Who Is Andrew Tate Boxing Next? Latest Fight Rumors and Updates

By Ali Hammad December 02, 2025 06:00

In the neon-lit underbelly of influencer boxing, where egos clash louder than leather on leather, Andrew Tate has always been the uninvited guest crashing the party. The 38-year-old ex-kickboxer four-time world champ with a ledger of 76-9-1 (23 KOs) has spent the last five years trading haymakers on social media rather than in the ring. But as December 2025 barrels toward its close, Tate's shadowboxing days are over. He's not just returning; he's rewriting the script. On October 30, Misfits Boxing dropped a bombshell: Tate, fresh off a hostile takeover as the promotion's new CEO (ousting KSI in a move that's still sparking server-melting backlash), will challenge heavyweight titlist Chase DeMoor for the strap on December 20 in Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena. Billed as "The Fight Before Christmas," it's a main event primed for viral Armageddon part spectacle, part spectacle, all controversy.

Tate's path to this payday reads like a fever dream. Whispers of a comeback ignited in August, when Ariel Helwani reported advanced talks for a heavyweight splash amid Tate's mounting legal tempests (human trafficking probes in Romania, fresh UK charges including rape and assault). Darren Till, the ex-UFC welterweight turned 4-0 boxer, emerged as the early frontrunner. "That's the next fight in December," Till crowed on Seconds Out in late August, pegging a "life-changing" purse at seven figures. "The money is right you fight Andrew Tate, you don't have to think about working again." Till, riding high off a third-round KO of Luke Rockhold at Misfits 22, even teased a Carl Froch tune-up before pivoting hard to Tate, who fired back online with barbs about Till's "padded" record. By September, Till upped the ante on The Ariel Helwani Show: "75% made... I'm definitely fighting again this year. December." Odds briefly favored it at -150 for Tate, per early lines from BetMGM.

But Tate, ever the chess master (nod to his grandmaster dad), swerved. On October 15, Mirror Boxing leaked the pivot: No Till tango instead, a title raid on DeMoor, the 29-year-old "Too Hot to Handle" alum who's 8-4-2 in the influencer trenches (or 5-2-1 by some tallies, asterisked by brawls over bouts). DeMoor snagged the vacant heavyweight belt in May 2025 with a unanimous decision over an overmatched YouTuber, boasting a 6'7" frame and raw athleticism honed from gridiron days. Yet his defense? Leaky as a sieve eaten alive by hooks in losses to Anthony Taylor and others. "He's got size, but no seasoning," Tate sneered in a November Stomping Ground interview. "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. My plan? Break his."

The announcement landed like a sucker punch. Flanked by Misfits co-founder Mams Taylor, Tate decreed the "mandatory" defense on X: "As CEO, I order it: Andrew 'The Top G King Cobra' Tate vs. Chase DeMoor. No choice, Chase. Train up." The post exploded 2.5 million views, 150K likes capping a coup that booted KSI after the YouTube star's "failed obligations." Taylor backed the play: "Tate's got the chops kickboxing worlds don't lie. This is combat sports." DeMoor, unfazed, clapped back on X: "Nobody orders me to do anything... My plan is to get punched in the face, then beat the f*** out of you. What happens when you send a cobra to a goat? #AndStill." It's personal now, with Tate dismissing DeMoor as a "reality TV clown" in camp vlogs, while the champ's IG reels show him ragdolling heavy bags: "6'7" of fury let's see that chin hold up."

Training footage paints Tate as a man possessed. Episode 1 of his "Fight Camp" series (racked 1.2M views) shows him trading with Romania's elite: 6'6" GLORY heavyweight champ Bennie Adegbuyi, Olympic boxers, even Badou Jack dropping by for pads. "Day one: Spar the best in the country," Tate narrated, his 6'3", 220-pound frame moving with the snap of his 2014 Enfusion glory days. UFC featherweight Lerone Murphy joined for mitts in November, while Adin Ross predicted a rout: "It's not gonna even be close Tate by KO." Tate's even stipulated cruiserweight limits (200 pounds) to "level the field," per Bloody Elbow draining DeMoor, who's never dipped below 220. "He's underestimating me overconfident," Tate told IG Live. "Prime fighters destroy hobbyists." HSTikkyTokky echoed the hype: "I'd fight anyone for the right money, but Tate? That's a mismatch."

Odds reflect the tilt: Tate a -400 juggernaut (80% implied win probability) to DeMoor's +275, via OddsChecker. It's six rounds shorter than standard to "keep it fireworks," DeMoor explained streaming on DAZN PPV, with undercard gems like Deen the Great vs. 13-0 pro Amado Vargas and Taylor Starling vs. Carla Jade. Whispers of Andrei Arlovski eyeing the winner add stakes, while Tate's teased 5-6 bouts in 2026: "Next year? My most active yet." KSI beef simmers Tate called him an "idiot with low IQ" on Stomping Ground, floating a KO: "I see it happening." Till? Left twisting: "Snubbed for a YouTuber?" he posted, fueling #TateTill2 rumors for Q1 '26.

Yet shadows loom. Tate's last ring action? A 2020 TKO in Romania under hybrid rules no pure boxing since a lone 2010 pro entry (W over Paul Slowinski). Eye injuries sidelined him young; now, at 39 come fight night, critics like Jake Paul (10-1) mock: "Not a boxer washed kickboxer." Tate's legal limbo travel bans, Florida probes nearly torpedoed Dubai visas, per insiders. Purists decry Misfits' toxicity: "Platforming a trafficking suspect?" one Reddit thread raged (3K upvotes). But Tate thrives on the hate: "This isn't business. It's war," he posted alongside the poster. His net worth ($365M, Forbes) buys the best sparring with champs, a "War Room" mindset but can it buy ring rust off?

DeMoor, for his part, channels underdog fire. "Athleticism and size Tate hasn't seen in years," Bloody Elbow notes. A decade younger, active with eight fights since 2023, he's dropped decisions but never quit. "Mandatory or not, I'm the goat," he vowed. Predictions split: Ross and Tate's camp see a three-round clinic; Quora vets warn Tate's "no head movement" invites bombs. Either way, it's Misfits' biggest draw projected 500K PPV buys, eclipsing KSI-Paul.

As Dubai's sands shift, Tate's not just boxing DeMoor he's boxing his narrative. From webcam king to ring raider, the Cobra coils for redemption. Win, and 2026's a conquest: Till, KSI, maybe Paul ("I'd kick the f*** out of him," Tate grinned). Lose? Fodder for the cancel mob. But in crossover's coliseum, where views trump verdicts, Tate's already won. "Top G by knockout," he prophesied. December 20: Pray or pay history's gloves are off.