YouTuber Jake Paul will face former world champion Mike Tyson in a boxing match on July 20th.
It is unclear whether it will be an official match or an exhibition match, but the match will be held in Texas and will be broadcast live on the streaming platform Netflix.
Paul, 27, defeated Ryan Borland last Saturday in his 10th professional fight.
Tyson, who finished his professional career in 2005, fought his last exhibition match in 2020 and will turn 58 three weeks before facing Paul.
He got off to a flying start to his professional career, defeating Trevor Berbick in his first title fight in November 1986, becoming the youngest heavyweight champion in history at the age of 20.
This was his 28th professional fight since making his debut in March 1985 at the age of 18, and he has won 26 of those by knockout.
“My goal is to be world champion,” Paul said on X, “and now I'm going to test my powers against the world's greatest heavyweight champion, the baddest man on the planet, and the most dangerous boxer of all time.” “I have a chance to prove it. Time.” It's to put Iron Mike to sleep. ”
Tyson was the first heavyweight boxer to hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles simultaneously in 1987, but his reign as unified champion came to a shocking end in 1990 when he lost to Buster Douglas in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. welcomed.
Although he briefly regained the WBA and WBC titles in 1996, he suffered back-to-back losses to Evander Holyfield, ending a second time by disqualification when Tyson bit off part of Holyfield's ear.
Tyson's legal troubles include being convicted of rape in 1992 and serving three years of a six-year sentence, and in 1999 serving one-third of a 12-month sentence., external Cases of road rage assault.
He is back in shape to play a role in a draw with fellow former world champion Roy Jones Jr. in 2020, and his match against Paul will take place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys. 80,000.
Paul has won nine of 10 boxing fights, most of them against former UFC fighters, with his only loss coming against British heavyweight Tommy Fury in February 2023.
