Joey Essex and Dapper Laughs headline tonight's Misfits Boxing card, with the action streaming live and exclusively on DAZN. The first fight is scheduled for 6.30pm, and the main event ring walk is expected at around 9.20pm.
Main event and undercard details
Essex, who outpointed Numeiro last year, opens as the betting favorite. Dapper Laughs steps in on short notice after Essex's original opponent fell through. The comedian last fought three years ago, when he stopped Simple Simon.
Undercard highlights include Swarmz vs Ambush, a grudge match following a physical altercation last month. Big Stacks, who calls himself the "UK's Hardest Man," returns for his third fight this year against former West Ham defender James Collins, a late replacement for The Apprentice star Thomas Skinner.
How to watch and start time
All fights are available on DAZN. New subscribers can join from £9.99 per month on a limited-time rolling plan; existing subscribers get the event free. The eight-fight card starts at 6.30pm, with times subject to change depending on how long the undercard runs.
Full fight card
- Joey Essex vs Dapper Laughs – 9.20pm
- Swarmz vs Ambush – 8.50pm
- Big Stacks vs James Collins – 8.20pm
- Jordan McCann vs Mo Deen – 7.50pm
- Lil CraCra vs Andrew Howson vs Joey Knight vs Felony Charles – 7.30pm
- Plinio Cruz vs Gary Olive – 7.10pm
- Nitboy & Kane West vs Little T & Cracky Tokky – 6.50pm
- Carla Jade vs Erika Night – 6.30pm
What the fighters say
Essex said: "I think he's underestimated me massively. He's obviously looked at my last fight and seen the zombie I was. I feel like he's going to be in for a good night because I just don't think he understands. I really don't think he understands. the other day he was saying he's got a hard punch. Like he's heard things about me for sure because he knows people I'm in the gym with and that and you know, we'll see."
Dapper Laughs said: "I think you guys are in for a good scrap because we both box proper boxers in our gym. He comes out of a proper gym and my coach has put me up with our amateurs and some pretty elite boxers. Neither of us are mugs and I've got a feeling that we both got quite a lot of heart. But I want to cause an upset. How funny if I beat him? All the pressure is on him."
