The latest crossover boxing fight has been announced, with legendary heavyweight Mike Tyson facing YouTuber-turned-fighter Jake Paul. The fight will take place on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Texas, and it will be broadcasted worldwide on Netflix. It’s a full-circle moment for Paul, who made his fighting debut on the undercard of Tyson’s exhibition fight in 2020. Here’s all you need to know about Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson.
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson: When and where to watch?
Mike Tyson, the legendary heavyweight boxer, will face influencer Jake Paul in a surprise matchup. Paul previously knocked out former NBA player Nate Robinson on the undercard of Tyson’s exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr. in 2020. The event will take place on July 20 at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, an NFL franchise.
Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), stated: “Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson is a once-in-a-lifetime dream match-up, and I anticipate it will be the most-watched boxing event in modern boxing history.”
Tyson will be 58 years old when the fight takes place
Tyson, the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title, will be 58 years old when the fight takes place, while Paul will be more than three decades younger, at 27. Tyson stated, “[Paul has] grown significantly as a boxer over the years, so it will be a lot of fun to see what the will and ambition of a ‘kid’ can do with the experience and aptitude of a GOAT. “It’s a full-circle moment that will be beyond thrilling to watch, as I started him on his boxing journey on the undercard of my fight with Roy Jones, and now I plan to finish him.”
Paul said: “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, less than four years later, I’m stepping up to face Tyson myself to see if I have what it takes to beat one of boxing’s most notorious fighters and biggest icons.
“Within just two and a half years of founding MVP, we’re about to produce the biggest fight in history, a fight in the biggest NFL stadium in the US… a testament to all we’ve accomplished in such a short amount of time.”