Mike Tyson’s struggle with Jake Paul has been postponed after the 57-year-old Tyson fell unwell on a flight final weekend.
Tyson and Paul mentioned Friday that they are going to announce a brand new struggle date subsequent week. They have been scheduled to satisfy July 20 in Arlington, Texas.
Tyson grew to become nauseous and dizzy in the course of the remaining hour of a flight from Miami to Los Angeles final Sunday, and his aircraft was met by first responders who attended to the previous heavyweight champion. Tyson’s camp attributed the episode to an ulcer drawback.
“Throughout a observe up session on Thursday with medical professionals on his latest ulcer flare-up, the advice is for Mike Tyson to do minimal to gentle coaching over the subsequent few weeks after which return to full coaching with no limitations,” the struggle’s promoters mentioned in an announcement.
Tyson hasn’t fought professionally since June 2005, however he has been coaching commonly for a number of years. He fought Roy Jones Jr. in an entertaining exhibition in Los Angeles in November 2020.
Texas boxing officers have sanctioned Tyson’s assembly with Paul as a authentic bout with eight 2-minute rounds and unusually heavy gloves. Tyson will flip 58 earlier than the struggle, which was scheduled to be streamed on Netflix in what’s more likely to be an enormous payday for each fighters.
Tickets already bought for the struggle, which was to be held on the Dallas Cowboys’ dwelling stadium, will probably be honoured on the brand new struggle date, promoters mentioned. The rescheduled struggle can also be anticipated to be in Arlington.
The 27-year-old Paul is a YouTube star who has cast a profitable prizefighting profession principally by taking up combined martial artists and journeymen boxers.
“I totally assist suspending the occasion so Mike Tyson has no excuses come struggle evening,” Paul mentioned. “My followers know I do not need to face Iron Mike at something however his greatest, however let there be no mistake: When he steps into the ring with me, I will probably be prepared to say my W with a sensational end.”
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