Mike Tyson insists he is back to “100 per cent” after a medical scare just weeks before his showdown with Jake Paul.
The 57-year-old suffered nausea and dizziness on a recent flight, forcing airline staff to ask passengers if there was a doctor on board. Paramedics later boarded the plane to treat Tyson after he landed in Los Angeles.
The incident raised fears about whether the July 20 fight would take place, but on Tuesday Tyson wrote on social media: “I feel 100% now although I don’t need to be to beat Jake Paul.”
The couple will be separated by 30 years when they face off in a controversial fight, broadcast on Netflix, on July 20 at the home of the Dallas Cowboys.
Tyson’s representatives had previously insisted the former heavyweight champion was “very well” after “an ulcer flare-up 30 minutes before landing.”
Mike Tyson suffered a medical scare during a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on Sunday
It comes just two months before the boxing legend fights Jake Paul in Dallas.
“He thanks the medical staff who were there to help him,” they told the New York Post.
Typical symptoms of an ulcer flare-up include nausea and vomiting, bloating, belching and gas pain, as well as chest pain and fatigue.
Troubled boxer Ryan Garcia offered to fill in for Tyson, in case he couldn’t take on YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul.
On Monday, however, Paul insisted that “nothing” had changed regarding the confrontation. “You love to make shit up before you know the data on clicks/likes,” he said on social media.
According to eyewitnesses, cited by In contactthe cabin crew ‘broadcast an announcement asking for a doctor 30 minutes before landing and the message even reached everyone’s screens.’
“He was in first class, but we were in the exit row,” one witness said.
Ryan Garcia has offered to step in if the heavyweight icon can’t fight Jake Paul next month.
‘They asked us to stay on the plane and they landed so the paramedics could enter. (The flight attendant) said something like: “He’s a very important passenger, so we want to make sure he’s okay.”
“I knew it was him, but I said the words ‘Mike Tyson’ and she nodded.”
Once the plane landed at LAX, there was another delay of about 25 minutes while paramedics treated Tyson.
Tyson, who previously admitted to using marijuana daily, quit the drug while training to fight Paul because it is on the list of prohibited substances used by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.