The pair will combat over eight two-minute rounds in what has been sanctioned as an expert bout, although they are going to be carrying barely heavier 14-ounce gloves.
It’s the first time Tyson has fought as an expert in 19 years, since he retired on his stool towards Kevin McBride in 2005, and it stays to be seen how a lot the 58-year-old nonetheless has to supply.
Paul, in the meantime, has repeatedly insisted he’s able to changing into a world champion, even when a lot of his profession thus far has been spent combating names from exterior of the game.
What’s Jake Paul’s boxing report?
Whereas Mike Tyson has 58 skilled fights to his identify, this might be solely the twelfth time Jake Paul has stepped into the ring.
He has a 10-1 report, with seven of these wins coming inside the space.
Paul made his debut towards fellow YouTuber AnEsonGib in 2020, earlier than knocking out former basketball participant Nate Robinson later that 12 months.
In 2021 the main focus was on MMA stars, as Paul beat Ben Askren inside a spherical after which stopped Tyron Woodley in December, having narrowly edged a factors determination towards him 4 months earlier.
Paul beat Anderson Silva on factors earlier than then struggling his solely defeat. That got here in February 2023 in what was the most important combat of his profession to this point, with Tommy Fury the primary skilled boxer he had confronted. Paul misplaced that bout in Saudi Arabia by break up determination.
Since then, Paul proved too good for Nate Diaz over ten rounds final summer season, earlier than beating little-known boxers Andre August and Ryan Bourland in low-key fights.
Paul’s most up-to-date bout was in July this 12 months, when he stopped MMA and bare-knuckle boxer Mike Perry within the sixth spherical.