Is Chase Demoor a Professional Boxer? Full Breakdown

By Ali Hammad December 02, 2025 06:06

In the glittering, often absurd arena of influencer boxing where reality stars swap scripted drama for squared-circle savagery Chase DeMoor has clawed his way from gridiron has-been to heavyweight kingpin. The 29-year-old Washington native, standing a towering 6-foot-5 with an 83-inch reach, wears the Misfits Boxing heavyweight strap like a crown of thorns: hard-won, bloodied, and perpetually under siege. As December 20, 2025, looms with his title defense against Andrew Tate in Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena a "Fight Before Christmas" billed as Misfits Mania the burning question isn't just who wins. It's whether DeMoor, with his 8-4-2 ledger (6 KOs) and a resume stitched from Netflix hookups and NFL tryouts, qualifies as a true professional boxer. The verdict? In the traditional sense, no. But in the chaotic new frontier of crossover combat, he's as pro as they come resilient, ruthless, and riding a wave of knockouts that have silenced doubters.

DeMoor's origin story is pure American grit, laced with the kind of detours that make Hollywood blush. Born Chase Douglas DeMoor on June 12, 1996, in Eatonville, Washington, he grew up idolizing the gridiron, channeling a tough childhood marked by his biological father's death at age 10 into defensive end dominance. At Eatonville High, he terrorized quarterbacks; in college, he transferred from the College of the Siskiyous to Central Washington University, earning 2018 NCAA Division II Special Teams Player of the Year honors from Hero Sports for his special-teams havoc. Post-grad, the dream chase led to a Seattle Seahawks tryout, then a CFL signing with the Montreal Alouettes cut short by COVID-19. He bounced through the Indoor Football League, The Spring League, and the USFL's Michigan Panthers, amassing pro football stats that screamed potential: 12 tackles for loss, 5 sacks in limited action. But the big leagues eluded him, leaving DeMoor at a crossroads. "Football broke my heart," he admitted on a 2023 Perfect Match podcast episode. "But it built my chin."

Enter the spotlight. DeMoor's pivot to reality TV was seamless Floor is Lava in 2022 (teaming with Misfits peer Tayler Holder), Netflix's Reality Games, All Star Shore, and his breakout on Too Hot to Handle Season 2, where his chiseled frame and cocky charm earned him the "Mr. Belt to Ass" moniker for his, ahem, extracurricular conquests. With 2 million Instagram followers (@chasedemoor), he parlayed that into influencer boxing, debuting September 10, 2022, at Social Gloves 2. A five-round no-contest against MTV's Cory Wharton set the tone: raw athleticism, zero finesse. What followed was a brutal baptism four straight losses that exposed his greenness. Against YouTuber Josh Brueckner at X Series 003 in November 2022, DeMoor ate a second-round TKO, his balance wobbling like a newborn foal. A January 2023 DQ versus Stevie Knight for raining shots on a downed foe drew Reddit ire: "Worst boxer I've seen," one r/Boxing thread fumed, clocking over 190 upvotes. Tempo Arts edged him via split decision in October 2023 at Misfits' Prime Card. Early stats were grim: 0-3-1, zero KOs, and a penchant for wild haymakers over head movement.

The turnaround? Phoenix from the ashes. DeMoor's first taste of glory came January 20, 2024, at X Series in Leeds: a stoppage win over Minikon, his inaugural KO that ignited an eight-fight tear (seven finishes). He avenged Brueckner with a unanimous decision, then steamrolled lesser foes. The pinnacle: November 2024 at X Series 019 Supercard, where he dethroned Kelz via five-round unanimous decision for the vacant Misfits heavyweight belt his most technically sound outing, landing 58% of power shots per CompuBox. Defenses followed like thunderclaps. In May 2025 at Misfits 21 in Derby, England, DeMoor survived a second-round knockdown the first canvas trip of his career before unleashing a third-round KO barrage on Tank Tolman, crumpling him with right hands at 1:07. "I got dropped, but I got up that's the DeMoor way," he told DAZN post-fight. August's Misfits 22 rematch with Natan Marcon? A bizarre 52-second second-round stoppage after an egg-throwing presser spat, though Marcon's post-bell attack stole headlines. September's draw with Efrain Carranza Gonzalez (0-0-1) was gritty, but October's clash with Colombian journeyman Devinson Guerra (6-14 pro record) marked his toughest test: a unanimous nod where DeMoor outlanded Guerra 142-89.

Across 14 bouts (39 rounds), DeMoor's evolved from slinger to sniper: 40% KO rate, 215-pound frame honed orthodox, with footwork borrowed from football cuts. Yet purists scoff. BoxRec lists him pro but with scant traditional cred no amateur bouts, no Olympic pipeline. YTBoxRec pegs him active since '22, but his foes? Mostly YouTubers and actors, not ranked heavies like Fabio Wardley. "He's a crossover curiosity, not a Canelo contender," quips Bad Left Hook's Scott Christ. Tapology concurs: 5-2-1 pro boxing mark, but that's Misfits math exhibitions blurred with sanctioned scraps. Earnings? A modest $50,000 career purse per Celebsta estimates, dwarfed by his $1 million net worth from TV gigs and endorsements (Gymshark, Bucked Up).

Now, Tate the 38-year-old kickboxing vet (76-9-1, 23 KOs) turned Misfits CEO looms as the ultimate litmus. Their beef? Volcanic. Tate, decreeing the "mandatory" defense post his KSI ouster, sniped: "Nobody cares who Chase is... Everyone's there to watch me." DeMoor fired back on TMZ: "I have a huge girl audience, a lot of people hate this man. I'm gonna be the judge, juror and executioner come December 20th, and knock him out in front of the world." On IG Live, he dissected Tate's contract clauses cruiserweight cap at 200 pounds (DeMoor's lightest ever), no clinch knees as "sketchy," vowing: "Every fight I'm the underdog. Tate needs space for kicks; I'll pressure him like football." Training clips show DeMoor ragdolling bags in LA, HYROX sprints in Spain with Biel, even club tequila toasts as "mental prep." X buzz? Feverish: "DeMoor on the bag ahead of Tate" (27K views), his vow to "break this idiot's face" racking likes.

Idris Virgo, Misfits alum, predicts fireworks: "Chase's power vs. Tate's IQ could go either way." Odds? DeMoor +275 underdog to Tate's -400 (OddsChecker). A win catapults him toward Jake Paul whispers; a loss? Back to the drawing board. DeMoor's no Floyd Mayweather lacking the 50-0 polish or sanctioning-body blessings. But with eight straight wins, a belt, and DAZN PPV millions on the line, he's professionalized the hustle. "I'm the future the real champ in this era," he posted, shadowboxing Tate's empire. In boxing's Wild West, that's pedigree enough. Dubai will decide if it's platinum or pyrite.