Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson and social media influencer/boxer Jake Paul in a match at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 20 as part of the main event card that will be broadcast on Netflix. Compete against.
The event is Netflix's first mixed martial arts broadcast and its third multi-disciplinary sports event after the Netflix Cup, a golf tournament between F1 drivers and PGA Tour players, and the Netflix Slam, a tennis match between Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz. becomes.
“Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson is a once-in-a-lifetime dream matchup, and we expect it to be the most-watched boxing event in modern boxing history,” said Nakisa Bidalyan, founder of Most Valuable Promotions. Ta.
Paul, 27, has competed in 10 professional fights and has a record of 9 wins and 1 loss, including six wins by knockout. His most recent fight was a first-round TKO over Ryan Borland in Puerto Rico last Saturday night. He also recorded a first-round knockout of Andre August in December.
Tyson, who turns 58 in June, has won 50 career fights, 44 of them by knockout, and became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at the age of 20. He last fought in an exhibition match against Roy Jones Jr. in November 2020, which ended in a draw.
Tyson's last professional fight was in 2005, when he threw in the towel before the seventh round against Kevin McBride. This fight took place almost a year after he lost to Danny Williams by knockout in the fourth round.
“[Paul has] “Tyson has grown tremendously as a boxer over the years, so it will be a lot of fun to see what impact the 'kid's' will and ambition can have on the GOAT's experience and aptitude,” Tyson said in a statement. mentioned in. A thrilling moment just to watch. I started his boxing journey on the undercard of a fight with Roy Jones, and now I'm going to finish him off. ”
According to ESPN, there are still questions about how the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation will sanction the event given its high profile. There is also no answer yet as to whether this fight will be classified as a professional fight or an exhibition.
