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Mike Tyson slapped Jake Paul as both “made” weight for their Friday heavyweight headline event when they hit the scales at Thursday’s ceremonial weigh-in at the Toyota Music Factory.
Mike Tyson’s return to the boxing ring before 80,000 fans at AT&T Stadium in Texas while streamed to the nation without an extra charge would seemingly be the most positive development of the boxing year. Yet, there’s such great angst over this Friday novelty bout on Netflix that pits the 58-year-old former world champion against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.
Mike Tyson suffered a medical incident on a cross-country flight on May 27, forcing the originally planned date of his July 20 fight against Jake Paul to be postponed. It was rescheduled to November 15 days after the ordeal due to what was described at the time as an ulcer flare-up.
Mike Tyson is confident in his health even at 58 years old.
It has been 19 years and five months since Mike Tyson last stepped into the ring for a sanctioned fight. It was a different time in many ways: Barack Obama was a newly elected senator, the United Kingdom was in the European Union, Floyd Mayweather was two weeks away from facing Arturo Gatti, Manny Pacquiao was a 130-pounder, there was no TikTok or Instagram, and Jake Paul was eight years old.
The former light heavyweight Ryan Bourland from North Dakota’s oil fields moved up to cruiserweight to face Jake Paul in February. Bourland didn’t make it out of the first round.
Pick It, Part 1: Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano II When to Watch: Friday, November 15. The main broadcast begins at 8pm Eastern Time (1am GMT). The preliminary broadcast begins at 5.30pm Eastern Time (10.30pm GMT). How to watch: The main broadcast will stream on Netflix. The preliminary undercard will be available on Most Valuable Promotions’ YouTube, Netflix Sports YouTube, and Netflix’s Tudum. Why to Watch: The main event between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will probably be the most widely seen boxing match in the United States for years, and the show’s promoters are thankfully using that platform to bring those eyes to other fighters.
On the eve of traveling to Texas to watch Mike Tyson face Jake Paul, veteran fight scribe Kieran Mulvaney wonders what he – and all of us – are letting ourselves in for.
The last time Mike Tyson, 58, was in the ring was for a 2020 exhibition match against Roy Jones Jnr, and coach Rafael Cordeiro says the former heavyweight champ is "much better” now.
Welterweight titleholder Mario Barrios will defend his belt against Abel Ramos on November 15 on the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson undercard at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.