Mike Tyson Beaten by Jake Paul in Friday Night Fight: Watch Highlights
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After several fights Friday night, inside the AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Arlington, Texas, the main event took place, the showdown between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.
Mike Tyson was looking for his 45th knockout victory, the youngest heavyweight champion at age 20 returned to the ring at age 58. Notably, Tyson fought his last official match when Paul was just 8 years old.
In an interview on Friday, prior to the fight, Paul stated that he is glad that Mike Tyson slapped him on Thursday, making the fight personal because he’s looking to get back, “K.O… 5 rounds… i’m f**king him up,” said Paul.
Jake Paul’s outfit reportedly cost one million dollars.
The fight was one of the most anticipated in the last decade. After 8 full 2 minute rounds, Jake Paul was declared the winner. The fight which was presented by Netflix, is condisred to be an expibition fihgt by boxing enthusiast, sighting that no real damaging blow was landed by either of the two.
In a post-match interview, Mike Tyson revealed that he had an injury going into the fight and declared that he is likely to fight again in the future.
Mike was biting his gloves during the fight, something he has done throughout his career, he was asked about it, he replied saying, “i have a biting fixation”.
Watch highlights from the fight below:
On the other hand, see some of Tyson’s career highlights below: