Saturday 16 November, in Arlington (USA) the return to the ring of the former absolute world champion in the super heavyweight category and a true legend Mike Tyson will take place.
This was reported by “URA-Inform” with reference to Sport.ua.
It is reported that he will hold an official fight against former video blogger and now boxer Jake Paul. Journalists explained that the fight received the official status because its result will go into the athletes' records, and the fight will be held almost according to full rules, only rounds will be somewhat shorter – two minutes each.
The fight will be broadcast on Netflix. It is noted that 58-year-old Mike Tyson, given his age, is not the favorite. At the same time, the former blogger is not a newcomer – he held boxing matches, including against MMA fighters.
Paul will receive a fee of 40 million dollars. Tyson agreed to a $20 million prize. Yesterday, Thursday, November 14, the opponents had a battle of eyes.
In turn, Fury named the boxer he wants to fight after Usyk.