Joey Essex won a bunch of new fans during his gutsy boxing debut at Misfits 22.
The reality TV star made a surprise switch to fighting in Manchester, England, on Saturday night.
Joey Essex went to war with Portuguese influencer Numeiro in a highly entertaining four-round scrap.
There wasn’t much skill involved, but both men showed tons of heart as they put on a Fight of the Night contender.
Fans loved Joey Essex’s boxing debut
Joey Essex walked away with a majority decision (37-37, 38-36, 39-37) win at the end of his boxing debut.
Amused and impressed fans took to social media to voice their thoughts on the wild scrap they had just witnessed.
“Best Worst fight I’ve ever seen,” one person said. While another added: “Joey Essex was just in the most entertaining fight I’ve ever seen.”
“This Joey Essex fight against Romerio is like a crap Hagler v Hearns. Both throwing bombs, wide open. Kind of entertaining,” a third person tweeted.
“Joey Essex vs Numeiro is like Gatti Ward round 9 mate,” someone else commented.
“This Joey Essex fight is one of the best fights I’ve ever seen,” another said.
“Joey Essex was just in the most entertaining fight I’ve ever seen,” a sixth fan joked.
Who is Joey Essex?
Joey Essex made his name on the British reality TV show ‘The Only Way Is Essex’, which follows the lives of a group of young people from the Brentwood area of England.
The 35-year-old quit ‘TOWIE’ in 2013. Since then, he’s appeared on several other reality TV shows, including Love Island, Dancing on Ice, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, and Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.
Essex has boxing in his blood. His father, Donny Essex, is an ex-fighter. Tony Sims, his uncle, is a world-renowned coach who has worked with the likes of Anthony Joshua, Conor Benn, and Ricky Burns.
He’ll never win a world title, but Essex showed he’s got the heart of a fighter in his boxing debut.