The former heavyweight champion is set to face Jake Paul on Friday in his first profession fight since 2005.
Boxing legend Mike Tyson is scheduled to appear in his first sanctioned fight in decades on Friday.
The 58-year-old former heavyweight champion is taking on 27-year-old Jake Paul–a social media star turned boxer–in Texas, Tyson’s first professional fight since his retirement in 2005.
Tyson retired from boxing with a 50-6 record and 44 knockouts under his belt. Paul has been boxing professionally since 2020. Sources estimate that Tyson will make around $20 million for agreeing to Friday’s fight, per DraftKings Network. Paul is estimated to make $40 million.
The fight will be streamed by Netflix at 8 p.m. EST.Mike Tyson’s Professional Boxing Career
Tyson first rose to fame in the 1980’s, after winning his debut match against Hector Mercedes with a first-round knockout. By the time he turned 21, his record was 30-0, and he held the WBA and WBC heavyweight titles.
