Mike Tyson had a boxing match at the age of 58
On the morning of November 16 in Arlington, the former absolute world heavyweight champion 58-year-old Mike Tyson lost by unanimous decision judges to the famous YouTube blogger and boxer 28 year old Jake Paul. For Jake, this victory was the 11th in his career; Tyson lost his seventh professional fight. Collected seven facts about the Mike Tyson – Jake Paul fight.
For the first time Tyson lost by decision in his professional career. Before that, Mike had lost five times ahead of schedule, once in a memorable fight against Holyfield as a result of disqualification.
Paul’s fifth opponentwho managed to go the entire distance of the fight was Mike Tyson. Previously, this was achieved by Nate Diaz, Tommy Fury, Tyron Woodley and Anderson Silva.
17.8 million dollars was the proceeds from tickets to the Tyson-Paul boxing evening. This is a record for Texas, a record for AT&R Stadium and the largest gathering in US history outside of Las Vegas.
18 strokes in eight two-minute rounds of the fight with Paul, Tyson reached the goal.
19 years oldafter his defeat in 2005 by Kevin McBride, Tyson did not fight professionally.
70 thousand spectators attended the Tyson-Paul boxing evening.
$80 millionaccording to media reports, will amount to prize payments to boxers. Paul is guaranteed to receive 40 million dollars, Tyson – 20.
Source: Sportarena
I am Ashley Ortiz and I am a professional journalist working for Athletistic. My specialty is in sports journalism, particularly boxing. I have written articles for some of the most renowned publications on the subject, and my work has been featured across both print and digital media platforms.
