Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson 'official rules' revealed - and there's only one outcome
Jake Paul has confirmed the one rule that himself and Mike Tyson will have when they clash in a highly anticipated bout on Friday.
The two were scheduled to meet in July, but Tyson pulled out after suffering ulcers on a flight – forcing the fight to be rearranged for this Friday.
The event, which will take place at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, has the whole boxing world intrigued on the outcome. Paul with a record of 10-1-0 faces ‘Iron Mike’, who will walk to the ring for a professional fight for the first time since losing to Kevin McBride in June 2005.
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Tyson returned to boxing in 2020 for an exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr, which ended in a split draw. The event also included, on the undercard, Paul facing and knocking out former NBA player Nate Robinson.
With the fight days away, the 27-year-old revealed the ‘official rules’ for the eight-round bout on his X account. He wrote: “Official rules for #PaulTyson. Someone is getting knocked the f**k out. The end.”
The social media star-turned-boxer has won seven of his 11 career fights by knockout, including against the likes of former MMA fighters Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley. On the other hand, Tyson has ended 44 of his 50 wins by KO. His most recent coming against Clifford Etienne in 2003, when he knocked him out in the first round.
The rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will co-main event for Taylor’s WBA, IBF, WBO and The Ring lightweight titles. Mario Barrios and Abel Ramos will also feature in the undercard in a fight for the WBC Welterweight title.
Netflix are airing the event on their streaming service with Mancunian Kate Scott hosting as well as Andre Ward and Mauro Ranallo leading the commentary. The event is due to start at 1am on Saturday with the main event expected to begin at around 4am.