Mike Tyson will return to the ring for a fight with YouTuber Jake Paul, and the legendary boxer shows an enviable physical shape even at the age of almost 58.

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Mike Tyson is training intensively for the fight with Jake Paul

“Iron Mike” will be 58 years old on June 30, and these days he has posted several videos that prove that for some people age is just a number.

In one of the posts, Tyson sends a threatening message to his next opponent: “I’m on my third day of training, are you sure you want to fight me?”.

Tyson and Paul will meet on July 20 at the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. The match will be broadcast live on Netflix, which will be the first broadcast of a contact sports event on a streaming platform, writes News.ro.

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” – Jake Paul.

“He has grown a lot as a boxer over the years, so it will be very interesting to see what the will and ambition of a kid with the experience and skills of the GOAT can do. It’s a full circle moment that will 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” – Mike Tyson.

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.