YouTuber Mikhail ‘Dr. Mike’ Varshavski donates $125k to charity after losing Arizona boxing match

A New York City charity has gotten richer after a donation from YouTuber ‘Dr Mike’, who has donated his entire $125k prize from a boxing match he lost in October.

The doctor, whose real name is Mikhail Varshavski, presented the Boys and Girls Club of Harlem with the massive check on Saturday.  

According to the NY Post, the money ‘will fund after-school programs for students, including college prep and tutoring.’

Dr. Mike shared pictures to his Instagram of him presenting the check on Saturday

The practicing physician snapped a selfie with kids at the facility on Saturday

‘Yes, I technically took an “L”‘, he said on Instagram on Sunday. ‘But that L is really a lesson that something great can come from taking a loss.’

Varshavski fought MMA fighter Chris Avila in a Showtime pay-per-view match on October 29 in Glendale, Arizona.

The 33-year-old was defeated by unanimous decision after four rounds.

Varshavski had only boxed once before, in an exhibition match, while Avila was 1-1 before beating him with an 8-9 MMA record as well.

Varshavski was comfortably beat by Chris Avila in the four-round boxing match in October

‘Dr Mike’ has over four million Instagram followers and more than 10.3 million YouTube subscribers, where he describes his content as  ‘entertaining, reliable, evidence-based medical information.’

Varshavski, 33, is a practicing physician, but came under fire for partying maskless despite the pandemic in November 2020.

He had appeared in a video with Dr. Anthony Fauci where he touted the importance of social distancing.