Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul: Fight time, date, where to watch, venue, undercard

Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will face-off against social-media-personality-turned-professional-boxer Jake Paul successful a hugely anticipated boxing accumulation fight.

The conflict is nan latest successful what has go a celebrated inclination successful caller years, pitting net celebrities against each different aliases against recognised boxers, who person already retired aliases are good past their prime.

Here’s everything you request to cognize astir nan upcoming bout:

When is nan Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight?

The conflict will return spot connected Friday, November 15 pinch nan arena scheduled to statesman astatine 7pm section clip (01:00 GMT connected November 16).

Originally scheduled for July 20, nan bout was pushed backmost owed to Tyson’s ulcer flare-up.

When is nan Tyson-Paul ringing walk?

The main fighters will statesman their ringing locomotion astatine astir 10pm section clip (04:00 GMT connected November 16).

Where is nan Tyson vs Paul conflict taking place?

The AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas will big nan fight. Home of nan NFL squad Dallas Cowboys, nan venue has 80,000 seats.

The 80,000 spot capacity AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas will beryllium converted from an American shot crushed into a boxing venue for nan Tyson vs Paul conflict [Ron Jenkins/Getty Images]

What are Tyson and Paul fighting for?

Forty cardinal dollars and bragging authorities but nary title belts will beryllium connected nan line.

However, nan conflict has been sanctioned by Texas boxing officials and will hence beryllium added to nan fighters’ records arsenic a master bout.

Where and really tin I travel nan Tyson and Paul conflict live?

Al Jazeera will person live matter and photograph sum of nan fight from 00:00 GMT, November 16.

The conflict will beryllium exclusively televised by streaming work Netflix.

What will beryllium nan long of nan fight?

As pinch non-championship fights, this bout will not past nan afloat 12 rounds. Tyson and Paul will conflict complete eight, two-minute rounds.

Ready.#PaulTyson pic.twitter.com/8engn1TTCj

— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) November 11, 2024

Who is Mike Tyson?

An American boxer from New York City, Tyson is wide regarded arsenic 1 of nan top heavyweight boxers of each clip who became nan youngest world heavyweight champion astatine nan property of 20.

The 58-year-old was astatine nan highest of his boxing profession during nan precocious 1980s and nan 1990s, and held nan title of undisputed heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990.

Also known arsenic “Iron Mike”, nan boxer has a history of off-field troubles, has been convicted connected respective occasions and has served jailhouse time.

Tyson resumed boxing successful 1996 and quickly regained his title belts earlier his mega-fight pinch two-time champion Evander Holyfield, which Iron Mike lost. A rematch successful 1997 became wide arguable arsenic Tyson spot Holyfield’s receptor doubly and ended up not only losing nan conflict but besides his boxing licence.

The boxer’s past heavyweight title conflict came successful 2002 against British champion Lennox Lewis, who knocked retired Tyson successful nan eighth round.

After a bid of non-title bouts and filing for bankruptcy, Tyson yet discontinue successful 2005.

Mike Tyson is simply a erstwhile undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion [File: Sam Hodde/AP]

Who is Jake Paul?

Paul is 1 of nan highest-paid Youtube contented creators – pinch 20.8 cardinal subscribers – arsenic good arsenic an character and master boxer from Cleveland, Ohio.

The 27-year-old made his boxing debut successful a white-collar boxing lucifer – an accumulation boxing lucifer betwixt celebrities – successful 2018 and turned master 2 years later.

In 2021, Paul defeated Bellator MMA and ONE welterweight champion Ben Askren successful a first-round method knockout successful a wide watched fight. His adjacent awesome heavyweight conflict was against Tommy Fury – half-brother of erstwhile heavyweight boxing world champion Tyson Fury – which Paul mislaid by decision.

It was followed by a bid of successful bouts for Paul earlier nan conflict against Tyson was confirmed successful early 2024.

Jake Paul speaks onstage during nan pre-fight news convention connected May 16, 2024 [Cooper Neill/Getty Images via AFP]

What’s Tyson’s conflict record?

Fights: 58
Wins: 50
By knockout: 44
By decision: 5
By disqualification: 1
Losses: 6

What’s Paul’s conflict record?

Fights: 11
Wins: 10
By knockout: 7
By decision: 3
Losses: 1

What has Tyson said astir nan fight?

When nan conflict was announced, Tyson said he was looking guardant to fighting an force who is 31 years his junior, insisting that he had been impressed by Paul’s performances successful his fledgling boxing career.

“He’s grown importantly arsenic a boxer complete nan years, truthful it will beryllium a batch of nosy to spot what nan will and ambition of a ‘kid’ tin do pinch nan acquisition and aptitude of a GOAT,” Tyson said.

Paul fought connected nan undercard of Tyson’s past outing, an eight-round accumulation against erstwhile middleweight king Roy Jones Jr successful Los Angeles successful 2020.

“I started him connected his boxing travel connected nan undercard of my conflict pinch Roy Jones and now I scheme to decorativeness him,” Tyson quipped.

“As soon arsenic I drawback this feline it’s going to beryllium wholly over, he is going to run. He is gonna tally for illustration a thief.”

When nan conflict was rescheduled, Tyson warned Paul that he would “still beryllium knocked retired and retired of boxing for good”.

What has Paul said astir nan fight?

Paul responded to Tyson’s jibe complete nan rescheduling by saying: “I afloat support postponing nan arena truthful Mike Tyson has nary excuses travel conflict night.”

Paul, who was booed and heckled by nan crowd astatine a news convention successful August, claimed he would put Tyson to sleep.

“I americium present to make 40 cardinal dollars and sound retired a legend,” Paul said.

“I emotion Mike and I respect him but we are not friends immoderate much until November 15,” he said.

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul face-off astatine a promotional arena [Sam Hodde/AP]

How overmuch do tickets for nan Tyson-Paul conflict cost?

The cheapest tickets are priced astatine $55 but fans looking to get person to nan action than ever earlier tin walk $2m for ringside apron seats.

The premium hospitality package for nan fight, a 10-ticket “MVP Owner’s Experience”, will spot 2 group successful a backstage suite little than 2 metres (six feet) from nan action.

Among nan different perks are a pre-fight locker room sojourn pinch Tyson and Paul, a chance to beryllium onstage during nan weigh-in, autographed gloves from some boxers and individual concierge and information item during nan week.

In summation to nan ringside apron suite, nan package includes 4 seats successful each of nan first 2 rows.

Who is connected nan co-main event?

• Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano – IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO women’s super-lightweight titles

Who is connected nan undercards?

• Neeraj Goyat vs Whindersson Nunes – Super-middleweight
• Mario Barrios vs Abel Ramos – WBC welterweight title
• Shadasia Green vs Melinda Watpool – WBO super-middleweight title
• Lucas Bahdi vs Corey Marksman – Super-lightweight
• Bruce Carrington vs Dana Coolwell – featherweight

Katie Taylor (left) will person her 4 women’s super-lightweight titles connected nan statement successful her conflict against Amanda Serrano connected nan co-main arena for nan Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson conflict nighttime [File: Cooper Neill/Getty Images via AFP]