Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul live updates, results and analysis – Blogging Sole

Mike Tyson takes Jake Paul in an eight-round heavyweight match at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Friday night (Netflix, 8 p.m. ET). The fight, sanctioned by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, will be fought in 2-minute rounds and both fighters will wear 14-ounce gloves instead of the usual 10-ounce gloves for heavyweight fights.

Tyson, 58, and Paul, 27, the YouTuber turned boxer, were due to meet on July 20, but the fight was postponed after Tyson received medical treatment on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles in May for an ulcer flare-up.

Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) became the youngest heavyweight champion at age 20 in 1986 and a year later had unified all three major belts to become undisputed champion. He made six successful defenses of all three belts until losing in a historic loss to James “Buster” Douglas by 10th round knockout in February 1990.

Paul (10-1, 7 KOs) began his boxing career in 2020 with six straight victories fighting primarily against former MMA fighters. that of Paul only defeat came against Tommy Fury in February 2023, but he has won three consecutive fights since.

In the co-main event, undisputed junior welterweight champion and ESPN’s No. 2 pound-for-pound fighter Katie Taylor takes on seven-division champion and No. 3-ranked Amanda Serrano in a rematch of their memorable fight at Madison Square Garden in New York in April 2022.

Taylor (23-1, 6 KOs) defeated Serrano (47-2-1, 31 KOs) by split decision with scorecards of 96-93, 97-93 and 94-96. It was the first time a women’s unification title fight had headlined an event at a sold-out Garden. What was built as the biggest fight in women’s boxing history lived up to expectations. The action-packed fight took place Women’s Fight of the Year 2022 according to ESPN.

Stay here for live updates, fight results and round-by-round analysis.