When DeMoor’s 2022 boxing debut ended in a no-contest, he hoped to erase a rough start with a victory in his second outing. Unfortunately, the Washington-born athlete, who was a standout football prospect, was disqualified when he hit his opponent while he was already down. His third fight would prove to be happier, however, as DeMoor knocked out Terrick Maven in the first round to earn his first professional victory. But with all the negative voices he had to endure during those difficult beginnings, did he ever take a different path?
“I am a competitor by nature,” says DeMoor M&F. “I think the most important thing was to understand that most of these people have never stepped in the ring themselves, so you can let them bring you down to your level, or you can decide to keep showing up and keep giving it your all, and then hopefully it will work out for you.”
Who is Chase DeMoor and why is he taken seriously in boxing?
DeMoor’s passion for boxing was evident from the start. Before his debut, DeMoor transformed his football body into a lean fighting machine and then, in November 2024, the boxer won the vacant Misfits Boxing heavyweight title. Most boxing critics view the Misfits promotion as a showbiz promotion, largely contested between entertainers and social media influencers. But although he has now defended that title three times, he is also doing his utmost to make a name for himself in the official professional ranks. Here, DeMoor is now undefeated in his last six pro fights, with an official record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. Of course, those professional fights are held in much smaller venues than the glitzy influencer-style exhibitions, but that’s part of building a legacy, DeMoor says.
“To take this to the next level, I had to put myself in a very uncomfortable environment,” says the athlete. “You fight for these pro promotions, and it might not be the same glitz and glamour, you’re in a ring in a bar in Mexico, or you’re in a random ring in Columbia, but I fight guys that give me the experience that I’m not going to find in Misfits,” DeMoor explains, noting that he’s also proud of his achievements on that platform, especially since the money he makes helps him reinvest in learning his craft the less financial way. rewarding professional fights.
How Andrew Tate’s fight provisions backfired
In his successful professional heavyweight debut against Terrick Maven, DeMoor weighed in at 246.5 pounds, so when an opportunity to replenish his wallet and defend the Misfits title against Andrew Tate arose, the rising boxer was excited to overpower him and use a serious weight advantage to defeat his controversial opponent. Instead, DeMoor would be forced to change his game plan when Tate demanded a series of stipulations be added to the contract. The first stipulation was that DeMoor could not weigh more than 200 pounds, despite heavyweight matches typically not having an upper limit.
“I was very upset about it because it was a big ask,” the fighter shares his first reaction. “They offered me the fight in mid-July and asked me to move up in weight for the December fight.” Because a rehydration clause was also added, DeMoor had to re-weigh before the fight to make sure he hadn’t simply dropped some water weight. “The only reason he gave us all these conditions was because he wasn’t completely confident he could do the job,” DeMoor explains. “I knew he didn’t have a gas tank as soon as I offered on the contract to have the fight over 10 to 12 rounds. He only wanted six, he didn’t want to go to eight,” the champion reveals.
How Chase DeMoor Transformed His Football Physique For Boxing
In terms of training, the Misfits champion ultimately benefited from his monumental weight loss task. “I think Andrew Tate kind of shot himself in the foot,” explains DeMoor, who shares that having to lose significant weight forced him to ramp up his cardio routine, which resulted in increased endurance. DeMoor tells M&F that he ran 6 or 7 miles every day leading up to the heavily hyped match on December 20, 2025. He would beat Tate on points after all six rounds, with critics agreeing that as the fight progressed, it continued to swing in DeMoor’s favor.
Andrew Tate looks GASSED and it’s only the third round 😬pic.twitter.com/aM9Ygcx23K
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) December 20, 2025
Tate appeared to get gassed and was then caught with a thudding uppercut that left the kickboxer bleeding. To build that prominent punching power, the Misfits champion has been training with the team at Camacho Performance in Sata Monica, California. “We lift heavy, we lift fast,” DeMoor explains. “Training those explosive muscles.”
For recovery, DeMoor has learned not to underestimate the importance of sleep, and now eschews many of those showbiz parties in favor of rest. “You know, are we going to party every night, club events, all that stuff, or are we going to take this seriously while we’re at camp?”
As for the future, DeMoor will still appear on reality television from time to time and just wrapped up a season of “Ex on the Beach.” He also looks forward to further defending his Misfits heavyweight championship, but the boxer also focused on advancing himself in the official pro ranks. DeMoor hopes to fight for a minor WBO or WBC title later this year and has also called on undefeated Tommy Fury to mix it up. And even the Misfits promoters are stacking tougher opponents. “I don’t get the luxury of fighting these YouTubers anymore,” DeMoor told M&F. “I’ve been offered people like Darren Till, a former world-ranked UFC fighter, and that’s the direction I want to take because I want to be taken seriously on stage.”
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