Jake Paul’s mum insults Mike Tyson over weigh-in slap before Netflix fight

Jake Paul’s mum branded Mike Tyson a ‘bitch’ aft the 58-year-old slapped her lad astatine the weigh-in up of their Netflix combat connected Friday.

Two-time satellite heavyweight champion Tyson and Paul, a YouTube prima turned boxer, faced disconnected for 1 past clip connected Thursday nighttime up of their bout, which volition beryllium disposable to ticker unrecorded connected Netflix astatine astir 4am GMT connected Saturday morning.

Iron Mike, whose past nonrecreational combat was a decision to Kevin McBride successful June 2005, weighed successful astatine 16st 4lb, portion Paul tipped the scales a lb lighter astatine a career-heaviest 16st 3lb.

However, the brace clashed arsenic they went caput to head, with Tyson hitting Paul with a immense right-handed slap crossed his face.

‘I didn’t adjacent consciousness it. He’s angry. He’s an aggravated small elf,’ Paul said aft the incident.

‘Mike Tyson, I thought that was a cute slap, buddy, but time you’re getting knocked out.’

Paul’s mother, Pam Stepnick, was successful the assemblage to witnesser Tyson’s onslaught and erstwhile asked astir the slap by FightHype she replied: ‘He’s a bitch.’

Paul besides shared a hug with his mum aft the weigh-in wherever she said: ‘I’m going to termination Mike Tyson for you.’

Paul laughed and replied: ‘You slap harder than him.’

When asked astir the slap, Tyson revealed that helium reacted aft Paul had stepped connected his ft during the face-off.

‘I was successful my socks and helium had connected shoes,’ Tyson said.

‘I wanted to deliberation it happened by accident. But present I deliberation it whitethorn person happened connected purpose. I was successful a batch of pain, I had to reciprocate.’

Paul has won 11 of his 12 nonrecreational boxing fights truthful far, with his lone decision coming successful a split-decision nonaccomplishment to Tommy Fury successful February past year.

Paul’s past bout was against MMA combatant Mike Perry successful July wherever helium bushed the 33-year-old by stopping him successful the sixth round.

Friday night’s combat against 58-year-old Tyson is scheduled to spell for 8 rounds, with each rounds lasting 2 minutes.

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