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Influencer Louis Russell floors Dawson Myles Barrett with one-punch KO on Misfits Boxing debut

Social media personality Louis Russell announced himself on the Misfits Boxing stage with a perfectly timed second-round right hook that left Dawson Myles Barrett unconscious at the James L. Knight Center in Miami on Saturday.

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Influencer Louis Russell floors Dawson Myles Barrett with one-punch KO on Misfits Boxing debut
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Louis Russell needed just over a round to make his mark on Misfits Boxing, knocking out fellow influencer Dawson Myles Barrett with a single right hook in the second round at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida, on Saturday.

Russell, a former Too Hot to Handle contestant, was appearing on the prelim card of a show headlined by former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo’s Misfits Boxing debut. Before the bout, the commentary team observed that Barrett looked visibly nervous entering the ring — a read that proved accurate as the fight unfolded.

The TikTok star Barrett showed some early resilience, pressing forward and throwing wild punches in the opening round, but his output and energy visibly dropped as the round wore on. Early in the second, Russell seized on the moment, landing a perfectly timed right hook that sent Barrett crashing to the canvas unconscious and brought an immediate halt to the contest.

The finish underscored the unpredictable nature of influencer boxing, where technical polish is often secondary to raw power and timing. For Russell, the stoppage win marks a striking debut and signals he could be a draw on future Misfits cards.

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