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Mike Tyson has confirmed a boxing comeback at the age of 54.<\/p>\n
The former world heavyweight champion will fight Roy Jones Jr in an eight-round exhibition in September.<\/p>\n
The fight will be broadcast on pay-per-view and the video app Triller, and will be held in California. The state’s athletic commission has reportedly already sanctioned the bout.<\/p>\n
“It’s just going to be amazing,” Tyson told ESPN.<\/p>\n Despite the fact he hasn’t fought in 15 years, Tyson said there’s no concern of injury for either himself or Jones.<\/p>\n “We’re both accomplished fighters. We know how to protect ourselves. We’ll be alright.”<\/p>\n Tyson said that the exhibition would still be a competitive fight.<\/p>\n “It’s 100 percent of it looking to be Mike Tyson in the ring,” he said.<\/p>\n “I’ve got one speed. Forward.”<\/p>\n In 1986, Tyson became the youngest boxer to win the heavyweight championship when he won the title at the age of 20, and for a period of time he was the world’s most feared fighter.<\/p>\n A shock loss to James ‘Buster’ Douglas in 1990 was the start of a downhill slide which included a stint in prison for rape, although his fights with Evander Holyfield through the mid-1990s still attracted huge interest.<\/p>\n Jones, who won world titles in four divisions, fought as recently as 2018.<\/p>\n Tags:<\/b> Brett Graham<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"See Campaign: <\/strong>https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/news\/<\/a>
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Mike Tyson has confirmed a boxing comeback at the age of 54. The former world heavyweight champion will fight Roy Jones Jr in an eight-round exhibition in September. The fight will be broadcast on pay-per-view and the video app Triller, and will be held in California. The state’s athletic commission has reportedly already sanctioned the … Continue reading Mike Tyson announces boxing comeback at age 54<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading