Mike Tyson is set to take the ring for a professional, sanctioned bout for the first time in nearly two decades this weekend.
He’ll be making his return to the ring at 58 years old when he fights Jake Paul on Friday in a boxing match at AT&T Stadium.
The fight was supposed to go down over the summer but was postponed after Tyson had an emergency on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles. The date was pushed to November 15.
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But the question is when is the last time Mike Tyson actually fought anyone? Let alone one of the Paul brothers.
In terms of a fight that actually counted in Tyson’s career record, the answer is nearly two decades ago.
His last professional fight was a TKO loss to Kevin McBride in June of 2005. After the loss, he said fighting just wasn’t “in my heart anymore.”
Fighting is back in his heart these days, it seems. Four years ago in 2020, Tyson and fellow boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. competed in an exhibition “Lockdown Knockdown” in Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Jake Paul also featured on that fight card, and knocked out former NBA star Nate Robinson.
The Tyson-Jones Jr. bout ended controversially in a split draw, leading to many fans questioning the validity of the fight.
