Darren Till crushed Luke Rockhold with a third-round knockout at Misfits Boxing Series 22 on August 30, 2025, at AO Arena in Manchester, England, calling the win effortless. At the post-fight press conference, Till challenged retired boxing champion Carl Froch to step into the ring. The victory, which retained Till’s Misfits bridgerweight title, showcased his striking power against a former UFC champion.
Till’s Effortless Knockout
Till dominated Rockhold in their eight-round bridgerweight title fight, dropping him in round one with a sharp left hand. Rockhold struggled, and in round three, Till landed a combination that left him unconscious against the ropes at 1:08.
“I feel like I wasn’t even thinking, it was just my muscle memory coming all together, and obviously the knockout came,” Till said at the press conference. “No disrespect, but he fought very stiff in there. To be honest, it was really easy. It was really easy. It was too easy. I can’t lie – it was just so easy.”
The win kept Till at 4-0 in Misfits Boxing,
Till turned his attention to Carl Froch, a retired boxing champion and analyst, post-fight.
“I just don’t think I’m going to get a fight in the influencer scene, so I’ve got to go with these guys,” he said. “Carl scurried out of there, like where did he go? Is he here yet? Come on. Do you want to fight? Do you want to do your YouTube thing with 10k subscribers? You sat here just yawning. OK, you did all this yawning, but get in the ring and face me like a man.”
Carl Froch was unfazed during Darren Till’s call out!
— Boxing Kingdom (@BoxingKingdom14) August 30, 2025
Till tried to confront Froch ringside, but Froch had left.
Till, 32, has an 18-5-1 MMA record. He challenged for the UFC welterweight title in 2018, losing to Tyron Woodley via submission at UFC 228. His UFC run ended in 2022 after a 1-5 stretch in his final six fights, including losses to Robert Whittaker and Dricus Du Plessis. Till joined Misfits Boxing, debuting with a knockout of Anthony Taylor in January 2025 and beating Darren Stewart by decision in May 2025.
