Viral superstar Jake Paul will attempt to climb the boxing ladder this weekend. Paul will take on former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on Friday in what will be a fight Streams exclusively on Netflix. Paul and Tyson will unite in a press conference at 7 pm ET on Wednesday ahead of the showdown.
Paul is coming off a TKO victory over former UFC fighter Mike Perry as he won the fight in the sixth round. The win took Paul’s professional record to 10–1 with his only blemish coming against Tommy Fury in February 2023. Paul also won the stoppage along with YouTube star Anesongib, former NBA star Nate Robinson, former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and former UFC star. Nate Diaz in his career. He defeated Woodley multiple times, by a split decision and a knockout.
Meanwhile, this will be Tyson’s first fight in nearly four years. Tyson last fought Roy Jones Jr. in an eight-round exhibition bout in November 2020. The fight went the full eight rounds and was eventually declared a draw. Tson’s last professional boxing match came in June 2005 when he lost to Kevin McBride via corner stoppage. The event will feature a unique rule set due to the age difference between both the big gloves (14 ounces) and the short rounds (eight, two-minute rounds).
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