Jake Paul battle in opposition to Mike Tyson is introduced for July 20 and can be streamed dwell on Netflix

ARLINGTON, Texas — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Social media star-turned-boxer Jake Paul will battle former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on July 20 at AT&T Stadium, Netflix introduced Thursday.
The streaming platform will present dwell protection of the bout between the 27-year-old Paul and 57-year-old Tyson, who hasn’t fought since he took on Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition in November 2020. Paul and Tyson would be the primary occasion of the primary fight sports activities present for Netflix in its current forays into dwell sports activities manufacturing.
It’s nonetheless unsure whether or not this bout can be staged as an precise professional battle or an exhibition, notably given the age of Tyson, who can be 58 by July. The specifics nonetheless should be accredited by the Texas Division of Licensing and Regulation, which regulates boxing within the state.
Tyson posts exercise movies on social media wherein he appears sharp in coaching, however boxing is harmful at any age. The California State Athletic Fee required his bout in opposition to Jones to be an exhibition — basically a full of life sparring session.
Paul constructed a big fan following as a YouTube influencer earlier than he launched into knowledgeable boxing profession 4 years in the past. He has received 9 of 10 fights with six knockouts in opposition to principally undistinguished opponents, together with a number of combined martial artists and a fellow YouTuber.
His solely loss got here final yr to Tommy Fury, the less-accomplished half brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
“My sights are set on turning into a world champion, and now I’ve an opportunity to show myself in opposition to the best heavyweight champion of the world, the baddest man on the planet and probably the most harmful boxer of all time. Time to place Iron Mike to sleep,” Paul wrote on X, previously Twitter.
“Iron Mike” Tyson was the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987-90. He retired in 2005 after successful 50 fights, 44 by knockout. His entertaining exhibition bout with Jones was unofficially dominated a draw.
“I’m very a lot wanting ahead to entering into the ring with Jake Paul on the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas,” stated Tyson, who was within the crowd in Saudi Arabia final yr when Paul misplaced to Fury. “He’s grown considerably as a boxer through the years, so it is going to be plenty of enjoyable to see what the desire and ambition of a ‘child’ can do with the expertise and aptitude of a GOAT. It’s a full circle second that can be past thrilling to observe; as I began him off on his boxing journey on the undercard of my battle with Roy Jones and now I plan to complete him.”
Paul had his second professional bout on the undercard of the Tyson-Jones battle, knocking out former NBA participant Nate Robinson. His most up-to-date battle was final Saturday, when he stopped journeyman skilled boxer Ryan Bourland.
Paul has progressively raised his stage of competitors lately whereas pursuing his dream of combating for an actual world title. A bout in opposition to the still-revered Tyson could be a sidestep on that quest, however nonetheless his highest-profile stage but.
Paul’s firm, Most Invaluable Promotions, is partnering with Netflix to stage the present.
The battle card on the Dallas Cowboys’ house stadium would be the third enterprise into dwell sporting occasions for Netflix, which staged a golf/auto racing crossover occasion final November. Final weekend, the streaming big held The Netflix Slam, an exhibition tennis match between Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in Las Vegas.
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