Social media stars including iDubbbz, Alex Wassabi, Harley Morenstein and more will be competing in a charity boxing event tonight in an effort to raise millions for notable causes.
The world of YouTube boxing often hinges on trash talking and outrageous pre-fight build-up to sell fights, but the Creator Clash opts to pursue a different angle, with little to no media presence or build-up to their events. Instead, the success of the show hinges on the individual creators bringing in their audiences to support the project and the charities involved.
Tonight's card will feature a slew of famous names, including former WWE superstar John Hennigan [formerly John Morrisson] as well as AB Ayad from the H3 Podcast and Nathan 'Dad' Barnatt. The event kicks off at 10pm British time with a massive 12-fight card from the Amalie Arena in Tampa.
Here's a breakdown of the night's fights...
Ian “iDubbbz” Jomha vs Alex Wassabi
One of the biggest fights that can be made in YouTube boxing, it will be fascinating to see how iDubbbz and Wassabi look at their natural weights. They both bulked up for their respective debuts against Dr Mike and Deji, and have dropped down to super-middleweight in an effort to be as fit as possible.
Wassabi has a win to his name over the Brit, but almost had to hang up his gloves after attempting to bulk up too much for a fight with KSI and suffering a concussion in the build-up. Meanwhile, iDubbbz took a beating in his first effort but faces a less experienced and smaller opponent this time around meaning he could be heading towards a fascinating showdown.
There are big fights on offer for whoever wins, and realistically the loser as well. However, both are not keen to be boxing much longer, and we could, strangely, see the winner retire after this one.
Harley Morenstein (Epic Meal Time) vs John Hennigan (John Morrisson)
A massive battle of the heavyweights is our co-main event, with 1-0 Morenstein welcoming former WWE superstar Hennigan into the legitimate world of combat sports. The professional wrestler had a very high level background in amateur wrestling and is in phenomenal shape, while Morenstein has also shed the pounds since his victory on last year's show.
Hennigan makes the walk multiple times a week and has competed at countless events in stadiums for WrestleMania and major arenas like Madison Square Garden. But Morenstein is the man who has boxed before, and that experience could prove vital for the Canadian. This could end up being the fight of the night
Chris Ray Gun vs William Haynes
The most controversial bout on this card, Chris Ray Gun should have been facing YouTube legend Froggy Fresh in a fight that had a decent buzz heading into the event. The two tiny creators with massive audiences were due to square up but an outlandish back-and-forth between Froggy Fresh and promoter Anisa Jomha's mum, coupled with his teaming with Sam Hyde, caused his removal from the show.
Instead, political content creator Chris Ray Gun will give up a monster size advantage of half-a-foot and as much as a stone on the night to actor Haynes. It will be a fascinating match-up, and the athletic advantage has to go to Haynes, but his rival has been training for longer so it could be an interesting contest. Froggy Fresh would, however, have likely been more interesting.
Marisha Ray (Critical Role) vs Haley Sharpe (YodelingHaley)
The return of 'Yodeling' Haley Sharpe, who was hospitalised with a broken nose in her clash with JustaMinx last year, is one of the most exciting parts of this card. Sharpe was on her way to an upset win over her much bigger rival last year when the onslaught of jabs ultimately forced a referee's stoppage, and fans have been eager to see her fight again.
Marisha Ray is something of an unknown quantity, with the voice actor only taking up boxing for this event, but one thing is for sure that she will be a fairer size match-up. Women's influencer boxing always throws up surprises, so while Sharpe will be a heavy favourite here, anything can happen.
Myth (Myth_YT) vs Hundar (MuscleParty)
Another contender for fight of the night pits chess-boxing standout Myth against the super-fit muscleman Hundar. The body builder stopped AB Ayad in a back-and-forth bout last year, but was dropped and could have a suspect chin given how much smaller and less powerful his rival was.
As for Myth, fans have been scrambling to see the social media star step into the ring for a real fight after his impressive showing at December's chess-boxing show. He defeated Cherdleys on the night, and appeared to show real boxing skill meaning there will be a number of YouTube boxing fans tuning in to see his full debut.
Arin Hanson (GameGrumps) vs Jarvis Johnson
The host of GameGrumps Arin Hanson is a key player in tonight's event behind the scenes, working closely with Real Good Touring who put on the show. As for boxing, we didn't see much last year when he was handily dealt with by Harley Morenstein in an heavyweight co-main event with a monster size difference.
He takes on a less daunting task this time around when he faces Jarvis Johnson, the YouTube commentator who has in the region of 2million followers. Not much is known of his boxing skill, but promoters Anisa and Ian Jomha insist that they have been checking in on all of the fighters' progress.
Andrea Botez vs Michelle Khare
Chess superstar Botez had a solid showing at December's chess-boxing show, and was a late addition to this card for a full boxing debut. She takes on fitness YouTuber and former professional athlete Khare in this exciting women's bout, which is probably the biggest toss-up of the night.
Botez won her fight by TKO last time out, and likely will be the favourite for this fight. But Khare is surely much more athletic, and with her age and size could prove to be a problem for the chess star.
Alanah Pearce (Charalanahzard) vs RIPMika
Two debuting fighters compete in this second of four women's bouts on the night. It's hard to gauge who will win this one given that neither of them have fought before, with the Australian coming from a journalism background while Mika has more of a fitness slant to her social media posting.
Don't expect a great technical contest in this or any of the fights pitting two debuting fighters against each other, but there could be excitement if there's a big skill gap. Both women have been training really hard and are in the shape of their lives, so there could be fireworks.
CrankGameplays vs Leonhart
With another pair of debuting fighters, like we recommended before don't expect too much moving and footwork. A gamer vs a Pokemon unboxing YouTuber may make for one of the stranger fights in YouTube boxing history so you won't want to miss this match-up.
Nathan Barnatt (Dad) vs AB Ayad (Starkilla/The H3 Podcast)
A standout of this event that should be higher up the card sees the returns of both 'Dad' and AB, who were two of the biggest success stories of last year's event. AB managed to put down Hundar despite being a monster underdog and impressed even in defeat.
Meanwhile, millions have heard the tale and seen the footage of the legendary 'Dad' knockout of Matt Watson. He's boxed for just 22 seconds, but Barnatt is one of the most talked-about fighters on this year's event, with this fight expected to be one of the better contests of the evening.
Jaelaray vs Abelina Sabrina
The first of an unprecedented FOUR women's fights on tonight's groundbreaking influencer boxing card sees Jaelaray take on Abelina Sabrina. Two smaller creators, these women will kick off the night for female fighters on the first card of this magnitude to feature so many fights in the division.
As for what to expect in the ring, they've both been training hard since the middle of last year, so expect a decent standard, if not anything too impressive.
Jack Manifold (JackManifoldTV) vs Dakota Olave
Our first fight of the night is an interesting one as the debuting Jack Manifold faces Dakota Olave, who made his debut against Evil Hero back in 2021. If we're honest, he looked terrible and got destroyed by a man who has gone on to be stopped brutally by both Adam Saleh and Deen The Great.
However, if that has lit a fire under Olave, then he'll probably cause problems for Manifold, who will not have that experience of making the walk. And the interesting thing about Creator Clash is that fans show up early, meaning an intimidating atmosphere from bell time.
