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From the looks of it, influencer and celebrity boxing is here to stay. With these events happening more frequently and subsequently selling out arenas, it’s hard not to rubberneck a little bit. This weekend’s Misfits card will be debuting a new format, Survivor Tag. If that sounds wild to you, that’s because it is. But before we get to that, let’s take a look at one of the men competing in this 4-man tournament. His name is Swarmz.
Who da fook is Swarmz?
Brandon Scott, better known as Swarmz, is a British rapper and newly minted boxer. In his youth, he was a talented footballer who played for several different teams including National League South club Whitehawk. By 2018, he’d finished his soccer career to pursue a music career.
He’d end up a Youtube sensation with several viral singles, then in March, 2020, he was featured on KSI’s single, “Houdini”. Swarmz wouldn’t begin his boxing career until August of last year where he ended up facing KSI as a late replacement. KSI defeated him via second round knockout.
Undaunted, Swarmz signed on to face fellow Youtuber Kristen Hanby but withdrew a couple weeks out citing a need for “more time to prepare.” In January, he fought British BMX Youtuber Ryan Taylor and would register his first win via TKO after Taylor suffered an eye injury.
In May, Swarmz fought KSI’s younger brother, Deji Olatunji, but lost the fight via unanimous decision. That brings us to the present where he’ll be facing not one but three other men in the aforementioned Survivor Tag bout. Let’s have a gander at the rules for that.
Misfits Boxing Survivor Tag Rules
*Rules courtesy of Misfits Boxing
- This is not a tag team bout, but a four-man fight to find the last man standing – it’s every man for himself
- Only two fighters allowed in the ring at one time
- The two fighters to start the bout will be decided by a fan vote on social media
- Fighters can tag in and out of the action
- Refusal to accept a tag into the ring will result in elimination
- A fighter is not allowed to tag the same person consecutively
- Any fighter knocked down is immediately eliminated
- Once a fighter is eliminated the next fighter will be chosen clockwise from the corner of the eliminated fighter
- It is boxed over 4×3 minute rounds
- At the end of each round, the fighters in the ring are changed
- If more than one fighter remains standing at the end of four rounds, the contest goes to the judges’ scorecards
- Fighters are awarded 8-10 points per round, depending on their performance
- Any fighter who does not participate in any given round will be awarded 9 points
Swarmz will be facing these three men:
- NichLMAO
- B Dave
- Ryan Johnston
MF & DAZN: X Series 008 goes down this Saturday, July 22, 2023 at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium and starts at 8 p.m. ET.
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