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Jake Paul will sensationally fight Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium in Dallas on July 20.
There is a 30-year age gap between the two fighters, with 27-year-old Paul taking on the 57-year-old heavyweight boxing legend. Tyson will be 58 years old when the fight is scheduled.
The fight, held at the 80,000-capacity home of the Dallas Cowboys, will be broadcast live on Netflix.
“I’m looking forward to getting in the ring with Jake Paul,” Tyson said.
“He has grown significantly as a boxer over the years, so it will be a lot of fun to see what the will and ambition of a ‘kid’ can do with the experience and aptitude of a GOAT.”
Jake Paul will fight boxing legend Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium in Dallas later this year.
Paul, who won his last fight against Ryan Bourland on Saturday, said: “It’s crazy to think that in my second professional fight, I went viral for knocking out Nate Robinson on the Mike Tyson undercard.
“Now, less than four years later, I’m going to face Tyson to see if I have what it takes to beat one of the most notorious fighters and one of the biggest icons in boxing.
“My goal is to become world champion and now I have the opportunity to prove myself against the greatest heavyweight champion of all time, the baddest man on the planet and the most dangerous boxer of all time. This will be the fight of my life”.
Tyson, the former heavyweight champion, returned to the ring in 2020 for an eight-round exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr in Los Angeles.
His last professional fight was in 2005 and it is unclear if this fight will be categorized as a professional fight or an exhibition event.
Meanwhile, Paul is 9-1 with six KOs in his transition from YouTuber to boxer. His only defeat was against Tommy Fury, Tyson’s younger brother.
He has defeated former UFC stars Nate Diaz, Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley, as well as journeymen such as Andre August and Bourland.
The event also marks another foray into live sports streaming by Netflix, which has also aired ‘The Netflix Cup’ – a golf event between Formula One drivers and golfers – and a tennis event called the Netflix Slam.
Netflix has partnered with Paul’s ‘Most Valuable Promotions’ organization to host the event with Tyson.
Paul added: “Just two and a half years after founding MVP, we are about to produce the biggest fight in history, a fight in the largest NFL stadium in the US, broadcast live, on the largest streaming platform in the world, a testament to everything we have achieved in such a short time.”
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