Mike Tyson returns to the ring to face boxing’s most polarizing star.
Tyson is scheduled to face YouTuber-turned-boxing mobster Jake Paul on July 20 at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, and announced Thursday morning that the event will be broadcast live on Netflix. .
The match is ostensibly an exhibition, but details are unclear.
Tyson, who will be 58 years old at the time of the fight, has not fought in an official boxing match since June 11, 2005, when he lost to Kevin McBride.
Paul faced Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition match in Los Angeles on November 28, 2020, on the card where Paul viciously knocked out former Knicks guard Nate Robinson in the second round.
Tyson said of Paul: “He’s grown a lot as a boxer over the years, so it’ll be a lot of fun to see what the ‘kid’s’ will and ambition can do to the GOAT’s experience and aptitude.” said in a statement. . “This is a full-circle moment that’s beyond thrilling to watch, as I started his boxing journey on the undercard of his fight with Roy Jones. And now I’m going to finish him off.”
The provocative Paul, 27, has drawn attention to boxing in recent years, having fought several former mixed martial arts stars such as Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley (twice) and Ben Askren. .
Paul suffered his first loss in his first fight against professional boxer Tommy Fury, the younger brother of Tyson Fury.
