Andrew Tate’s highly anticipated boxing comeback ended in disaster last week when the former kickboxing champion lost a decision to reality TV star Chase DeMoor in what MMA journalist Ariel Helwani described as potentially “the biggest fraud check of all time.”
Helwani stated on his show, “Is it fair to say that the greatest fraud check of all time happened on Saturday when Andrew Tate lost to Chase DeMoor? He should have never taken this fight.”
Tate, who built his online persona around being an alpha male fighter with world championship credentials, entered the Misfits Boxing match with nearly 90% odds of winning according to prediction markets.
His opponent DeMoor had minimal combat experience, making this what many considered an easy victory for the 39-year-old. Instead, Tate appeared exhausted by the third round and lost by decision in a performance that left fight commentators questioning his legitimacy.
“He looked bad. There’s no way to say he looked good. He looked gassed after three rounds,” one analyst noted.
Influencer MMA Guru stated, “Very low level. I’ve seen a lot of Misfits fights. I’ve seen a lot of influencer boxing matches. They were all better than this.”
Helwani was particularly critical of how the loss contradicted everything Tate represents. “Your persona has nothing to do with failure. Your persona is about winning. Your persona is about achieving wealth and success,” Helwani said. “That is the antithesis of everything that you have spewed. Miss me with the like, I’m proud of myself for trying.”
The defeat proved especially damaging because combat ability is central to Tate’s brand. He regularly posts training videos and has claimed he nearly fought UFC star Alex Pereira. Over the summer, he even claimed to have fought 60 people consecutively. Yet against an inexperienced opponent, he ran out of energy after just two rounds.
Following the match, Tate’s response evolved from humble acceptance to what critics called an extended “cope session” during a livestream. While insisting he wasn’t making excuses, he offered numerous explanations for his loss, from ring rust to his opponent’s weight leaning on him. Most notably, he attributed the outcome to divine intervention.
“Maybe God decided, you know what, Chase has been through enough with mocking and things on the internet,” Tate theorized. “Andrew can handle the loss better. Maybe God decided.”
He continued this theme, suggesting he was in “perfect physical condition” but that supernatural forces determined the result. “If God decides that for some reason he’s going to instantly gas me when I was in perfect physical condition so that I lose, then I have to accept God’s decision,” he said.
Tate also blamed his legal troubles in Romania for derailing his combat career. “If I would have beat Chase three years ago before the Romanians threw me in jail and forced me to sit in my house for three years for no reason? Yeah,” he said, adding that he would have won easily at age 23.
The loss marks a dramatic shift for someone who once tweeted “What do you call someone who loses? A loser” and built his reputation on constant winning.
The performance has led people to question the legitimacy of his previous championship titles, effectively destroying the comeback that was supposed to return him to prominence. Any potential matches with Jake Paul or other high-profile fighters now seem unlikely, leaving Tate’s fighting reputation in ruins.
