YouTube star Jake Paul extended an invitation to former US President Donald Trump to attend his upcoming fight night with Iron Mike Tyson on June 20.
During an interview with FOX News, Jake directly addressed Trump, saying, “Trump, if you’re watching this, this is an invitation,” with a smirk. He continued, “I know you used to promote Tyson, so I’d love to have you at the fight. Vivek came to my other fight. And, of course, the silver fox, Barron Trump. So, Donny, pull up, we’ve got tickets for you.”
The fight between Jake Paul and Iron Mike Tyson is set to take place in Dallas, Texas, and will be exclusively live-streamed on Netflix.
Given the substantial age and weight differences between the two competitors, speculations regarding revised regulations for the fight have been rampant. Some reports recommend using head guards and heavier boxing gloves to mitigate the punches..
“Mike and I want this to be a professional fight, with full face shots”
While initially labeled as an exhibition match, Jake and Mike pushed the fight to be professional. Despite Tyson’s acknowledgment that the fight is an exhibition, Jake contradicts the heavyweight superstar. “Mike and I want this to be a professional fight, with full face shots,” Paul told FOX News. “We’re submitting that request to the commission. It’s an all-out war.”
Dispelling rumors of restrictions on landing punches, Paul dismissed speculations about the usage of bigger gloves and stated his intention for an uncontrolled encounter.
“There’s been all these fake videos about not being able to hit each other, and we’ll be wearing big gloves, but it’s all fake news,” he clarified.