Overview

• Darren Till and Luke Rockhold meet Saturday at Manchester’s AO Arena for Misfits’ inaugural bridgerweight title, streaming on DAZN.
• The bout was initially set for six rounds but the fighters agreed on stage to go eight after Till pressed for the change and threatened to withdraw.
• The press conference repeatedly boiled over with near-altercations as security separated the main eventers and Dillon Danis traded taunts with both.
• Rockhold enters for his professional boxing debut, while Till is 3-0 as a boxer with two wins under the Misfits banner this year.
• A report from Happy Punch claims Rockhold was left with a back bruise after a backstage scuffle with Danis at weigh-ins, a development not confirmed by officials.