok star Simple Simon, flew out of the traps early looking to pile on the pressure, but wasn't fit enough to keep up the pace and was stopped similarly to her father. She declared after the fight that the Colbran's were clearly not a boxing family, while Wett appears keen to continue her fighting journey.
Anthony Taylor bt Ashley Rak-Su via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
X-Factor winner Ashley Tebi was dropped within five seconds of his Misfits Boxing debut against Jake Paul's teammate Anthony Taylor. The former Bellator fighter has struggled to gather steam in the influencer boxing world, but with the first punch he threw he sent the Rak-Su singer tumbling to the floor.
Impressively, the musician managed to gather himself and while he hardly landed a punch on Taylor, he stuck with the fight for the three round distance. Taylor said afterwards: "I want KSI, stop running from me," he said. "I have one more fight left then I want you in January, at whatever weight. I want you KSI, let's go! I've got that knockout power, you've seen that, boy!"
Halal Ham bt DTG via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Halal Ham picked up a three-round decision in the opening fight of the night.
A scrappy heavyweight clash kicked off an evening of action with wild shots swinging and missing on both ends. Ham, the more experienced boxer, looked cooler in the ring but failed to get his punches together as cleanly as he would like throughout the three rounder.
DTG had only started training weeks prior, but was game for competition and managed to tag Ham on a number of occasions. However, it wasn’t enough as the more experienced man took the decision.
