Mike Tyson in K-1?

By Mark Vester

There has been some talk in the Japanese media of former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson participating in a K-1 extreme fighting event.

There have been rumors in the past of Tyson partcipating in reality fighting, but nothing ever came of them.

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The story in the Japanese press is based around the promoters of K-1 wanting to stage an event in Seoul, Korea, which pits Mike Tyson against mixed martial arts mega-star Bob Sapp, in July of 2006.