Former world champion Mike Tyson and YouTuber Jake Paul will face off in a boxing match on July 20.
It is uncertain whether it will be an official or exhibition match, but a live broadcast on Netflix streaming service in Texas is planned.
Ryan Bourland was beaten by Paul, who is 27 years old, in his 10th professional fight last Saturday. After finishing his professional career in 2005, Tyson participated in an exhibition bout last year and is now approaching his 58th birthday in three weeks before taking on Paul.
His professional career was off to a fantastic start, as he became the youngest heavy weight champion in history by defeating Trevor Berbick in his first title fight in November, This was his 28th professional fight since making his debut in March 1985 at the age of 18 – and he won 26 of them by knockout.
The most dangerous fighter, as Paul puts it, is the one.
Tyson’s first-ever heavy weight boxing title in 1987 was split in 1992, but he became the unified champion after his defeat to Buster Douglas in 1990. This victory marked the end of his reign as a consolidated champion and made history for the UFC during one of the most significant bouts in box sport history.
In 1996, he won back-to-back WBA titles and the WBC; however, his consecutive defeats followed shortly after.
In 1992, Tyson was found guilty of rape and served three years of six-year imprisonment. He also served a third of his 12-month sentence outside for vehicular assault in 1999. Both crimes were considered serious legal issues by the jury. He recovered enough to participate in a thrilling showdown with former world champion Roy Jones Jr in 2020, and his duel with Paul will be held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, which is the home stadium of NFL Dallas Cowboys and has 80,000 seating capacity.
He’s won nine out of the 10 fights Paul has been a part of, fighting mostly against former UFC fighters; in February, this boxer went to British heavyweight Tommy Fury in another bout.