A surprise announcement got here from Most Invaluable Promotions today as YouTuber turn pro boxer Jake Paul (9-1, 6 KOs) will tackle former two-time heavyweight champion “Iron” Mike Tyson on Saturday July twentieth, on the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas live to tell the tale Netflix.
Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) also referred to as The Baddest Man on the Planet, is a Hall of Fame boxer who can also be an iconic figure.
Jake Paul is a polarizing social media star who has been competing as a boxing skilled since January 2020. Paul has brought casual fans to the game, and he has also provided many opportunities for other pro boxers.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Jake Paul is a Disney Channel star turn YouTuber, turn skilled boxer. His introduction to boxing got here in the shape of an exhibition bout. Back in August 2018, Paul scored a Fifth-round TKO victory over a YouTuber named Deji.
Two years later, Jake Paul made his pro debut as he posted a first-round knockout over YouTuber AnEsonGib. Paul would land a spot on the Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr undercard, and Paul went viral when he scored a devastating 2nd round knockout victory over former NBA slam dunk champion Nate Robinson.
Paul won his first six skilled bouts, but back in February
In 2023, he suffered his first defeat as he lost by the use of a split decision to his arch-rival Tommy Fury. Jake Paul bounced back by posting three consecutive victories, and now the 27-year-old is on the verge of stepping contained in the squared circle to face a boxing legend.
“It’s crazy to think that in my second pro fight, I went viral for knocking out Nate Robinson on Mike Tyson’s undercard. Now, lower than 4 years later, I’m stepping as much as face Tyson myself to see if I even have what it takes to beat one among boxing’s most notorious fighters and largest icons,” said Jake Paul.
Back on March 6, 1985, Brownsville, Brooklyn, Recent York native Mike Tyson made his pro boxing debut by scoring a first-round TKO victory over Hector Mercedes. In a single calendar yr, Mike Tyson had 19 fights that resulted in 19 knockout victories.
In just his second yr as a professional, 20-year-old Mike Tyson became the youngest man to win a heavyweight title when he knocked out Trevor Berbick and won the WBC belt. Tyson would go on to develop into undisputed as he defeated WBA champion James “Bonecrusher” Smith in March 1987, and five months later, he beat the IBF champion, Tony Tucker.
After 20 years in the sport, Mike Tyson retired from the game of boxing in 2005. He made his return to the ring in 2020 as he fought Roy Jones Jr in a really entertaining exhibition bout. Now the boxing legend plans on making one other return to the ring in a high profile bout against “The Problem Child” Jake Paul.
“I’m very much looking forward to entering into the ring with Jake Paul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas,” said Mike Tyson. “He’s grown significantly as a boxer through the years, so it’ll be quite a lot of fun to see what the need and ambition of a child can do with the experience and aptitude of a GOAT.”
The 57-year-old Mike Tyson would go on to say, “It’s a full circle moment that will probably be beyond thrilling to observe; as I began him on his boxing journey on the undercard of my fight with Roy Jones, and now I plan to complete him.”
