Ex-UFC fighter Darren Till called out by Anthony Taylor following KO win over MMA icon's son… 'I know you're watching'
01/09/2024 09:14
Anthony 'Pretty Boy' Taylor followed up his brutal finish of Gabriel Silva, son of former UFC champion Anderson Silva, with a solid callout of ex-UFC star Darren Till, who has only recently made the move from MMA to the world of influencer boxing.
It was another strange yet entertaining night of action last night at Misfits 17 in Dublin, Ireland with a slew of dramatic brawls both inside and outside of the boxing ring.
Anthony Taylor calls out Darren Till following KO win at Misfits 17
Given how the main event of the evening ended in a rather unceremonious draw, the biggest winner of Misfits 17 in Ireland last night was undoubtedly Anthony 'Pretty Boy' Taylor.
After hitting the canvas himself, Taylor turned on the pressure and the power in the second round; knocking Gabriel Silva to the ground before the fight was stopped due to unanswered punches in the third.
It was an impressive win for the former Bellator fighter, who has now won four of his last five fights in the Misfits promotion; and 'Pretty Boy' wasn't done with writing his own headlines after scoring the upset KO, as he called out ex-UFC star Darren Till.
"I know you're watching, ey if you see this message – Bring it!
"Listen, Darren Till, what's up? I know you want this smoke. I know you all want to see Darren Till get his ass whooped. Let's go!"
In a backstage interview after the win, Taylor would double down on his callout of Till, suggesting that the two could clash on the rumored Qatar card this December.
Till recently made the jump from MMA to boxing, winning his exhibition debut against Mohammad Mutie earlier this year via a second-round 'injury' – although there was far more vitriol in their infamous post-fight brawl.
Misfits 17 Results: A KO-heavy night in Dublin comes to a stale conclusion
There was a grand total of eight fights at Misfits 17, five of which ended via a KO/TKO: with Anthony Taylor's undoubtedly the most surprising finish of the whole card.
In the main event of the evening, internet star Danny Aarons and former professional soccer (football) player Danny Simpson went to a split-draw after four rounds; results from the rest of the night are as follows.
- Danny Aarons vs Danny Simpson – Split Draw
- Anthony Taylor def. Gabriel Silva via third-round knockout
- Harrison 'HS TikkyTokky' Sullivan def. George Fensom via first-round knockout
- Ben Williams def. Warren Spencer via second-round knockout
- 'Deen the Great' def. Dave Fogarty via third-round knockout
- Sami Hamed def. Jesse Clarke via second-round knockout
- Mike Edwards def. Jams Cornish via unanimous decision
- 'Minnikon' def. 'DTG' via majority decision
The next Misfits boxing card is set to go down on September 14 in Newcastle, England – headlined by Elle Brooke vs Jenny Clausius.
