One of the biggest names in the history of world boxing, Mike Tyson will return to the ring to face none other than Jake Paul. The confrontation between the two is scheduled to take place on the day July 20thno AT&T Stadium, em Arlington, no Texas.
The news was confirmed by Mike Tyson himself on his official profile on “X”. The boxing legend published a photo of “banner” of the fight with the following caption: “We sign the contract”.
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Mike Tyson is 57 years old and had his last official fight in 2005. His last fight after retiring took place in 2020, in a non-points fight, against Roy Jones Jr., which ended in a draw. Currently, Tyson is a kind of “mentor” for Francis Ngannou.
On the other hand, Jake Paul decided to start his professional boxing adventure in 2020. Since then, the “youtuber” has a record of eight victories – some of them over big names in combat sports, such as former UFC champions Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley, as well as ‘bad boy’ Nate Diaz – and just one defeat.
The young American celebrity seems willing to change his career plan and invest in fights against native boxers, one of the biggest criticisms he received, in order to follow a path towards a world title fight – his big dream.
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson will fight in the United States