Influencers Deen The Great and Walid Sharks won the tag team boxing co-main event at Misfits 8 against Yuddygang TV and Ayye Pap, despite their rivalry and an in-bout scuffle, setting up a potential rematch.
In an event that bordered on being predictable, Misfits Boxing continued its experiments with tag team boxing at Misfits 8. The Saturday event placed influencers Deen The Great and Walid Sharks against Yuddygang TV and Ayye Pap in the secondary leading bout. After four rounds of competitive grappling, Deen The Great and Walid Sharks ultimately emerged as victors.
The theme of the event was tag team boxing, where two pairs of boxers face each other and have the option of swapping out mid-fight. This became particularly interesting when it emerged that Deen The Great and Walid Sharks, the winning pair, are long-standing rivals, whose rivalry dates back to when Deen The Great defeated Walid Sharks at Misfits 3. The tension between them was evident even at the weigh-ins leading up to the fight. Early in the fight, Walid Sharks was more preoccupied with feigning tags and aggravating his partner than actually fighting. Deen The Great was eventually brought in, and his speed turned out to be a problem for Yuddygang.
Round two saw improvements in the rivals’ interactions, and the situation deteriorated for Yuddygang and Ayye Pap. Ayye Pap sustained a shoulder injury which put Yuddygang in the hot seat for the rest of the fight. Despite showcasing remarkable defense strategies, Yuddygang couldn’t handle Deen The Great and Walid Sharks. It was in this round that Deen The Great and Walid Sharks displayed superior technique and landed big shots repeatedly.
At the end of the fight, Deen The Great and Walid Sharks brought home a unanimous decision with scorecards of 40-36, 40-36, 39-37. Although the fight seemed to cool off tempers between Deen The Great and Walid Sharks, a scuffle broke off before the final decision was announced. This hints at a awaited rematch likely to happen in the near future.