While Paul vs. Joshua was sloppy and often dull, Paul actually entered with a game plan: try to stay on his bike and avoid the power shots of the much larger heavyweight champ.

In contrast, reaching craptacular levels of disappointment on Saturday, Chase Demoor vs. Andrew Tate managed to be so incredibly bad that Paul-Joshua instantly became a distant memory. One you were almost nostalgic for.

The card headlined Misfits Boxing’s “Fight Before Christmas” in Dubai, and marked Tate’s first action in boxing since a 2010 win over the UFC’s Luke Barnatt, who now happens to be one of Tate’s coaches.

Lots has been written about Andrew Tate, who gets far more ink dedicated to him than he’s worth. A multi-time accused rapist and sex trafficker attempting to play off his heinous personality as a “manosphere” influencer, Tate has become a fringe social media star in recent years. One primarily targeting listless, impressionable young men.

Tate has turned up alongside the UFC’s Dana White among others, even as any number of jurisdictions and even whole countries (including Romania, where he allegedly forced camgirls into what amounts to non-consensual sexual slavery) wanted him either gone or in jail.

Earlier this year, Tate was announced as the new Misfits Boxing CEO, replacing co-founder KSI (and sparking a fiery reaction from KSI himself). The outcry was expected, given Tate is still under investigation for trafficking and rape, including 21 charges being brought against him in the UK, announced on the eve of Saturday’s Misfits card in Dubai.

Still, comfortably away from the United Kingdom, the 39-year old Tate was free to enter the ring against Chase Demoor, the Misfits Boxing heavyweight champ — and perhaps one of the sloppiest of boxing champs ever seen himself. While Tate was never regarded highly during the height of his kickboxing career a decade or so ago, championships or not, Demoor’s form has proven incredibly sloppy, often taking himself out of position with clubbing punches and ill-timed attacks.

And even with that in mind, after three rounds on Saturday at the Fight Before Christmas card in Dubai, Demoor was pulling ahead in the fight. Clinches came early and often. Neither man landed much early, aside from a right or left here and there. But as the fight progressed, Tate slowed, unable to connect with Demoor even as the champ had his hands dangerously low.

Soon, a number of Demoor’s own sloppy punches began to connect, with Tate bloodied along one eye. At times, his facial expression read somewhere between bewilderment and regret, as if asking “what the hell am I even doing here?” While a possible knockdown late in the fight was ruled a push, by then, there was no chance Tate was winning it anyway.

Demoor began piling on, firing wild uppercuts. Too slow to connect more often than not, but Tate was doing nothing in response. His last action had come in 2020 in the kickboxing realm in Romania, yet it looked like he hadn’t seen a live fight in over a decade.

Coming back to the ring after years away from combat sports was never more than a cash and headline-grab by Andrew Tate, but putting on a performance that ugly against an opponent so ludicrously sloppy only hurts his “Top G” brand. Not surprisingly, after losing a majority decision (one judge had the fight a draw), Tate was non-committal about continuing his combat sports career.

Regardless, Tate’s next fight will be in the legal arena, as he faces counts of rape, human trafficking, actual bodily harm, and controlling prostitution for gain related to the alleged abuse of three women, alongside his brother, Tristan, who faces 11 similar charges of his own. In Romania, where Tate was for a time jailed and later held under house arrest as crimes against women were investigated, the specter of further legal trouble looms.

Following his victory on Saturday, Chase Demoor called out Tommy Fury, brother of heavyweight Tyson Fury and perhaps best known as the first man to beat Jake Paul in the ring.

Official Result: Chase Demoor def. Andrew Tate by majority decision (57-57, 58-56, 58-56)

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After finishing his UFC run on an eight-fight skid albeit against top competition, Ferguson had earned his first win in years when he defeated “Salt Papi” in August. On Saturday, it was Warren Spencer standing across from Ferguson, long a fan favorite in the MMA world, many of whom had followed him over to boxing.

Spencer, for his part, technically had more boxing experience, 2-0 as a pro with a handful of exhibition bouts. Ferguson, however, had far more combat experience overall, and towards the end of the opening round began finding a home for his right hand.

That left hand connected again in the second, and while Spencer briefl y stood and traded with “El Cucuy,” it didn’t last. Mostly, he was retreating, and soon Ferguson began unloading on Spencer, who seemed to want nothing to do with the exchange. His retreat saw the bout paused by the ref, to the displeasure of fans, but on the restart, Ferguson dropped Spencer, then got in his face, taunting the fallen foe. That brought about a “Tony” chant among the fans in Dubai, while Spencer complained about blows to the back of the head.

Ferguson opened round three connecting with a left, and again Spencer was retreating. He’d battle back later in the round, coming off the ropes hot. Still, it was Ferguson connecting more, showing better movement, and better cardio. Spencer connected with his jab later in the round, but a right hand hurt him, and Ferguson briefly trapped him in the corner. A firefight followed, both men landing, with Spencer really in the fight for the first time, though Ferguson still looked to be ahead.

It was Spencer landing a big left early in round four of a possible five. A couple of follow-ups hit the mark as well, giving Spencer the best start to any round in the fight to date. Ferguson came back, however, walking Spencer down. Spencer was proving that he wouldn’t go away easy, especially after the knockdown in the second. He drilled the body with a right hand, and Ferguson had a bit of a delayed reaction. They wound up crashing into the ropes, the fight briefly paused, benefitting Fergson. Spencer would start going to the body, and Ferguson had his hands down. That allowed Spencer to tag Tony upstairs, and Spencer had the fourth round in the bag.

Given the knockdown in the second, Spencer was quite possibly looking for a finish if he wanted to claim the Misfits middleweight title. It was Ferguson coming forward once again in the final frame, apparently recovered from the damage in the fourth. With a minute and a half to go, Spencer lost his mouthpiece, and a tooth apparently along with it, a sign of his much damage Ferguson had done early in the bout. Ferguson’s jab was still there, and he backed Spencer up; Spencer ripped the body in response, but simply didn’t have it in him to find the finish. Spencer slipped late in the round, taking precious time off the clock. It was Tony tagging Spencer late, only the ropes holding him up and preventing another knockdown prior to the final bell!

For a Misfits bout with Ferguson competing as a boxer for just the second time, it was a highly entertaining affair for what it was. No shock, Ferguson got the nod from the judges, becoming the Misfits undisputed middleweight champion in his second win of 2025.

Official Result: Tony Ferguson def. Warren Spencer by unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 48-46)

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