(Los Angeles) The boxing fight between legend Mike Tyson and popular YouTuber Jake Paul, originally scheduled for July 20, has been rescheduled for November 15 in Texas due to health problems of “Iron Mike,” it was announced Friday organizers.
“Although we had to postpone the fight, I will be back training soon. I thank the medical staff who took care of me […] the result will be the same no matter the date, I will knock out Jake Paul,” said Tyson, quoted in a press release.
Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson had to seek medical treatment on May 26 on a plane from Miami to Los Angeles after complaining of nausea and dizziness, leading to the announcement last Friday that the fight had been postponed.
Aged 57 (58 on June 30), Tyson has not fought professionally for almost 19 years and a defeat against Irishman Kevin McBride.
Many observers, notably former American boxing world champion Deontay Wilder, have expressed concern about seeing a nearly sixty-year-old lined up in a professional fight, saying they fear a serious injury.
The clash is scheduled for AT