Darren Till has been offered a unique opportunity to take over Mike Perry’s new fight promotion – as long as they settle their rivalry on the American’s terms.
For years, Till and Perry have been on a collision course – even sparring each other behind closed doors during their days in the UFC. However, despite multiple big money fight offers across bare knuckle boxing, Misfits Boxing and now Perry’s Dirty Boxing Championship, the fight has eluded them.
Now, the BKFC ‘King of Violence’ is upping the stakes, and putting his ownership of the fledgling DBX on the line to make the fight happen. He is even open to a two-fight deal that could take him to Misfits, but notes that the better deal is on his side of the table.
Perry is currently promoting DBX’s second full event, which takes place at the Hangar Miami on Friday June 14. Tickets are available here and fans can watch live on YouTube here.
Mike Perry offers Darren Till opportunity to become ‘face’ of new promotion
It appears that the way to make a Mike Perry and Darren Till fight is to find a two-fight deal, where one takes place in Dirty Boxing and the other in Misfits Boxing. But which comes first is proving a bone of contention with the duo.
“We’ve been coming after him and we offered him a lot for bare knuckle,” Perry told Bloody Elbow in an exclusive chat. “He doesn’t want to do bare knuckle and then if it’s one and one come to Dirty Boxing first.
“Why do I got to go over there first? They want me so bad to go to Scouse land [Liverpool] in the summer and do something. But they don’t understand the details of what’s going on, Till just thinks he can do and say whatever he wants.
“Where’s he been at for a couple years? Now he’s come back and he’s had a couple fights – well, one fight I’ll give him against Darren Stewart, the other guy [Anthony Taylor], what was that? Till can get it any time.
“I wanted to spar and he wanted to go to the spa and get a massage. Well I’ll massage your face with them little Dirty Boxing gloves.”
He even offered to make Till the face of Dirty Boxing, which is currently his own role. “I’m doing my own promoting over here,” he continued. “I’ve got my own organization and promotion and it means more for Till and myself if he did it with my banner.
“If he were to have success he could take over and he become the face of Dirty Boxing. But he’s not using his brain, thinking of all the possibilities. He’s stuck over there in the UK having beans for breakfast! That s— just ain’t going to fly with me, I eat eggs and bacon.”
Darren Till has wanted to fight Mike Perry for years
The first time that Till and Perry came face to face in the UFC octagon was October of 2017, when the Brit was surging towards a welterweight title shot. The fight never materialised then, and has since become one of the most convoluted build-ups in fight history.
In one message earlier this year, Till wrote to Perry: “I never said no my friend… I said let’s do one boxing fight and let’s do one bareknuckle fight… You and ur manager never came back to me and my management so it’s on you… If you want to fight I am here,.
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“You are more interested in being a promoter right now whereas I am training everyday no distractions and struggling to get opponents… KSI doesn’t answer the phone Tommy Fury doesn’t answer the phone… Jake Paul same thing…
“So if you really want the fight that is destined to happen get ur manager to contact MisFits and we can make this happen as a co-promotion.”