Darts superstar Luke Littler has admitted he would be interested in becoming involved in influencer boxing and already knows who he would call out.
The 17-year-old, who won a maiden Premier League Darts title with victory over Luke Humphries one week ago, has travelled to New York ahead of the US Darts Masters. In an in-studio discussion with MMA reporter and darts fan Ariel Helwani, Littler revealed that it would be TikTok star Beavo he would target.
Littler has enjoyed a meteoric rise since finishing as the runner-up in the World Championship to begin the year and has spent time at Manchester United's training ground and meeting with Youtube giants the Sidemen as his profile has exploded. While his youth may be offputting for promoters at the moment, it is not difficult to see the draw Littler could offer.
The Nuke is a fan of influencer boxing and has attended a Misfits boxing event, Ed Matthews vs Luis Pineda. The youngster can see himself in such an environment.
Littler said: "I'd love to. Why not. I tried it like once or twice when I was younger."
Helwani probed whether he would take on other darts superstars in the shape of Michael van Gerwen and Michael Smith being waved off by the teen. Littler appeared unconvinced by such match-ups but admitted one person could tempt him.
He said: "It's like a proper person, it's not a darts player. Do I like him? Nah. Beavo."
Littler explained to his host: "He just swallows potatoes whole on TikTok. He had like a Sunday roast whole as well." The darts champion was asked if he believed Beavo is a loser and replied: "Yeah."
Beavo's followers stand at 1.4million on TikTok but when highlighted, Littler replied: "He's fallen off. He used to get millions of views but now he's only getting 100k, 200k. I don't know what the turning point was, he just fell off."
Beavo, real name Brandon Beavis, rose to popularity by wolfing food down without chewing. The 23-year-old went viral throughout 2023 for his eating habits and already finds himself lined up to participate in a boxing match.
Beavo has spoken publicly about fighting Youtuber Danny Aaarons later this year, with his opponent confirming as much, but there has been no official announcement.