Darren Till grabs Anthony Taylor by the throat as all hell breaks loose at Misfits Boxing weigh-in
Darren Till and Anthony Taylor nearly came to blows at their weigh-in on Friday night. The pair are set to square off on Saturday at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester in the feature attraction of Misfits Boxing 20. X - Misfits Boxing There is no love lost between Taylor and Till[/caption] Till had been due to face Tommy Fury on the same date, however, ‘TNT’ pulled out of the fight after his rival vowed to break the rules by kicking him in the head. As a result, Taylor, the Misfits Boxing light heavyweight champion, has stepped up to take on Till. And there is no love lost between them either. At their press conference on Thursday Till refused to face off with Taylor. But when they came face to face at their weigh-in things got physical. After successfully making the cruiserweight limit, Taylor got up into Till’s face prompting the former UFC star to grab him by the throat and push him across the stage. Taylor then lunged at Till but the security intervened quickly and pulled the two fighters apart. Saturday’s fight will mark Till’s second splash in semi-pro boxing. In July, he defeated Mohammad Mutie via TKO in an exhibition bout that descended into a mass brawl in the immediate aftermath. Mutie took exception to Till being declared the victor after landing, what he believed to be a rabbit punch in the finishing sequence. Till has one boxing exhibition under his beltGetty The United Arab Emirates MMA fighter charged over to Till after the decision was read out and threw a kick, prompting a punch up to erupt between both men’s entourages. Till landed a straight left in reply as the pair got tangled up in the ropes with the former UFC welterweight title challenger ending up on top. The Liverpudlian’s victory over Mutie was his first in combat sports since November 2019 when he edged out Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244 by split decision. He lost his final three fights in MMA’s premier promotion to Robert Whittaker, Derek Brunson and Dricus du Plessis before requesting to be released from his contract – although Till isn’t done with the UFC just yet. “I relish the thought of coming back to the UFC,” Till told talkSPORT.com, speaking on his combat sports future. “We’ll see, obviously. For now, it’s team Misfits, but there’s always a path. View Tweet: https://t.co/PbNRHzii7u “There’s always a way back. There’s always: when there’s a will there’s a way. Definitely. “I always said to them: ‘Look, if it ever comes back around, I’ll always join you if you have me.’ “As I said, they like me. So who knows, in a few years, if that vibe’s happening again, we’ll see. It’s all baby steps, isn’t it? “All the time. We’re all just trying to have a go at it.”
Darren Till and Anthony Taylor nearly came to blows at their weigh-in on Friday night.
The pair are set to square off on Saturday at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester in the feature attraction of Misfits Boxing 20.
Till had been due to face Tommy Fury on the same date, however, ‘TNT’ pulled out of the fight after his rival vowed to break the rules by kicking him in the head.
As a result, Taylor, the Misfits Boxing light heavyweight champion, has stepped up to take on Till.
And there is no love lost between them either.
At their press conference on Thursday Till refused to face off with Taylor.
But when they came face to face at their weigh-in things got physical.
After successfully making the cruiserweight limit, Taylor got up into Till’s face prompting the former UFC star to grab him by the throat and push him across the stage.
Taylor then lunged at Till but the security intervened quickly and pulled the two fighters apart.
Saturday’s fight will mark Till’s second splash in semi-pro boxing.
In July, he defeated Mohammad Mutie via TKO in an exhibition bout that descended into a mass brawl in the immediate aftermath.
Mutie took exception to Till being declared the victor after landing, what he believed to be a rabbit punch in the finishing sequence.
The United Arab Emirates MMA fighter charged over to Till after the decision was read out and threw a kick, prompting a punch up to erupt between both men’s entourages.
Till landed a straight left in reply as the pair got tangled up in the ropes with the former UFC welterweight title challenger ending up on top.
The Liverpudlian’s victory over Mutie was his first in combat sports since November 2019 when he edged out Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244 by split decision.
He lost his final three fights in MMA’s premier promotion to Robert Whittaker, Derek Brunson and Dricus du Plessis before requesting to be released from his contract – although Till isn’t done with the UFC just yet.
“I relish the thought of coming back to the UFC,” Till told talkSPORT.com, speaking on his combat sports future.
“We’ll see, obviously. For now, it’s team Misfits, but there’s always a path.
“There’s always a way back. There’s always: when there’s a will there’s a way. Definitely.
“I always said to them: ‘Look, if it ever comes back around, I’ll always join you if you have me.’
“As I said, they like me. So who knows, in a few years, if that vibe’s happening again, we’ll see. It’s all baby steps, isn’t it?
“All the time. We’re all just trying to have a go at it.”
