Ahead of their highly anticipated boxing match on Nov. 15, Mike Tyson and Jake Paul are set to have a face-to-face encounter at Fanatics Fest in New York City on Aug. 18.
Most Valuable Promotions, Netflix, and Fanatics Events released a joint statement Tuesday, noting that the Tyson-Paul faceoff will occur Aug. 18 at 2 p.m. ET inside the Javits Center in NYC.
Super Bowl champion, former Pittsburgh Steelers safety and current ESPN analyst Ryan Clark will serve as the host of the press conference, which will stream live on the Most Valuable Promotions and Netflix YouTube channels.
Peyton Manning will also appear as a special guest alongside Clark, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Tyson and Paul were originally scheduled to clash on July 20, but the fight date was moved back due to Tyson dealing with an ulcer.
Despite the change, Tyson vs. Paul is still set to be held at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and it will stream live on Netflix.
After Tyson vs. Paul was postponed, Paul took a contest against former UFC fighter Mike Perry in July and beat him by sixth-round technical knockout to improve his career pro boxing record to 10-1.
On the heels of his big win over Perry, Paul commented on the impending showdown with Tyson, saying:
“After eating Mike Perry as an appetizer, I’m ready to go for the main course on Friday, Nov. 15. To be fighting the biggest, baddest boxer ever is a dream come true for me and it is going to be a nightmare for Mike Tyson. It’s cool to be featured at Fanatics Fest alongside some of the biggest names in sports and I look forward to delivering a show the fans won’t soon forget on Friday, Nov. 15.”
Tyson also gave his thoughts on Fanatics Fest and provided a positive health update: “I’m looking forward to facing off with Jake Paul at Fanatics Fest in NYC. The countdown is back on. I’m feeling great and looking forward to knocking out Jake Paul on Friday, Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium in Texas on Netflix.”
However, Tyson is now 58 years old and has not had an official professional fight since 2005.
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By comparison, Paul has only 11 fights to his credit, but he is more than 30 years younger at 27, and all of his fights have occurred in the past four years.
Still, Tyson figures to be the biggest test of Paul’s career thus far since the bulk of his fights have come against former MMA fighters and relatively unknown boxers.
