JAKARTA - Mike Tyson is ready to return to the ring in an exhibition fight against fourth division world champion Roy Jones Jr. This fight will take place in California on 12 September.
The eight-round bout will be broadcast on a pay-per-view basis and Triller, a music video app like TikTok that just confirmed the event in a release circulating Thursday.
Triller said the main showdown between Tyson and Jones would be a three-hour main event including an undercard battle (non-title / prize) and a musical that will be announced in the coming weeks. The app will also air a 10-part documentary series that tracks the two boxers in their 50s during the run-up to matches.
The release added that the event had been approved by the state athletics commission. Executive director Andy Foster told Yahoo Sports that he believes boxers will not wear headgear and will use the larger than normal size 12 oz gloves.
Tyson, 54, became the youngest boxer ever to win a heavyweight title in 1986.He became the undisputed division champion until he dramatically and shockingly lost to James 'Buster' Douglas in 1990.The Brooklyn native retired in 2005. with a career record of 50-6 with 44 knockouts.
Meanwhile, 51-year-old Jones comes from Pensacola, Florida. He represented the US at the 1988 Olympics, where he won a silver medal after a controversial defeat which prompted a total overhaul of the scoring system for Olympic boxing.
As a professional, he participated in world championships in middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight, gaining wide recognition as the best pound-for-pound boxer of his generation.
After starting a 49-1 streak, where the only loss came due to disqualification, Jones suffered 7 defeats from 12 fights between 2004 and 2011. He finally retired in 2018 with a professional record of 66-9 with 47 knockouts.
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