Paul beats Tyson as former heavyweight champ fails to turn the clock back

Boxing icon Tyson showed his property against societal media arena Paul, who won points successful beforehand of 72,300 fans.

Jake Paul has beaten boxing fable Mike Tyson by a unanimous decision to triumph an intergenerational heavyweight conflict successful Texas that grounded to unrecorded up to its tremendous hype.

The Friday nighttime bout betwixt nan 27-year-old societal media influencer-turned-prizefighter Paul and nan 58-year-old erstwhile heavyweight champion Tyson was streamed unrecorded connected Netflix and played retired successful beforehand of a sold-out crowd astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington.

Those fans were near mostly disappointed arsenic Tyson showed his property and was ne'er capable to make immoderate offence against his younger opponent, landing conscionable 18 punches to Paul’s 78.

“First and foremost, Mike Tyson – it’s an honour to beryllium capable to conflict him,” said Paul. “It was arsenic reliable and difficult arsenic I thought it would be.”

Tyson, who wore a knee brace, ne'er mounted overmuch of a situation aft being wobbled by immoderate near hands successful nan 3rd information but did capable defensively to debar taking immoderate superior damage.

Jake Paul, left, kept Mike Tyson nan powerfulness of nan erstwhile champion astatine bay acknowledgment to his superior scope and velocity [Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images]

Tyson whitethorn conflict connected contempt defeat

He admitted aft nan title to fighting done a limb injury. “Yeah, but I can’t usage that arsenic an excuse. If I did, I wouldn’t beryllium successful here,” Tyson said.

“I knew he was a bully fighter. He was prepared. I came to fight. I didn’t beryllium thing to anybody, only to myself. I’m not 1 of those guys that unrecorded to please nan world. I’m conscionable happy pinch what I tin do.”

Tyson, 1 of nan astir fearsome heavyweight champions of each clip during his heyday successful nan precocious 1980s and early 90s, was successful his first master conflict successful astir 20 years. He was non-committal erstwhile asked if he would return to nan ringing again. “I don’t know. It depends connected nan situation,” he said.

Paul (11-1) said he tin now conflict anyone he wants, perchance moreover Mexican Canelo Alvarez, aft being nan main attraction successful nan mega arena that brought retired a star-studded crowd and immoderate 72,300 fans to nan location of nan NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.

Katie Taylor, left, and Amanda Serrano successful nan first information during their undisputed ace lightweight title conflict [Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images]

Taylor vs Serrano

In nan co-main arena earlier successful nan evening, Ireland’s Katie Taylor retained her ace lightweight title beating Puerto Rico’s Amanda Serrano successful a arguable unanimous determination aft a convulsive affair.

Serrano came guardant passim nan conflict but their heads collapsed together difficult successful nan early stages, resulting successful a heavy trim complete Serrano’s correct eye. The referee later took a constituent disconnected Taylor for caput butts.

In nan end, each 3 judges decided 95-94 successful favour of Taylor, who denied accusations from Serrano’s area that she was fighting dirty.

Taylor won nan pair’s erstwhile gathering astatine New York’s Madison Square Garden successful April 2022 and said location would beryllium a 3rd meeting.

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