Joey Essex postpones boxing debut as fight with KSI’s brother collapses… but TV ‘villain’ still in talks with Misfits

JOEY ESSEX has had his boxing debut postponed - but talks for the TV prima to combat are inactive ongoing.

The Only Way is Essex fable was successful enactment to feature connected Misfits Boxing's "super card" successful Qatar with KSI's member Deji his scheduled opponent.

But Deji, 27, was announced connected the November 28 paper noticeably without an opponent.

It leaves Essex's boxing debut up successful the aerial but Misfits caput honcho Mams Taylor revealed the doorway is inactive wide open.

Taylor told SunSport: "Well, let's spot however this plays out.

"But, Joey and I person had conversations and I deliberation he'd beryllium large connected Misfits.

"He's people specified a villain, similar a lovable rogue and we request characters similar him and I'm assured Joey volition will look connected Misfits sooner oregon later."

Misfits Boxing was launched successful 2022 by YouTuber-turned-prizefighter KSI and his euphony mogul manager Mams Taylor.

And it has go a location to celebrity-style crossover bouts with stars of the boxing, MMA and societal media satellite progressive successful large fights.

Taylor expects world TV's Essex, 34, to articulation their roster - conscionable not yet against 2-4 Deji.

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He said: "Deji was conscionable a spot excessively experienced for your archetypal combat and though I deliberation it would person made a large communicative it conscionable didn't materialise successful the end.

"But yeah, I look guardant to having Joey connected successful the future. I deliberation alternatively than combat Deji for his archetypal fight, I deliberation he'll privation to get immoderate acquisition successful there, spot however it plays out.

"And past I deliberation that'd beryllium a large combat successful the future. Maybe he'll get a mates of wins nether his belt, physique the communicative and and I deliberation it could happen."

Essex's uncle Tony Sims is an esteemed manager who formerly trained Anthony Joshua and often has his celeb nephew successful his Romford gym.