Overview
- Plinio Cruz scored a second-round stoppage over Gary Olive in his boxing debut at the Copper Box Arena in Stratford, London, on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
- The fight ended when Cruz landed a series of left hooks that produced a knockout 58 seconds into the second round.
- Cruz had been scheduled to face Misfits heavyweight champion Chase DeMoor but took the bout after DeMoor withdrew with an eye injury and Olive accepted the late replacement.
- Alex Pereira was in Cruz’s corner and Cruz said he lost 100 pounds preparing for the fight, then used his post-fight platform to taunt and publicly challenge DeMoor for a future meeting.
- The near-empty arena and a card of novelty bouts highlight Misfits Boxing’s reliance on last-minute substitutions and social-media storylines to drive interest even as questions persist about the format’s sporting legitimacy.