Current:Home > MyJake Paul will fight Mike Tyson at 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys -WealthRise Academy
Jake Paul will fight Mike Tyson at 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys
View
Date:2025-04-19 19:05:43
Jake Paul is done fighting obscure boxers, at least for now.
His next opponent: Mike Tyson.
The two will fight July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys, and the bout will be livestreamed by Netflix, according to a news release issued Thursday by Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), co-founded by Paul.
Paul, 27, is coming off a first-round TKO over Ryan Bourland Friday, following a first-round knockout of Andre August Dec. 20. As a pro boxer, Paul is 9-1 with six knockouts.
More:Jake Paul dives into future plans on eve of his next fight, dismisses risk of losing focus
Tyson, 57, has not fought professionally since losing to Kevin McBride in 2005. But in 2020, he fought Roy Jones Jr. to a draw in a four-round exhibition.
Paul fought on that undercard and in his second pro fight knocked out retired NBA standout Nate Robinson.
“Now, less than four years later, I’m stepping up to face Tyson myself to see if I have what it takes to beat one of boxing’s most notorious fighters and biggest icons,” Paul said, according to the news release.
Tyson, the former undisputed world heavyweight champion, said he is “looking forward to stepping into the ring with Paul.’’
“He's grown significantly as a boxer over the years," Tyson said, according to the news release. "So it will be a lot of fun to see what the will and ambition of a 'kid' can do with the experience and aptitude of a GOAT."
veryGood! (26122)
Related
- Romantasy reigns on spicy BookTok: Recommendations from the internet’s favorite genre
- NATO member Romania finds new drone fragments on its territory from war in neighboring Ukraine
- Unraveling long COVID: Here's what scientists who study the illness want to find out
- Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet Attend Star-Studded NYFW Dinner Together
- Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge
- Alito rejects Democrats' demands to step aside from upcoming Supreme Court case
- Italy’s Meloni meets with China’s Li as Italy’s continued participation in ‘Belt and Road’ in doubt
- 'Not one child should be unaccounted for:' After Maui wildfires, school enrollment suffers
- What were Tom Selleck's juicy final 'Blue Bloods' words in Reagan family
- Unpacking Kevin Costner's Surprisingly Messy Divorce From Christine Baumgartner
Ranking
- Trump's 'stop
- Tough day for Notre Dame, Colorado? Bold predictions for college football's Week 2
- Authorities search for grizzly bear that mauled a Montana hunter
- 'Wait Wait' for September 9, 2023: With Not My Job guest Martinus Evans
- Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
- Alito rejects Democrats' demands to step aside from upcoming Supreme Court case
- GMA's Robin Roberts Marries Amber Laign
- Travis Barker Returns to Blink-182 Tour After Pregnant Kourtney Kardashian's Emergency Surgery
Recommendation
Israel lets Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for first time in over a year as cease
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders proposes carve-out of Arkansas public records law during tax cut session
Benedict Arnold burned a Connecticut city. Centuries later, residents get payback in fiery festival
The Golden Bachelor: Everything You Need to Know
Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
Russia is turning to old ally North Korea to resupply its arsenal for the war in Ukraine
Tough day for Notre Dame, Colorado? Bold predictions for college football's Week 2
American teen Coco Gauff wins US Open women's final for first Grand Slam title