Ireland’s Katie Taylor managed to defend her undisputed light-welterweight crown against Amanda Serrano. The fans were not impressed with the result as Serrano did put up a show, and looked favourite to win after the final round. It has all the credentials to turn out to be the fight of the night. Mario Barrios defended his WBC title after his fight with Abel Ramos ended in a split draw. The two Mexican boxers put up an unbelievable show here in the middle. Neeraj Goyat kickstarted the main event with a dominant win over Brazil’s Whindersson Nunes. The Indian boxer was too good with his reflexes and hit the right punches to win with a unanimous decision as the scoreline read 60-54 in his favour.

In one of the most highly-anticipated sports encounters of the year, a titanic clash between one of the finest boxers of all time and an upstart on the rise. The AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas will host Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul, a battle of generations that will put two fighters 31 years apart in what is expected to be one of the most-watched boxing matches of the century.

Originally slated to take place in the summer but delayed due to health problems with Tyson, the date has finally arrived when Kid Dynamite will don the gloves again in a professional capacity. Although Tyson has fought exhibition bouts in the years since his official retirement in 2005, this fight is licensed as a professional boxing match, marking it as the 59th of his career, almost 40 years after his first as a teenager.

In the other corner will be Jake Paul, the actor-turned-Youtuber-turned-boxer who has enjoyed a fast start to his own professional career. Originally having begun boxing as part of the Youtuber boxing match trend, Paul is one of those who has turned professional, and sought to make a career out of the sport. He holds a strong 10-1 record in his young career, and although he will have to make the jump up to heavyweight to combat Tyson, is somewhat feared for the youth and energy as well as the one-punch-knockout power he brings to the table.

There have already been plenty of verbal barbs tossed back and forth between the two camps, playing up a sort of drama that is only right for a fight being hosted and live-streamed worldwide on Netflix, with plenty of build-up and heightened expectations as two of the biggest-name boxers of recent times lock horns. Further, there was controversy and drama at the weigh-in, as Tyson took poorly to his younger opponent getting in his face, and initiating a small brawl with a hit to Paul’s face.

Although ‘Iron Mike’ has by far has the more impressive credentials in boxing, with an undisputed heavyweight champion title in his past and 50 wins in his career, the age and rustiness is by far the biggest question mark. Paul is only 27 compared to Tyson’s 58, much fresher and likely to be quicker, more energetic, and with far more reps on the big stage in the recent past.

Many are predicting that Tyson won’t be able to match up to his younger adversary in this big-ticket match-up in Texas, but Tyson pointed out that they don’t call him the Baddest Man of the Planet for no reason, Whichever way it goes, with so many eyes on this contest, plenty of drama and spectacle is the least that can be expected from Tyson vs Paul.