Jake Paul and Mike Tyson handed suspensions from boxing after controversial fight in Texas

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson person some been handed offical bans from boxing pursuing their arguable bout successful Texas connected Friday night.

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation person a regularisation which states that each combatant indispensable remainder for 3 days for each circular fought.

The combat astatine the AT&T Stadium lasted the afloat 8 rounds, meaning neither antheral is allowed to vie for 24 days. 

YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul secured a unanimous points triumph implicit the 58-year-old successful what was an underwhelming affair.

The amusement sparked outrage among immoderate combat fans - some earlier and aft Tyson struggled to onshore a mitt connected Paul implicit 8 two-minute rounds.

The societal media star, 27, was successful power passim the combat with Tyson, who is 31 years his senior, and revealed aft the combat that helium didn't sound him retired by choice 

'I'm atrocious I didn't sound him out,' Paul began, with galore agreeing that helium did the the close happening by not attempting to sound retired the 58-year-old.

Paul besides admitted to pulling his punches aft helium saw his legendary hostile weakening during the bout.

'After I'd seen him bushed I didn't privation to enactment excessively overmuch wounded connected him, but I wanted the fans to get a bully experience,' helium continued. 'But determination was a constituent wherever my aggression and unit went distant erstwhile I wasn't getting hit. I emotion Mike.'

Paul is said to person made $40million (£32m) from warring Tyson, portion Iron Mike is said to person been paid astir $20m (£16m) for the bout successful Arlington, Texas.

An mean of 60 cardinal households ticker the main lawsuit live, with arsenic galore arsenic 65 cardinal watching astatine 1 time, according to MVP. 

The triumph took Paul to a nonrecreational boxing grounds of 11-1 - with the 1 decision coming against Tommy Fury successful February past twelvemonth - and it is unclear what volition travel adjacent for the 27-year-old.

Many were amazed the combat was adjacent sanctioned aft it was initially delayed successful June erstwhile Tyson suffered an ulcer flareup connected a cross-country flight.

Last week, Tyson claimed helium astir died connected that level and yet had 8 humor transfusions arsenic helium recovered from the incident.

So it was nary wonderment that Paul was favourite to bushed Tyson, who is decades removed from his prime.