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Controversial influencer Andrew Tate sent shockwaves through social media on Thursday evening when he confirmed that he would be making his boxing debut on a Misfits card in December in Dubai. As part of the announcement, the 38-year-old was also confirmed as the new CEO of the promotion. Tate replaces Misfits co-founder, KSI, in the role and the Londoner has not taken his demotion well. Before he found an audience of millions on social media, Tate was a four-time world champion kickboxer. He boasts an impressive record in the sport, consisting of 76 wins (32 knockouts), 9 losses and one draw. However, he has never before fought under boxing rules, which meant that the news that Tate will receive an immediate shot at Misfits Heavyweight Champion, Chase DeMoor, came as a surprise to many. 'The Cobra' hasn't competed professionally in any discipline since stopping Cosmin Lingurar in the second round of a kickboxing bout back in December 2020. Tate faces ongoing legal cases in the UK, US and Romania centred around alleged misogynistic behaviour, although he insists he is innocent of all charges against him. Having relocated to Dubai with brother, Tristan, after being released from judicial monitoring in Romania, Tate maintains that his full focus is now on his clash with DeMoor on the 20th of December. Jumping in to face a reigning heavyweight champion in your first-ever boxing match after five years of combat sports inactivity might seem like something of a stretch, but fans on social media seeing DeMoor compete for the first time believe that Tate knows exactly what he is doing by accepting the fight. DeMoor is a former American football player who rose to fame on the Netflix series 'Too Hot to Handle'. The 29-year-old has less than three years of boxing experience to his name and went 0-4 in his first four sanctioned bouts. In the aftermath of the Tate fight announcement, footage of some of those contests has now begun to do the rounds of social media. To say that Chase looks out of his depth in some of the clips would be putting it mildly. The vast majority of the footage is taken from his professional debut in November 2022, where he was stopped in the second record by Josh Brueckner. DeMoor was caught cleanly on the chin on multiple occasions and looked unsteady on his feet throughout. A number of fans are convinced that Tate had been watching the footage before accepting his upcooming fight with DeMoor. One argued: "You didn’t think Tate would accept a fight with someone who could actually BEAT him did you? He’s all packaging and image." Another agreed: "If Tate even gets punched once in the face, it should be considered a loss." A third poster chimed in: "This fight shouldn’t be allowed to be sanctioned," with a fourth declaring: "Lol... easy money". In fairness to DeMoor, though, he has improved markedly in recent bouts and is currently riding a five-fight win streak. Among those victories was a November 2024 triumph over Kelz to raise the Misfits Heavyweight Championship. He has since successfully defended the gold by knocking out Tank Tolman in May. Even though he has been out of the ring for five years, Tate is still likely to be the toughest test of DeMoor's in-ring career. Just a few years shy of his 40th birthday, time will tell if Tate has what it takes to defeat the Misfits champion.
