Mike Tyson, defeated by Jake Paul, fought “for the last time”

BOXING – He is KO Mike Tyson, heavyweight legend beaten Friday at the age of 58 by YouTuber Jake Paul (27), said this Saturday, November 16, that he did not “no regrets about getting into the ring one last time”.

Given the unanimous loss of the judges after eight two-minute rounds of a professional exhibition fight, Mike Tyson estimated on his X account that he had experienced “one of those situations where defeat tastes like victory”.

“I almost died in June. I had eight blood transfusions, lost half my blood and 11 kg in hospital, I had to fight to get back in shape and fight, so it’s a success”he also revealed, as you can read in the post below.

Mike Tyson had to postpone the fight, initially scheduled for July 20, after receiving medical treatment on May 26 on board a plane due to an ulcer, he simply explained.

Just after leaving the ring on Friday evening, the American legend nevertheless expressed his desire to fight again, even mentioning the name of Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez as a potential future opponent, underlined BFMTV.

Friday’s fight was played in Texas in the lair of the Dallas Cowboys (American football) in front of 72,300 spectators and with more than 60 million households connected, broadcaster Netflix said on Saturday.