Influencer-boxing continues to dominate social media as creators likeJake Paul,KSIand more test their mettle in the ring.
While the card enjoyed immense success, making PPV history with areported 1.3 million buys,some of its combatants had a far less enjoyable experience.
Astrid Wett slams “sexist” Misfits Boxing: ‘I was treated like dogsht’*
In her seven-minute-long video, Wett claimed that Misfits forced her to fight at a loss and “backed her into a corner,” saying she only signed her contract on Monday of fight week because the company “messed me around so much.”
“Misfits tell you that they pay their fighters well,” she said. “They don’t. I was paid £12,000 to fight on that card, bearing in mind my training cost me £15,000 alone. They made their female champ fight for a loss on the biggest boxing influencer card of all time, by the way.”
Why i’m not longer at Misfits…pic.twitter.com/veHoZdTyiS
That’s not all; Wett also alleged that Misfits threatened to kick her from the Prime card if she failed to headline their No. 9 event in Newcastle with seven days notice, claiming that negotiations for the Prime card were so stressful “it actually caused my hair to fall out.”
“I don’t know whether they’re just sexist or not, but they boast about selling 1 million pay-per-views at £20 each on this card. So they made at least 20 million, yet they couldn’t afford to put my team in hotels. I had to pay for my own trainer and my own team to stay in a hotel for a week.”
Ultimately, Wett has made the decision to leave Misfits Boxing behind.
Misfits Boxing co-president Mams Taylor took to Twitter following the news and shared a gif as his response to the accusations from Astrid.
“Oh no! Anyway…,” it reads.
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KSI himself hasn’t responded just yet, however, but we’ll be sure to update you if he does.
Virginia Glaze is Dexerto’s Entertainment Editor in the US. She expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, and TikTok – as well as fighting games and influencer boxing. Virginia also has bylines at Red Bull, GINX, and Bandai Namco. Contact her here: virginia.glaze@dexerto.com
