(AP) – Mike Tyson’s struggle with Jake Paul has been postponed after the 57-year-old Tyson fell sick on a flight final weekend.
Tyson and Paul stated Friday that they’ll announce a brand new struggle date subsequent week. They had been scheduled to fulfill July 20 in Arlington, Texas.
Tyson turned nauseous and dizzy throughout the closing hour of a flight from Miami to Los Angeles final Sunday, and his airplane was met by first responders who attended to the previous heavyweight champion. Tyson’s camp attributed the episode to an ulcer downside.
“Throughout a observe up session on Thursday with medical professionals on his current ulcer flare-up, the advice is for Mike Tyson to do minimal to mild coaching over the subsequent few weeks after which return to full coaching with no limitations,” the struggle’s promoters stated 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.
“My physique is in higher general form than it has been because the Nineteen Nineties, and I might be again to my full coaching schedule quickly,” Tyson stated within the assertion. “Jake Paul, this will likely 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 may’t wait to ship an unforgettable efficiency later this yr.”
Texas boxing officers have sanctioned Tyson’s assembly with Paul as a legit 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 prone to be a large payday for each fighters.
Tickets already bought for the struggle, which was to be held on the Dallas Cowboys’ dwelling stadium, might be honored on the brand new struggle date, promoters stated. The rescheduled struggle can be anticipated to be in Arlington.
The 27-year-old Paul is a YouTube star who has solid a profitable prizefighting profession principally by taking over combined martial artists and journeymen boxers.
“I totally assist suspending the occasion so Mike Tyson has no excuses come struggle evening,” Paul stated. “My followers know I don’t 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 might be prepared to assert my W with a sensational end.”
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