Jake Paul will face off against heavyweight legend Mike Tyson this summer with the rules for the shock exhibition bout now confirmed.
‘The Problem Child’ announced the clash with the 57-year-old out of nowhere, with no leaks or rumours before the fight was set.
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Paul vs Tyson is set for July 20Credit: Jake Paul – Instagram
Paul beat Ryan Bourland with a first-round stoppage in March and has now jumped straight into this encounter.
Paul started his boxing career on the undercard of Tyson’s exhibition clash with Roy Jones Jr in 2020, and they will now face each other.
Tyson was once one of the most destructive heavyweights to enter the ring and demolished most of his opponents.
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However, ‘Iron Mike’ hasn’t been in the ring for four years and fans have voiced their concerns over this bout.
Paul vs Tyson: Date and start time
This clash will take place on Saturday, July 20 and it is set to be held at the 80,000-capacity AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Start times are yet to be announced but will be finalised in due course.
The fight will be a sanctioned professional boxing bout contested over eight, two-minute rounds.
Each fighter will use 14-ounce gloves, but no headgear with knockouts allowed. The outcome will also affect their professional boxing records.
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Paul has decided on this exhibition before continuing his professional careerCredit: Alex Subers/CELSIUS
Paul vs Tyson: How to follow
This event will be streamed on Netflix, which will be their first venture into live combat sports.
The fight will be available to all Netflix subscribers, meaning an estimated 16.3 million UK households can watch the action for no extra cost.
You can sign up for Netflix here for an initial £6.99 per month.
talkSPORT will also be across the event, with coverage in the build-up to fight week on-air and on talkSPORT.com.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
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Back in the day, Tyson was excellentCredit: Getty
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Paul vs Tyson: What has been said?
Tyson has admitted he is ‘scared to death’ of boxing Paul.
“I have a weird personality – I don’t think it’s weird though. Whatever I’m afraid to do, I do it. That’s how it is,” Tyson told Fox News.
“I was afraid of the Roy [Jones] fight. I was 100 pounds overweight, I was however old, 54, 53, and I said ‘Let’s do it.’
“Anything I’m afraid of, I confront it. That’s my personality. Right now, I’m scared to death.
“I always believed that adversity and nervousness pretty much catapulted me into success.
“If I didn’t have these feelings, I wouldn’t go into this fight. I have to have these feelings to fight. Without them, I would never go in the ring.
“As the fight gets closer, the less nervous I become because it’s reality, and in reality, I’m invincible.”
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Paul and Tyson will clash in the ring in July
MMA legend Randy Couture has publicly backed Tyson ahead of his fight with Paul during an exclusive interview with talkSPORT.
“Jake Paul has certainly got his hands full with Mike Tyson,” Couture told talkSPORT’s MMA YouTube channel.
“Even at [57], Mike is as explosive as he ever was, and there’s a whole lot of other things that are gone from Mike’s life, so he’s firing on all cylinders now.
“I think he’s gonna be very tough to deal with for Jake.”
He added: “It’s going to be interesting to see how that fight unfolds.
“I mean, watching the training footage of Mike Tyson, you have flashbacks of him in his prime and it’s pretty scary, pretty remarkable.”
