Jake Paul says his boxing match in opposition to Mike Tyson will go forward as deliberate, insisting ‘nothing has modified’ after the ring legend required medical consideration over the weekend.
Social media sensation Paul will tackle former heavyweight champion Tyson on the AT&T Stadium in Texas on 20 July in a combat that will probably be streamed globally on Netflix.
There was concern for Tyson following experiences he required pressing medical consideration whereas on board a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on Sunday. In Contact Weekly reported an pressing message was issued over the tannoy system, asking if a health care provider was on board because of the ‘medical emergency’.
Tyson’s representatives have since launched an announcement explaining the 57-year-old is ‘doing nice’.
With their combat lower than two months away, Paul has performed down the severity of the incident. He wrote on X: ‘You like to make s**t up earlier than figuring out the info for clicks/likes. Nothing modified.’
Tyson’s crew confirmed he required medical consideration after feeling nauseous attributable to what they described as an ulcer flare up.
‘Fortunately Mr. Tyson is doing nice,’ learn an announcement. ‘He turned nauseous and dizzy attributable to an ulcer flare up half-hour earlier than touchdown.
‘He’s appreciative to the medical employees that have been there to assist him. Nonetheless, it’s false reporting that his medical consideration brought on the flight delay. This two hour delay was attributable to air-con situation on the plane.’
Tyson will probably be 58 by the point that combat takes place with the 31-year age hole between him and Paul a significant speaking level main into the combat.
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Tyson formally retired from boxing in 2005 having misplaced three of his closing 4 fights. He returned to the ring in 2020 for a profitable exhibition bout with fellow ring legend Roy Jones Jr in 2020.
His summer season showdown with Paul will probably be fought beneath skilled boxing guidelines, which means the results of the combat will seem on each males’s official information.
Paul is 9-1 in skilled boxing, having received his final three bouts since defeat to Tommy Fury final 12 months.
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