Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will return to the ring at the age of 57 to fight YouTuber Jake Paul.

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Mike Tyson will fight YouTuber Jake Paul at Dallas Cowboys Stadium

They will face each other on July 20 at AT&T Stadium, the 80,000-seat home of the Dallas Cowboys. The match will be streamed live on Netflix, marking the first broadcast of a contact sports event on a streaming platform.

Paul is 30 years younger than Tyson, and the fight will be the subject of criticism from those who believe that such fights tarnish the image of boxing. But few can deny that they are lucrative: Paul earned an estimated $9 million after last year’s loss to boxer and reality TV star Tommy Fury.

The match in July is likely to earn both players a lot more.

Paul became famous for his YouTube antics, but he’s had a lucrative career as a surprisingly successful, if limited, boxer. Prior to his loss to Fury, he had a successful start to his fighting career with a 6-0 record, although some of his opponents were of questionable quality. Since then, he has won his last three matches. Paul said he has other ambitions as he approaches the Tyson match.

“My goal is to become a world champion and now I have the chance to prove my worth against the greatest heavyweight champion of all time, the strongest man on the planet and the most dangerous boxer of all time.

This will be the fight of my life.

He’s grown a lot as a boxer over the years, so it’s going to be really interesting to see what the drive and ambition of a kid with the GOAT’s experience and skills can do,” Tyson said of his upcoming opponent. “It’s a closing moment that’s going to be more than exciting to watch. ; because I started his boxing journey in my fight with Roy Jones, and now I plan to finish it.” – he declared.

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation authorizes fights in the state, and it’s unclear how it would view a fight involving a boxer who will be 58 years old at the time of the fight. It can take place as a demonstration match or an official match.

Source: news.ro