Jake Paul en Mike Tyson nemen het tegen elkaar op in eerste boks evenement van Netflix

Na een golf evenement en een tennis evenement duikt Netflix verder in de sport. Op 20 juli nemen Jake Paul en Mike Tyson het tegen elkaar op in bokswedstrijd die live te zien zal zijn op de streamingdienst.

Het gevecht zal plaatsvinden in het AT&T Stadium in Texas en zal te zien zijn voor iedereen met een Netflix abonnement. De overige gevechten van het evenement zullen op een later moment bekend gemaakt worden. Het gevecht wordt gepresenteerd door het Most Valuable Promotions bedrijf van Paul zelf in samenwerking met Netflix.

Jake Paul heeft momenteel een prorecord van 9 overwinningen in 10 gevechten met 6 knockouts. Zijn laatste overwinning was afgelopen weekend tegen Ryan Bourland. De legendarische Tyson zet daar 50 overwinningen met 44 knockouts tegenover. 

"It’s crazy to think that in my second pro fight, I went viral for knocking out Nate Robinson on Mike Tyson’s undercard," aldus Paul. "Now, less than four years later, I’m stepping up to face Tyson myself to see if I have what it takes to beat one of boxing’s most notorious fighters and biggest icons. Within just two and a half years of founding MVP, we’re about to produce the biggest fight in history, a fight in the biggest NFL stadium in the US, broadcast live, on the biggest streaming platform in the world – a testament to all we’ve accomplished in such a short amount of time. Whether you’re tuning in on Netflix or showing out in person, whether you’re team Paul or team Tyson, or whether you’re a lifelong boxing fan or watching your first fight, you’re not going to want to miss this event. I could not be more excited to make this amazing fight available to all Netflix subscribers alongside the hardest hitter of all time, Mike Tyson, on Saturday, July 20th. My sights are set on becoming a world champion, and now I have a chance to prove myself against the greatest heavyweight champion ever, the baddest man on the planet and the most dangerous boxer of all time. This will be the fight of a lifetime."

"I’m very much looking forward to stepping into the ring with Jake Paul at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas,” zegt de 57-jarige Tyson “He’s grown significantly as a boxer over the years, so it will be a lot of fun to see what the will and ambition of a ‘kid’ can do with the experience and aptitude of a GOAT. It’s a full circle moment that will be beyond thrilling to watch; as I started him off on his boxing journey on the undercard of my fight with Roy Jones and now I plan to finish him.”