Sports
YouTube sensation-turned-boxer Jake Paul defeats the 58-year-old Mike Tyson in their heavyweight fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Friday night.
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Netflix is hosting its first major live boxing match on Friday with Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, part of its efforts to expand into live content, which also include hosting Christmas NFL games.
Seemingly everyone — Canelo Álvarez, Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia and Roy Jones Jr. — wants to fight Jake Paul after the influencer beat a 58-year-old Mike Tyson.
Jake Paul’s unanimous-decision victory over Mike Tyson brought in a gate of more than $18 million, a record for a boxing or MMA bout held in the U.S. outside of Las Vegas.
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Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, 57, has been preparing to fight YouTuber Jake Paul, 27, on Netflix on July 20.
A big audience tuned in, but consumers faced outages and buffering throughout the live event from AT&T Stadium.
The Mike Tyson-Jake Paul boxing match on Netflix has been postponed because Tyson suffered an ulcer flare-up Sunday on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles.
Jake Paul has been criticized for facing no-name boxers. The 27-year-old’s next bout is against all-time great Mike Tyson, who will be 58 for the July 20 match on Netflix.
Music
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