Anthony Taylor wasn’t surprised Tommy Fury withdrew from the Misfits Boxing 20 main event with ex-UFC fighter Darren Till, and that he was stepping in.

Five years ago, if someone told you Darren Till would one day be preparing to fight American Anthony Taylor in a boxing match you could be forgiven for thinking they didn't have a clue what they were talking about.

Anthony Taylor is "guaranteeing" a victory against Darren Till when the fighters square off at MF & DAZN: X Series 20 this weekend. Taylor replaced Tommy Fury as the opponent for the former UFC title challenger, who will be making his professional boxing debut in Saturday's event.

Anthony Taylor is set to face Darren Till in a Misfits Boxing event in Manchester on January 18, and Taylor plans to replicate WWE legend The Rock's move during the fight. Till is set to lock horns with Taylor after his initial fight against Tommy Fury fell out.

The Action Network has sat down with Anthony Taylor following our previous exclusive with the boxer. We chatted with the Misfits fighter about his upcoming boxing bout against MMA fighter Darren Till,