Joey Essex next fight announced

Huge night of Misfits Boxing action on October 10 at the Copper Box Arena

By Tim Rickson23 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

Joey Essex vs Dapper Laughs

Huge night of Misfits Boxing action announced for Saturday, October 10 at the Copper Box Arena with Joey Essex (1-0) going up against comedian Daniel O'Reilly (1-0) in the main event.

Both headliners are unbeaten in their MisFits Boxing debuts - Dapper Laughs KO'd Simon Colbran in just one minute of action last November and Joey won a mixed decision against Portuguese pro boxer Joao "Numeiro" Barbosa in August 2026.

Essex, who is trained by his uncle Tony Sims at the Matchroom Gym, rose to fame on The Only Way Is Essex. He has since appeared on Love Island and many more reality TV shows.

Daniel O'Reilly became Britain's first major Vine star, posting as Dapper Laughs he amassed over 600,000 followers with short clips focused on "lad culture", pick-up lines, and "banter". His first Vine was posted in July 2013.

Essex has over 2 million followers on Instagram, and Dapper Laughs has over 1 million, so between them they will attract a lot of eyes to their forthcoming fight.