Darren Till responds to Anthony Taylor's callout after latter's Misfits Boxing 17 win over Gabriel Silva
Darren Till recently took a dig at Anthony Taylor in response to the latter's callout following his win over Gabriel Silva at Misfits & DAZN X Series 17. Till indicated that he is willing to fight Taylor in any of the upcoming Misfits boxing events. He also predicted a strong outcome of their potential fight if it were to happen anytime soon.
Taylor put up his Misfits light heavyweight title on the line against Silva in the co-main event of Misfits & DAZN X Series 17, which took place last weekend at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.
Taylor came out blazing in the third round of their fight, dropping Silva with an overhand right. The latter survived referee Joerg Milke's count, but the former Bellator fighter's persistent attacks prompted Milke to call off the bout and award him the win.
Following the fight, Taylor called out Till in his post-fight interview, saying:
''Darren Till, I know you watching. Hey, if you see this message, bring it.''
Check out Anthony Taylor's comments below (via Happy Punch on X):
In response, Till congratulated Taylor for his victory and accepted his callout, saying:
''This is a message to Anthony Taylor. I don't usually do this sh*t but I've seen you call me out the weekend, well done on your victory, I will fight you anywhere right now, whatever event Misfits wants to put on. If you wanna do it in my city and you wanna try knock me out in Liverpool, then we will do it here at any weight, whatever date.''
Till also made a strong prediction about their potential fight, saying:
''I will knock you flat out.''
Check out Darren Till's comments below (via Happy Punch on X):
As for Till, the former UFC fighter made his boxing debut in a TKO victory against Mohammad Mutie, but the fight ended controversially. The Brit's last octagon appearance came at UFC 282, where he lost the bout against Dricus du Plessis via third-round submission.
Darren Till opens up about potential UFC return
Darren Till, a former welterweight title challenger and middleweight contender, has expressed interest in returning to the UFC and has traded barbs with reigning middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis via social media.
In response to Marvin Vettori's plea to return to the promotion for a fight, Till wrote:
''Seems like everyone wants me back. If UFC bring me back you have to give me till December deal?''