Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is set to fight polarizing puncher Jake Paul despite reports that the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may hold a sanctioned professional bout. He confirmed his return to boxing in May, and it ended up being an official exhibition match, defending this combination. Arlington.
Tyson, a former world heavyweight champion and dominant knockout puncher, confirmed last month that he and Paul will have a major boxing fight in the Lone Star State this summer. The duo is scheduled to fight at AT&T Stadium, and the match will be broadcast on television. Netflix.
Tyson, who has been away from professional boxing since losing by knockout to Kevin McBride in 2005, took part in an exhibition match against former cruiserweight champion Roy Jones Jr. in 2020, winning a split decision in a bout decided by the WBC. They fought until a draw.
Mike Tyson confirms fight against Jake Paul will be an exhibition match
And despite revealing details of his fight with Paul this summer and booking an exhibition bout in Texas, Tyson insisted his matchup with the Ohio youngster would be a real “fight.”
“Listen, this is called an exhibition,” Mike Tyson told FOX News. “But when you look through the exhibition, you don't find any laws that we're fighting under. This is a fight.”
“You know, Sean (Hannity), I have a strange personality,” Mike Tyson explained. “But I don't think it's weird. Whatever I'm scared to do, I'll do. Fighting Roy (Jones Jr.) was scary — I was scared to fight that guy, I… Because I was 100 pounds overweight. But I was old, 54, 53, so I said, “Let's do it.'' Whatever I'm afraid of, I'll face it. And that's my personality. And now I'm scared to death. But as the battle approaches, the tension fades. Because this is reality and the reality is that I am invincible. ”
And with a matchup with former world heavyweight champion Paul confirmed, Tyson opens this summer in Texas as the high-stakes underdog to defeat the Ohio upstart.
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