Joey Essex and Dapper Laughs draw as Misfits Boxing delivers a night of close calls

Joey Essex and Dapper Laughs could not be separated in the main event at Misfits Boxing in London, with their four-round contest ending in a split draw. The Copper Box Arena card also featured two more draws, a title defence and several stoppages.

Main Event: Joey Essex vs Dapper Laughs

Essex and Dapper Laughs both left without the victory after the judges returned scores of 39-37 for Essex, 40-36 for Dapper and 38-38. The split draw proved divisive, with the result booed by sections of the crowd.

The contrasting scorecards made for a dramatic end to the show, but neither man could claim an outright win. The result leaves their Misfits records level after a main event that had plenty of people debating the judges’ verdict.

Plinio Cruz stops Gary Olive

Plinio Cruz made an emphatic Misfits debut, stopping Gary Olive at 58 seconds of the second round. Cruz dropped Olive with a series of left hooks, and Olive was unable to beat the referee’s count.

Carla Jade retains her title

Carla Jade kept her Misfits lightweight title with a unanimous decision win over Erika Night. The judges scored it 48-47 twice and 49-46, giving Jade the verdict across the five-round contest.

Undercard Results

Swarmz and Ambush Buzzworl fought to a split draw. One judge scored it 40-36 for Ambush, another had it 39-37 for Swarmz, while the third scored the bout 38-38.

Big Stacks beat James Collins by split decision, with scores of 39-36, 37-38 and 38-37. Collins was knocked down in the third round but made it through to the final bell.

Jordan McCann defeated Mo Deen by second-round TKO at 37 seconds. The bout was stopped after Deen refused to have his mouthguard put back in.

Lil Cracra won the survivor tag contest, stopping Andrew Howson and Joey Knight in the third round. The final stoppage came at 2:32.

Nitboy and Kane West won the tag-team bout against Little T and Cracky Tokky by unanimous decision. The judges scored it 39-36 twice and 40-35.

The main event ended without a winner, but the split draw was only one of the night’s contentious verdicts. Plinio Cruz’s second-round finish and Carla Jade’s successful title defence supplied clear outcomes on a card that also saw Swarmz and Ambush Buzzworl share a draw.

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