Mike Tyson’s battle with Jake Paul has been postponed after the 57-year-old Tyson fell unwell on a flight final weekend.
Tyson and Paul stated Friday that they are going to announce a brand new battle date subsequent week. They had been scheduled to satisfy July 20 in Arlington, Texas.
Tyson grew to become nauseous and dizzy in the course of the last 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 downside.
“Throughout a comply with up session on Thursday with medical professionals on his latest ulcer flare-up, the advice is for Mike Tyson to do minimal to mild coaching over the following few weeks after which return to full coaching with no limitations,” the battle’s promoters stated in a press release.
Tyson hasn’t fought professionally since June 2005, however he has been coaching repeatedly for a number of years. He fought Roy Jones Jr in an entertaining exhibition in Los Angeles in November 2020.
“My physique is in higher total form than it has been because the Nineteen Nineties, and I can be again to my full coaching schedule quickly,” Tyson stated within the assertion.
“Jake Paul, this may occasionally have purchased you a while, however ultimately you’ll nonetheless be knocked out and out of boxing for good. I recognize everybody’s endurance and might’t wait to ship an unforgettable efficiency later this yr.”
Texas boxing officers have sanctioned Tyson’s assembly with Paul as a respectable bout with eight two-minute rounds and unusually heavy gloves. Tyson will flip 58 earlier than the battle, which was scheduled to be streamed on Netflix in what’s prone to be a large payday for each fighters.
Tickets already bought for the battle, which was to be held on the Dallas Cowboys’ residence stadium, can be honoured on the brand new battle date, promoters stated. The rescheduled battle can be anticipated to be in Arlington.
The 27-year-old Paul is a YouTube star who has solid a profitable prize-fighting profession largely by taking up blended martial artists and journeymen boxers.
“I absolutely help suspending the occasion so Mike Tyson has no excuses come battle night time,” Paul stated.
“My followers know I do not wish to face Iron Mike at something however his finest, however let there be no mistake: When he steps into the ring with me, I can be prepared to assert my W with a sensational end.”
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