Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson: Fight time, undercard, latest odds, prediction and ring walks tonight

The brace were primitively owed to look disconnected successful July, but Tyson, 58, was forced to propulsion retired aft suffering a aesculapian scare connected a formation from Miami to Los Angeles involving an ulcer flare-up which near him incapable to train.

The bout was rapidly rescheduled and connected November 15 some fighters’ records volition beryllium connected the enactment successful an officially sanctioned nonrecreational boxing contest.

Tyson remains the youngest combatant ever to person go heavyweight satellite champion, a feat helium achieved astatine the property of 20 successful 1986 erstwhile helium stopped Trevor Berbick successful the 2nd round, and helium went connected to assertion the undisputed crown successful a singular vocation arsenic 1 of the sport’s all-time greats.

Almost 2 decades connected from erstwhile ‘Iron Mike’ past stepped into the ringing successful a nonrecreational bout, a decision by Kevin McBride successful 2005, the legendary heavyweight makes his instrumentality successful an lawsuit that volition gully attraction from the satellite of athletics and beyond.

It is 4 years since helium appeared for a drawn exhibition clash against Roy Jones Jr, and it was a astonishment truthful erstwhile the announcement came that Tyson would beryllium warring Paul astatine the 80,000-capacity AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas.

Few would person predicted this bout erstwhile Paul knocked retired erstwhile hoops subordinate Nate Robinson connected the undercard of Tyson’s accumulation with Jones Jr. The erstwhile YouTube prima is present 10-1 arsenic a professional, with that lone decision coming against Tommy Fury and the wins mostly implicit erstwhile MMA stars and little-known boxers.

The showdown with Tyson is being promoted by Paul’s institution Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), with this the latest measurement connected a boxing travel that helium continues to importune volition 1 time pb to a satellite title.

Paul said recently: “A batch of radical are wondering 'Jake, wherefore are you doing this? Even if you bushed him, they're going to accidental he's old'. But to me, Mike Tyson wanted to combat me.

"That is an honour. He's 1 of the astir celebrated boxers successful the satellite to ever bash it. To measurement successful determination with idiosyncratic of his quality is an honour and a imagination travel true. It's going to beryllium a spectacle connected Netflix.”

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson volition instrumentality spot contiguous connected Friday November 15, 2024 astatine the AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas - location of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.

The main paper volition commencement astatine 5pm section clip successful Texas, which is astir 1am UK time. The main lawsuit ring walks volition statesman astatine astir 4am GMT successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday morning, which is 10pm CST, 11pm ET and 8pm PT.

The bout volition beryllium screened unrecorded connected Netflix, with this the platform’s archetypal determination into unrecorded boxing.

There has been a displacement towards sporting enactment of late, with The Netflix Cup held past November arsenic a crossover betwixt play and Formula One stars. Carlos Alcaraz besides faced Rafael Nadal successful The Netflix Slam successful March, an accumulation tennis lucifer that took spot successful Las Vegas.

This combat has been sanctioned arsenic a nonrecreational contention by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR).

Therefore it volition number connected some boxer’s authoritative records and, according to Paul, this was a petition made by Tyson.

The combat volition beryllium contested implicit 8 shorter two-minute rounds. No headgear volition beryllium worn and heavier 14-ounce gloves volition beryllium used, with knockouts permitted.

The main enactment enactment of the nighttime sees undisputed women’s satellite lightweight champion Katie Taylor and unified featherweight champion Amanda Serrano spell caput to caput erstwhile again, two-and-a-half years connected from their unthinkable archetypal gathering astatine Madison Square Garden successful April 2022 that saw Taylor borderline a thrilling divided decision.

Mario Barrios besides defends his WBC welterweight rubric against Abel Ramos, portion Shadasia Green and Melinda Watpool vie for the vacant women’s WBO super-middleweight championship.

Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano

Mario Barrios vs Abel Ramos

Neeraj Goyat vs Whindersson Nunes

Shadasia Green vs Melinda Watpool

Lucas Bahdi vs Armando Casamonica

Bruce Carrington vs Dana Coolwell

UFC fable Henry Cejudo is simply a adjacent person of Tyson’s, with the brace formerly hosting a podcast together, and helium has antecedently suggested that the 58-year-old is acceptable to instrumentality location successful the portion of $20million (£15.5m) for warring Paul.

It is unclear precisely however overmuch Paul volition marque successful total, but helium has claimed that it is successful the portion of a whopping $40m (£31m).

Paul would not basal adjacent an iota of a accidental against the formidable Tyson of his heyday, 1 of the astir fearsome characters and astir devastating punchers that boxing has ever seen.

But, alas, this is surely not the fierce Tyson of yesteryear, but alternatively a antheral approaching 60 who has not fought decently for astir 2 decades and who past won successful the ringing successful February 2003.

He remains successful undeniably awesome signifier and inactive appears to beryllium capable to pat into that aforesaid ferocious winning mentality and mindset, portion the important questions regarding Paul’s qualities arsenic a combatant stay arsenic beardown arsenic ever fixed that helium has lone ever fought 3 nonrecreational boxers - losing to 1 successful an mean Tommy Fury and knocking retired 2 unknowns successful Andre August and Ryan Bourland.

However, contempt that it is conscionable intolerable to look past the younger antheral by 31 years, who should beryllium capable to seashore to a comfy triumph successful a nary uncertainty bizarre spectacle that volition alert past with those 8 two-minute rounds and past the distance.

Jake Paul to triumph connected points.

Jake Paul to triumph connected points oregon by decision: 11/4

Jake Paul to triumph by knockout, method knockout oregon disqualification: 11/10

Mike Tyson to triumph connected points oregon by decision: 12/1

Mike Tyson to triumph by knockout, method knockout oregon disqualification: 12/5

Odds via Paddy Power (subject to change).