According to News24, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, 58, slapped opponent Jake Paul during a heated face-off before their upcoming bout, which is backed by Netflix. The confrontation happened after their weigh-in at AT&T Stadium in Texas, where Tyson, weighing 228.4 pounds, delivered an open-handed slap to Paul’s cheek. Security quickly separated the two fighters.
Tyson, appearing focused, had few words and left the stage with his entourage, saying, “Talking’s over.” Paul, 27, shrugged off the slap, taunting Tyson as “an angry little elf” and vowing to knock him out. The highly anticipated eight-round fight will be streamed live on Netflix and has sparked mixed reactions within the boxing community, with some disapproving of Tyson’s return to the ring nearly 40 years after his debut.
