Mike Tyson’s medical scare postpones his boxing match with Jake Paul

The extremely anticipated boxing showdown between former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and social media star Jake Paul has been postponed after Tyson suffered an ulcer flare up final weekend, Netflix introduced Friday. 

“Tyson’s latest ulcer flare up has restricted his capability to coach totally for the following few weeks,” the streaming large, which was slated to livestream the struggle in July, introduced in a press release posted to X.

Netflix mentioned the struggle “shall be rescheduled for a date later this 12 months after Mike’s capable of resume coaching with no limitations and each fighters can have equal time to organize.”

Paul’s firm, Most Precious Promotions, additionally confirmed the information.

“The advice is for Mike Tyson to do minimal to gentle coaching over the following few weeks after which return to full coaching with no limitations,” the assertion learn. “The brand new date of the struggle shall be introduced by subsequent Friday, June seventh.”

First introduced in March, the struggle was initially scheduled to happen in AT&T Stadium in Texas on July 20. The 27-year-old Paul, a YouTube star who turned to professional boxing 4 years in the past, has gained 9 of his final ten fights. Tyson, the undisputed world heavyweight champ from 1987 to 1990, retired in 2005.

The 57-year-old suffered a medical emergency on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles Sunday as a result of an ulcer flare up, his representatives mentioned in a press release.

“Jake Paul, this will likely have purchased you a while, however in the long run you’ll nonetheless be knocked out and out of boxing for good,” Tyson mentioned in a press release.

“I am heartbroken, speechless, gutted. We have been working so arduous over right here,” Paul mentioned in a video posted to X Friday. “I do worth Mike’s well being in the beginning. Love that man, I’ve a lot respect for him…I am prepared every time you might be.”