Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson: What to know about long-awaited boxing match

IRVING, TEXAS – Arguably the biggest boxing event in recent memory is finally here.

Jake Paul, who rose to fame through social media, fights former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on Friday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Paul says he got the idea after an ayahuasca retreat and it finally came to fruition when it was announced back in March.

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Mike Tyson, left, and Jake Paul face off during their ceremonial weigh-in at The Pavilion at the Toyota Music Factory on Nov. 14, 2024, in Irving, Texas. The two are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on November 15th at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The fight was originally scheduled for July 20, but when Tyson suffered a stomach ulcer in May, the fight was postponed four months.

Many may think this is simply a publicity stunt, but the state of Texas sanctions this as a professional fight. That means the fight will be on Tyson’s record and will be his first official fight since 2005, a sixth-round TKO loss to Kevin McBride (his fight against Roy Jones Jr. in 2020, where Paul was on the undercard against former N.B.A. -star Nate Robinson, was an exhibition). Meanwhile, this will be Paul’s third game of the calendar year.

While it may be sanctioned, there are some tweaks: The fight will be eight, two-minute rounds with 14-ounce gloves.

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul face off during their ceremonial weigh-in at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory on November 14, 2024 in Irving, Texas. The two are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on November 15th at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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The fight will be branded via Paul’s promotion, Most Valuable Promotions, which he and Nakisa Bidarian co-founded in 2021. The promotion helped Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano sell out Madison Square Garden in 2022, and the two will have a rematch as co. – main event on Friday night.

Paul-Tyson will be broadcast on Netflix at no extra cost apart from a subscription, meaning the fight can be broadcast on nearly 300 million televisions worldwide.

Paul enters the bout at 10-1 in his career, with six of his wins coming via knockout. Tyson is 50-6 with 44 KOs.

The two boxers have taken different approaches to the fight. Paul does what he does best: talking, trolling and making people angry. Tyson, meanwhile, has kept his answers short, sweet and very specific.

At least that’s how it was until Thursday evening.

Everyone got a pretty nice preview at the weigh-in when Tyson hit Paul with an open hand at the weigh-in. Tyson even came to his senses, but was held back by numerous employees before things escalated.

Mike Tyson, left, and Jake Paul face off during weigh-ins held at the Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas, ahead of their heavyweight bout, Nov. 15, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

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However, in their own way, this is how they lock in – and eight months of training comes to a maximum of 16 minutes on Friday.

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