Mike Tyson and Jake Paul are set to fight on Friday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The fight card is underway, but we’re still a few fights away from the main event.
IMPORTANT INFO ON MIKE TYSON VS. JAKE PAUL ON NETFLIX
The Netflix stream will begin at 8 pm ET, and three fights will be broadcast before Tyson and Paul climb into the ring. Tyson and Paul will likely walk to the ring around 11:15 pm ET, and the fight will start around 11:30 pm.
According to MVP Promotions, the gate for Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, co-headlined by Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor 2, has already surpassed a $17.8 million gate. That total sets a record for the state of Texas.
It’s almost twice the amount Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders generated for their fight in 2021. The gate is also higher than any UFC event outside Las Vegas, besides the Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez pay-per-view at UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden.
According to MVP, more than 70,000 fans will be in attendance for the event, and the numbers on the free streams on YouTube are already staggering. Just after 7 pm ET, Netflix Sports’ live stream of the prelims had 289,000 fans watching. You can view that here:
MVP Promotion’s live stream of the prelims had 389,000 people watching. That’s presumably nearly 700,000 people watching prelims of fighters they may not have heard of before this week.
As an FYI, here is the list of the fights on the card.
- Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul
- Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 2
- Mario Barrios vs. Abel Ramos
- Neeraj Goyat vs. Whindersson Nunes
- Shadasia Green vs. Melinda Watpool
- Lucas Bahdi vs. Armando Casamonica
- Bruce Carrington vs. Dana Coolwell
Tyson and Paul drew a few more eyeballs on Thursday night when the former slapped the latter’s face during the faceoff. It appeared Paul may have intentionally stepped on Tyson’s toe, which is rumored to be injured and part of why he pulled out of the fight in July.
Here is a look at the first viral celebrity slap since Will Smith hit Chris Rock at the Oscars.
Watch for a full breakdown of the co-main event and the main event following the show. Don’t get to the Tyson-Paul main event too late. You could miss the entire show.
While longtime boxing fans have become accustomed to saying that about Tyson’s fights because of his penchant for early knockouts during the prime of his career, I’m mentioning that for this fight because it is only scheduled for eight rounds, and those frames are just two minutes.
Traditionally, men’s professional boxing matches are scheduled for three rounds, and the fighters use 12-ounce gloves. Tyson and Paul will be wearing 14-ounce gloves during their fight. Will we see a knockout or something that has everyone talking because it is wildly disappointing?
We’ll know sooner rather than later.
