Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will face social media personality turned professional boxer Jake Paul in a highly anticipated boxing match.
The fight is the latest in what has become a popular trend in recent years, pitting Internet celebrities against each other or against recognized boxers, who are already retired or well past their prime.
Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming meeting:
When will the fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul take place?
The fight will take place on Friday, November 15, and the event is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm local time (01:00 GMT on November 16).
Originally scheduled for July 20, the fight was postponed due to Tyson’s ulcer flare-up.
When will the Tyson-Paul ring walk take place?
The main fighters will begin their walk to the ring at around 10pm local time (04:00 GMT November 16).
Where will the fight between Tyson and Paul take place?
AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas will host the game. Home to the NFL team Dallas Cowboys, the venue seats 80,000.
What are Tyson and Paul fighting for?
Forty million dollars and bragging rights, but there will be no title belts on the line.
However, the bout was sanctioned by Texas boxing officials and will therefore be added to the fighters’ records as a professional bout.
Where and how can I follow the fight between Tyson and Paul live?
Oltre La Linea will broadcast live text and photo coverage of the meeting from 00:00 GMT on 16 November.
The meeting will be broadcast exclusively on television by the Netflix streaming service.
How long will the fight be?
As with non-championship bouts, this bout will not go the full 12 rounds. Tyson and Paul will fight for eight two-minute rounds.
Pronto.#PaulTyson pic.twitter.com/8engn1TTCj
—Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) November 11, 2024
Who is Mike Tyson?
An American boxer from New York City, Tyson is widely considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, becoming the youngest world heavyweight champion at the age of 20.
The 58-year-old was at the peak of his boxing career in the late 1980s and 1990s and held the title of undisputed heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990.
Also known as “Iron Mike,” the boxer has a history of off-field problems, has been convicted on several occasions and has served time in prison.
Tyson resumed boxing in 1996 and quickly regained the championship belts before his mega-fight with two-time champion Evander Holyfield, which Iron Mike lost. A rematch in 1997 became widely controversial when Tyson bit Holyfield’s ear twice and ended up losing not only the bout but also his boxing license.
The boxer’s last heavyweight title fight came in 2002 against British champion Lennox Lewis, who knocked out Tyson in the eighth round.
After a series of non-title fights and filing for bankruptcy, Tyson left for good in 2005.
Who is Jake Paul?
Paul is one of the highest paid YouTube content creators – with 20.8 million subscribers – as well as an actor and professional boxer from Cleveland, Ohio.
The 27-year-old made his boxing debut in a white-collar boxing match – a celebrity boxing match – in 2018 and turned professional two years later.
In 2021, Paul defeated Bellator MMA and ONE welterweight champion Ben Askren in a first-round technical knockout in a widely watched fight. His next major heavyweight bout was against Tommy Fury – half-brother of former world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury – which Paul lost by decision.
It was followed by a series of successful fights for Paul before the fight against Tyson was confirmed for early 2024.
What is Tyson’s fighting record?
Fights: 58
Vince: 50
Per KO: 44
By decision: 5
By disqualification: 1
Losses: 6
What is Paul’s fighting record?
Fights: 11
Vince: 10
Per KO: 7
By decision: 3
Losses: 1
What did Tyson say about the fight?
When the bout was announced, Tyson said he was looking forward to fighting an opponent 31 years his junior, insisting that he had been impressed with Paul’s performances in his fledgling boxing career.
“He has grown significantly as a fighter over the years, so it will be a lot of fun to see what the will and ambition of a ‘guy’ with the experience and attitude of a GOAT can do,” Tyson said.
Paul fought on the undercard of Tyson’s last outing, an eight-round exhibition against former middleweight king Roy Jones Jr in Los Angeles in 2020.
“I started him on his boxing journey on the undercard of my fight with Roy Jones and now I’m going to finish him,” Tyson joked.
“As soon as I get this guy it’ll all be over, he’ll run away. He will run like a thief.”
When the fight was rescheduled, Tyson warned Paul that he would be “still knocked out and out of boxing forever.”
What did Paul say about fighting?
Paul responded to Tyson’s joke about rescheduling by saying, “I fully support postponing the event, so Mike Tyson has no excuses on fight night.”
Paul, who was booed and heckled by the crowd at a press conference in August, said he would put Tyson to sleep.
“I’m here to make $40 million and defeat a legend,” Paul said.
“I love Mike and respect him, but we’re not friends anymore until November 15th,” she said.
How much do tickets for the Tyson-Paul fight cost?
The cheapest tickets cost $55, but fans wanting to get closer to the action than ever before can spend $2 million for front-row apron seats.
The premium hospitality package for the bout, a 10-ticket “MVP Owner’s Experience,” will seat two people in a private suite less than two meters (six feet) from the action.
Other perks include a pre-fight locker room visit with Tyson and Paul, the chance to be on stage during the weigh-in, gloves signed by both boxers, personal concierge and security details during the week.
In addition to the front-row apron suite, the package includes four seats in each of the first two rows.
Who’s in the co-main event?
- Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano – IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO women’s superleague titles
Who’s on the undercard?
- Neeraj Goyat vs Whindersson Nunes – Super-medi
- Mario Barrios x Abel Ramos – Titolo welter WBC
- Shadasia Green vs Melinda Watpool – Titolo WBO dei pesi supermedi
- Lucas Bahdi vs Corey Marksman – Superleggero
- Bruce Carrington vs Dana Coolwell – peso piuma
