The presence of a former world boxing champion and a vlogger inside a ring will have a new chapter after The Sun newspaper reported on Monday that there is already an agreement for the fight between the legendary Myke Tyson and Jake Paul.
The report indicated that the total purse that the fight would accumulate would be 50 million dollars as a fight exhibition and would be held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The source, close to Tyson, said that there is a verbal agreement and that it remains to coordinate the distribution of money, sponsors, contracts and show negotiations.
“Mike and Jake agree for display in Las Vegas. A verbal agreement was reached and now the negotiations, contracts and division of the money remain, “says The Sun, citing sources close to Iron Mike.
The close friend also confirmed that the fight would have a date close to closing del 2022 and that it would be the way to unite both generations of boxing lovers; the old and the new.
“This fight bridges the gap between old school boxing fans and the new generation of fans,” the source commented.
This would be the first fight Tyson has accepted since coming out of retirement after 16 years old and fought in 2020 against Roy Jones Jr. In that fight, the former heavyweight and Jones tied in a highly disputed decision by the judges.
For his part, Jake Paul is undefeated in five fights and his last experience in the ring was against former UFC fighter Tyron Woodley, whom he defeated with an impressive KO in the sixth round.