Despite losing his boxing match to Jake Paul, Mike Tyson said in a social media post on Saturday that he has “no regrets” about “stepping into the ring one last time.”
The boxing legend lost to social media star Jake Paul. A highly anticipated battle On Friday night, there was more than a 30-year age difference between the two candidates.
Netflix announced Saturday that 60 million households around the world tuned in to watch the game. two people The fighter completed 8 full rounds.each round is 2 minutes long. Paul defeated Tyson by unanimous decision, and the 27-year-old upset boxer and 58-year-old former heavyweight champion embraced afterward.
Paul was expected to earn money. Approximately $40 million Tyson was expected to receive about $20 million for the fight, according to DraftKings and other online reports.
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“This is one of those lose-win situations. Thank you for last night,” Tyson said on his social media.
After Tyson, fights almost never happened. experienced The ulcer recurred on the plane in March. He addressed his illness on Saturday, writing, “I almost died in June.” He received eight blood transfusions and said, “I lost half my blood and 25 pounds in the hospital, but I won because I had to fight to get healthy to fight.”
Tyson retired from boxing in 2005 after a 20-year career. He last fought in an exhibition match in 2020 against former four-division world champion Roy Jones Jr.
“Having my kids watch me stand toe-to-toe in front of a packed Dallas Cowboys Stadium and finish eight rounds with a talented fighter half my age is an experience that no one should have the right to have. Thank you,” he said.
Alex Sundby and Anne Marie Lee contributed to this report.
