YouTuber Jake Paul will face former world champion Mike Tyson in a boxing match on 20 July.
It’s unclear if will probably be an official battle or an exhibition bout, however will probably be staged in Texas and broadcast dwell on streaming platform Netflix.
Paul, 27, beat Ryan Bourland in his tenth skilled battle final Saturday.
Tyson, whose skilled profession led to 2005, had his most up-to-date exhibition bout in 2020 and can flip 58 three weeks earlier than going through Paul.
He made a blistering begin to his skilled profession to turn into the youngest heavyweight champion in historical past at 20, when he beat Trevor Berbick in his first title battle in November 1986.
That was his twenty eighth skilled battle since making his debut in March 1985 aged 18 – and he gained 26 of them by knockout.
Paul stated on X: “My sights are set on changing into a world champion, and now I’ve an opportunity to show myself towards the best heavyweight champion of the world, the baddest man on the planet and probably the most harmful boxer of all time. Time to place Iron Mike to sleep.”
Tyson was the primary heavyweight boxer to concurrently maintain the WBA, WBC and IBF titles in 1987 however his reign as unified champion got here to a shock finish in 1990 as he was crushed by Buster Douglas in one of many greatest upsets in boxing historical past.
Though he briefly regained the WBA and WBC titles in 1996, he then suffered back-to-back defeats to Evander Holyfield – the second ending as Tyson was disqualified for biting a part of Holyfield’s ear off.
Tyson’s authorized points have included a conviction of rape in 1992, serving three years of a six-year jail sentence, and in 1999 he served a 3rd of a 12-month sentence, exterior for a highway rage assault.
He acquired again into form to play his half in a fascinating draw with fellow former world champion Roy Jones Jr in 2020, and his battle with Paul will happen in Arlington’s AT&T Stadium, dwelling of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, which has a seating capability of 80,000.
Paul has gained 9 of his 10 boxing fights, largely towards ex-UFC fighters, together with his solitary defeat coming towards British heavyweight Tommy Fury in February 2023.