Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and influence-turned-boxer Jake Paul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 20. The struggle will air on Netflix.
“Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson is a once-in-a-lifetime dream matchup and I anticipate it is going to be the most-watched boxing occasion in fashionable boxing historical past,” stated Most Beneficial Promotions co-rounded Nakisa Bidarian stated in an announcement.
It is unclear whether or not the boxing match will likely be an exhibition bout or an expert struggle. MVP signed a take care of Netflix for a boxing card final November based on Bidarian.
“[Paul has] grown considerably as a boxer over time, so it is going to be a whole lot of enjoyable to see what the need and ambition of a ‘child’ can do with the expertise and aptitude of a GOAT,” Tyson stated in an announcement. “It is a full-circle second that will likely be past thrilling to look at, as I began him on his boxing journey on the undercard of my struggle with Roy Jones, and now I plan to complete him.”
“It is loopy to assume that in my second professional struggle I went viral for knocking out Nate Robinson on Mike Tyson’s undercard,” Paul stated in an announcement. “Now, lower than 4 years later, I am stepping as much as face Tyson myself to see if I’ve what it takes to beat certainly one of boxing’s most infamous fighters and largest icons. Inside simply two and a half years of founding MVP, we’re about to supply the largest struggle in historical past, a struggle within the largest NFL stadium within the US, broadcast stay, on the largest streaming platform on the earth — a testomony to all we have completed in such a brief period of time.”
“Mike Tyson is among the largest icons in boxing historical past and Jake Paul is among the largest disruptors in boxing historical past,” Netflix vp for nonfiction sports activities Gabe Spitzer stated in an announcement. “Saturday, July 20 will likely be pure drama within the ring in Texas. We’re thrilled to accomplice with Most Beneficial Promotions for this historic occasion and we won’t watch for these two to face off for followers all the world over on Netflix.”
Paul is coming off a first-round knockout win over Ryan Bourland final weekend. He is 9-1 in his skilled boxing profession. In November 2020, Tyson confronted Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition bout. The struggle went the gap and was dominated a draw.
