Hyderabad: Mike Tyson’s much-awaited fight against Jake Paul wll be played on November 16, but ahead of their clash, the duo had a controversial weight-in. During the weigh-in, Jake attempted to irritate the veteran boxer and got a fiery response from his opponent.
In a battle of generations, veteran Tyson will take on Jake in Texas, United States. While Tyson is 58 years old, his rival is half his age at 27. The American boxing heavyweight will be returning to the ring after 19 years and that makes the clash more interesting. Jake is on a solid run since starting in 2018 with a record of 10-1. The bout between the two will have eight rounds of two minutes each. The fighters will wear heavier 14-ounce gloves which will be 4 ounces heavier than the normal gloves.
Tyson slaps Jake Paul
During the weigh-in, the two boxers were seen getting into an altercation and Jake was constantly trying to irritate his opponent. Mike got agitated and slapped him in the face. The two had to be separated by their teams to calm down the matter. Tyson barely spoke to Jake and fired a warning before the bout saying “Talking's over.”