With his second professional win, Darren Till may have established himself as the most feared name in the current influencer boxing scene. Headlining the ‘MF & DAZN: X Series 21—Blinders & Brawls’ at the Vaillant Live in Derby, over eight rounds, he outboxed a courageous Darren Stewart, a former UFC fighter like Till. Now the 32-year-old Gorilla is seeking fresh scalps to hunt.
Post-fight, Till went on a calling-out spree. It included KSI, under whose Misfits banner he fought. There was Tommy Fury, with whom he almost had a fight early this year. Even Mike Perry wasn’t spared. Later in an interview, the Liverpool-born fighter shed further light on future plans. Given that the crossover boxing scene is going to witness one of the biggest events next month, when Jake Paul takes on Julio Chavez Jr., who was once slated to fight Till last year, the former UFC title challenger spilled the beans on a fight against ‘The Problem Child’ and a potential octagon return.
Speaking with Jamal Niaz, Darren Till gave his opponent, Darren Stewart, full credit for toughness and pressure. Later revealing that he’ll fight whoever Misfits puts in front of him, he expressed his frustration at fighters like Tommy and KSI, who reportedly backed off from a bout.
Jorge Masvidal knocks out home favourite Darren Till in the second round at UFC Fight Night 147 at the London O2 Arena, Greenwich on Saturday 16th March 2019. (Photo by Pat Scaasi/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
No sooner had he finished sharing his views on Dillon Danis, who was supposed to headline the Derby card with KSI, than the reporter asked, “Jake Paul is fighting the guy that you were meant to fight last year, Chavez Jr. What do you make of that fight? Obviously, he was very close to getting the Canelo fight, and that’s the guy that you want. That’s the money fight in this game right now.”
So Darren Till had to make it explicitly clear. “I’m a realist,” he said. “I’m not going to sit here and beg to fight KSI and Jake Paul. I’m not going to. I’m not a beggar at the end of the day. But if the fight’s there, the fight comes out, I’ll campaign for the fight.”
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