Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson: What to know about long-awaited boxing match

IRVING, TEXAS – Arguably, the biggest boxing event successful caller representation is yet here.

Jake Paul, who roseate to fame done societal media, is warring erstwhile heavyweight champion Mike Tyson astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas, connected Friday night.

Paul says helium got the thought aft an ayahuasca retreat, and it yet came to fruition erstwhile it was announced backmost successful March.

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Mike Tyson, left, and Jake Paul look disconnected during their ceremonial weigh-in astatine The Pavilion astatine Toyota Music Factory connected Nov. 14, 2024 successful Irving, Texas. The 2 are scheduled to conscionable successful a heavyweight bout connected Nov. 15 astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas.  (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The combat was primitively slated for July 20, but erstwhile Tyson had an ulcer flare-up successful May, the combat was postponed 4 months.

Many whitethorn deliberation this is simply a publicity stunt, but the authorities of Texas is sanctioning this arsenic a nonrecreational fight. Meaning, the combat volition beryllium connected Tyson's grounds and volition beryllium his archetypal authoritative combat since 2005, a sixth-round TKO nonaccomplishment to Kevin McBride (his bout against Roy Jones Jr. successful 2020, wherever Paul was connected the undercard against ex-NBA prima Nate Robinson, was an exhibition). Meanwhile, this volition beryllium Paul's 3rd combat of the calendar year.

While it whitethorn beryllium sanctioned, determination are immoderate tweaks: the combat volition beryllium eight, two-minute rounds with 14-ounce gloves.

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul look disconnected during their ceremonial weigh-in astatine The Pavilion astatine Toyota Music Factory connected Nov. 14, 2024 successful Irving, Texas. The 2 are scheduled to conscionable successful a heavyweight bout connected Nov. 15 astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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The combat is being branded via Paul's promotion, Most Valuable Promotions, which helium and Nakisa Bidarian co-founded successful 2021. The promotion helped Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano merchantability retired Madison Square Garden successful 2022, and the 2 volition person a rematch arsenic the co-main lawsuit connected Friday night.

Paul-Tyson volition beryllium broadcast connected Netflix astatine nary further complaint speech from a subscription, meaning the combat tin beryllium broadcast connected astir 300 cardinal televisions worldwide.

Paul enters the combat astatine 10-1 successful his career, with six of his victories coming via knockout. Tyson is 50-6 with 44 KOs.

The 2 boxers person taken antithetic approaches successful the pb up to the fight. Paul is doing what helium does best: talk, troll and get radical angry. Tyson, meanwhile, has kept his answers short, saccharine and precise to the point.

At least, that was the lawsuit until Thursday night.

Everyone got a beauteous bully preview astatine the weigh-in, arsenic Tyson smacked Paul with an unfastened manus astatine the measurement in. Tyson adjacent squared up but was held backmost by galore unit earlier things escalated.

Mike Tyson, left, and Jake Paul look disconnected during weigh-ins, held astatine Toyota Music Factory successful Irving, Texas, up of their heavyweight bout, connected Nov. 15 astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas. (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

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However, successful their ain respective way, that is however they fastener successful - and 8 months of grooming volition travel down to, astatine most, 16 minutes connected Friday.

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