at 58, Mike Tyson will compete in a professional fight

His last professional fight was in 2005; his last victory in 2003. Former heavyweight champion and boxing legend Mike Tyson will face YouTube star Jake Paul on July 20 in Dallas (Texas) in a fight that will be considered professional.

The officialization of this fight, which will be broadcast on Netflix, was uncertain, especially because of the age difference between Tyson, who will be 58 years old on June 30, and Paul, 27 years old.

“Mike Tyson wanted it to be a pro fight. Netflix wanted it to be a pro fight. So I agreed to make it a pro fight. The winner takes all », said the YouTuber on his X account. The co-founder of the company Most Valuable Promotions, which organizes this fight, Nakisa Bidarian, confirmed, explaining that everything had been done to meet the requirements of the Texas commission responsible for granting licenses to boxing matches. The fight on July 20 will take place in eight two-minute rounds.

Fifty wins including forty four by knockout.

During his tumultuous career, Tyson won fifty victories, 44 of which were by knockout. but he also suffered six defeats, sometimes completely unexpectedly as in 1990 when he was dethroned by James “Buster” Douglas in Tokyo. His last world championship goes back to 2002, in Memphis (Tennessee), when Great Britain’s Lennox Lewis knocked him to the mat in the eighth round.

Tyson beat Clifford Etienne the following year, but then suffered two defeats to Danny Williams, in 2004, then Kevin McBride, in 2005, and then announced his retirement from the sport.

Jake Paul has nine wins, including six before the one-loss mark.