Fighting with lots of spotlight and media appeal, legendary former boxer Mike Tyson returns to the ring next Friday (11/15). At 58 years old, Tyson will face American influencer Jake Paul, 27 years old, who has shown himself to be a boxing talent in the fights he has had.
The duel will take place at AT&T Stadium, in Arlington, Texas (USA). The fight stage has a capacity for 80 thousand people.
Next, the Sporting News provides more information about who Tyson’s opponent is.
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Who is Jake Paul, who is going to fight Mike Tyson?
Jake Joseph Paul, known as Jake Paul, was born in Cleveland (USA). On the internet, he began to gain fame after recording videos for YouTube with his brother, Logan. Today, it has almost 21 million subscribers.
His most popular video is the music video for “It’s Everyday Bro”, with over 300 million views. The influencer also made some appearances on television. One of the programs even belongs to Disney, called “Bizaardvark”.
In 2017, he left the program after being accused of having noisy parties and dangerous pranks.
His social media numbers also attract a lot of attention. It has around 76 million followers across all platforms on which it is present.
In 2018, he began participating in boxing ring challenges. In 2021, he began facing MMA athletes, such as former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley.
In 2022, he caught attention when facing Anderson Silva. On that occasion, he defeated the Brazilian in a unanimous jury decision.
What are Jake Paul’s boxing numbers?
Jake Paul has 11 professional boxing fights, with 10 wins and one loss. In his last fight, he beat boxer and MMA fighter Mike Perry, on July 20 of this year.
Jake Paul’s only defeat came against actor and boxer Tommy Fury, on February 26, 2023, by split arbitration decision.
Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul: what is the time?
The fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will take place on November 15th (Friday), with an estimated time of 1 am (Brasília time) from Friday to Saturday. Texas is three hours behind Brasilia time.
Mike Tyson x Jake Paul is part of an event that will have several fights. It is scheduled to start at 10pm (Brasília time), with a fight between Brazilian influencer Whindersson Nunes and Indian Neeraj Goyat.
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Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul: where to watch?
The fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will be broadcast on Netflix worldwide, with a subscription to the platform.
Mike Tyson x Jake Paul: quantos rounds?
Mike Tyson x Jake Paul will have eight two-minute rounds. A professional fight generally lasts three minutes, but the reduction was requested by Tyson to make the fight more active.
