Karate Combat star Samuel Ericsson will finally make his debut within the boxing ring this summer after agreeing to a take care of Misfits Boxing.
The renowned striker was in London last night to face off with Misfits Boxing light-heavyweight champion Anthony Taylor. The pair went head-to-head during an intense segment before the fundamental event of X-Series 14 at Troxy, and are expected to compete later this 12 months.
Ericsson is a large crossover star within the combat world, with over 775,000 followers on Instagram and further a whole lot of hundreds across other platforms. He’s one of the recognisable names in karate combat, and counts Joe Rogan and Conor McGregor amongst his fans.
Samuel Ericsson confirms Misfits Boxing fight with Anthony Taylor
Swedish Karate Combat star Ericsson shared an heated face-off with Taylor last night in London during a WWE-style segment ahead of Salt Papi’s showdown with Armadeusz Ferrari. And speaking with Bloody Elbow in an exclusive chat, he confirmed that the fight is all but a done deal.
“The thing is that there are lots of fighters on Misfits that called me out,” he explained. “However the only one which is definitely pretty serious is Anthony. He’s an MMA fighter, I’m from Karate Combat, it’s crossover fight.
“I’ve been in talks with Mams [Taylor, Misfits promoter] and KSI for a very long time and I’m here for a fight. At the moment, I consider Anthony might be the fight.
“It’s agreed and behind the scenes it’s just about done but there have previously been lots of changes. I can’t really talk about that but without saying anything I can just say I used to be speculated to fight today.
“Anthony is hard, well-built and solid but by way of boxing he’s not that good. I might never fight him in MMA! But in boxing, he’s not superb.”
Samuel Ericsson won’t fight for Anthony Taylor’s Misfits Boxing title
Taylor won the Misfits light-heavyweight belt at October’s infamous ‘Prime Card’ when he outpointed YouTuber King Kenny in a lacklustre decision win. He’s notorious for his outrageous pre-fight antics, but in addition a perceived boring style that features intensive clinchwork.
But Ericsson won’t be the person to take Taylor’s belt from him, adding: “I feel it’ll not be for the belt, I don’t need to be a first-time fighter coming for the belt I’d somewhat say that I’ll fight him in a crossover fight.
“Then we’ll see where we go from there because there’s so many guys. OJ Rose is sweet, Salt Papi as well and Armadeusz Ferrari. Actually, I don’t like him I wouldn’t even fight him if he desired to.
“I respect everyone here as athletes but in the long run if I don’t respect him as an individual I don’t just fight for fun.”
Samuel Ericsson details struggles in making the switch to boxing
Ericsson has been striking his entire life in various disciplines and is seen as one among the fastest movers on the earth. But he admitted that it hasn’t been easy to make the move to full boxing, without his other tools.
“Boxing is tough and first time I went over I felt like I used to be doing 500 sports,” he continued. “Boxing is a very different game in terms of working along with your feet and the way you balance yourself and plant your feet.
“But immediately after like a 12 months I actually think I’m more comfortable. I’ll be representing Karate Combat and I’m doing this as a collaboration crossover fight.
“I like every part about Misfits and Karate Combat and I’m just pleased to be a part of every part.”
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