Jordan McCann Faces Mo Deen in Five-Round Boxing Bout

Jordan McCann returned to influencer boxing to face Mo Deen at Misfits Boxing in London on Saturday, October 10, 2026, with both heavyweights seeking their first victories in the promotion. According to previews published by The Sun and the Mirror, their contest was scheduled for five rounds lasting one minute each.

The fight featured on a card at the Copper Box Arena headlined by reality television personality Joey Essex against comedian and social media personality Dapper Laughs. The event also included former Premier League defender James Collins against Big Stacks, along with a series of team contests and a women's lightweight title fight.

McCann entered the matchup following consecutive defeats against Ibiza Final Boss and Big Stacks. The latter loss came by doctor's stoppage, according to the Mirror, prompting McCann to announce his retirement before reversing that decision for the London event.

Mo Deen also arrived without a victory in his first two influencer boxing appearances, having lost to Vitaly and Wakey Wines, according to the earlier report published by AOL on October 9.

McCann described his return as an unexpected opportunity, saying he had been on vacation when event organizer Mams contacted him about joining the card.

"I'm grateful for the opportunity. I didn't even really want to fight. I was just chilling on holiday with my bird and Mams rang me and said, 'Look, these can't sell no tickets, they need you'.

I'm going to step in and take over. I'm glad they give me an easy fight. I keep getting beat up now.

No disrespect when I said that either, but I keep getting beat up, so it's about right. I've just chilling basically. I was on holiday just eating steaks and drinking lager.

Obviously I'm heavyweight so it doesn't really matter about the weight and I've never really dieted in my life." McCann said.

The unusual one-minute round format was a defining feature of the McCann-Deen matchup. The five-round arrangement limited the scheduled action to five minutes of fighting time, excluding any breaks between rounds.

Essex, meanwhile, aimed to secure his second boxing victory after defeating Numeiro on points the previous year. Speaking ahead of his main-event contest, he said his preparation had focused on improving his approach in the ring.

"I want to shut people up," Essex said. "I've been training smarter and I want to box smarter. I want to be a bit more smarter; everyone thinks Joey is stupid but you're going to see I'm more than a pretty face.

I'm a lot smarter than you think. I'm not underestimating Mr. O'Reilly, but I know what I'm going to do.

I'm going to box smart. You're going to see the smart version of Joey Essex and it's a dangerous one."

Dapper Laughs also highlighted the physical preparation required for the headline bout, saying he had lost weight and taken sparring seriously. He was brought in as a late replacement for the contest against Essex, according to the Mirror.

"I've had to lose a stone and a half for this and we've been sparring really hard. I think you're in for quite an electric fight because I know he takes this seriously and he wants to put on a show. They they're trying to make him the poster boy of Misfits but I know how to box." Dapper Laughs said.

The event's published schedule placed Carla Jade against Erika Night in the women's lightweight title contest at approximately 6:30 p.m. BST. Other scheduled bouts included Plinio Cruz against Gary Olive, a four-person contest involving Lil CraCra, Andrew Howson, Joey Knight and Felony Charles, and a tag-team fight featuring Nitboy and Kane West against Little T and Cracky Tokky.

The Mirror listed Jordan McCann against Mo Deen for approximately 7:50 p.m. BST, followed by Big Stacks against James Collins at 8:20 p.m. and Swarmz against Ambush at 8:50 p.m. Essex and Dapper Laughs were scheduled to headline at approximately 9:20 p.m., although the publication cautioned that ring-walk times could change depending on the length of earlier fights.