Jake Paul is scheduled to face Mike Tyson in a rearranged fight on November 15.
Jake Paul has spoken out on the likelihood of him facing Mike Tyson in their rearranged boxing match later this year amid concerns over the heavyweight legend's condition to fight.to extend his professional record to 11-1 – with his only defeat coming against Tommy Fury in February of last year.
Paul vs Tyson has been rearranged for November 15 and will stream live on Netflix from the same venue as the originally planned July fight.However, Paul claims he is so confident the fight will go ahead later this year that he hasn't arranged a back-up opponent to step in, should Tyson drop out for a second time.The fight has been controversially sanctioned as a professional heavyweight contest by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Speaking at a press conference last month, Tyson insisted he was capable of beating Paul despite his age and vowed to prove his doubters wrong."I had a small adversity. I got sick, but I feel good. I'm just ready. I'm going to do my talk, and I'm going to talk my sh**, but I'm ready to fight." Rory O'Callaghan is Editorial Lead at SPORTbible. He has previously worked for Sky Sports News, MailOnline and Reach covering football, cricket, boxing and MMA. Tested daily as a Liverpool fan in a Manchester office.
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