Paul vs Tyson LIVE: Latest updates and start time as tension builds for fight night after weigh-in slap

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are due to meet in one of the biggest and most controversial fights of all time

Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul on eve of seismic boxing match

Mike Tyson slapped Jake Paul in a heated final face-off for their boxing match, leading the YouTuber to say the heavyweight legend “hits like a b***h.”

Tyson, 58, will fight YouTuber Paul, 27, in Texas live on Netflix tonight in the former heavyweight champion’s first professional bout in 19 years.

And one night before that divisive fight, Tyson and Paul tipped the scales at a weigh-in, as fans in Dallas cheered the boxing great and booed the social-media star. As Paul and Tyson came face to face, the latter slapped Paul, before security separated the pair.

“Talking’s over,” Tyson told host Ariel Helwani, before refusing to explain why he hit Paul or answer more questions. Paul then said: “I didn’t even feel it. He’s angry. He’s an angry little elf. Mike Tyson, I thought that was a cute slap, buddy, but tomorrow you’re getting knocked the f*** out. I’m f***ing him up.”

Paul also screamed: “He hits like a b***, it’s personal now, he must die!” Follow the latest updates ahead of tonight’s fight below:

Paul vs Tyson fight night LIVE

• Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul and refuses to answer questions in final face-off for fight
• Tyson weighs in at 228.4lb, while Paul tips the scales at 227.2lb
• YouTuber Paul, 27, and heavyweight icon Tyson, 58, will fight in Texas on Friday
• Bout is scheduled for eight two-minute rounds and is an officially-sanctioned, pro fight
• Paul bet several undercard boxers $1m after they predicted he’ll lose to Tyson

[15 November 2024 00:18 · Alex Pattle]

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson weigh-in LIVE

And here, we, go...

[14 November 2024 23:57 · Alex Pattle]

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson weigh-in LIVE

[14 November 2024 23:54 · Alex Pattle]

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson weigh-in LIVE

The weigh-in is just 10 minutes away! Don’t go anywhere.

[14 November 2024 18:30 · Jack Rathborn]

The awkward truth behind Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson

here is no hate, no love, the gloves are big and the rounds will be short when Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight on Friday night.

It makes no difference if the men share fifty million dollars for their carnival night in a Texas ring. It is one of the purest fights for money in the dirty, old boxing game; it’s not personal, it’s just cash. And, lots of it.

Tyson is 58 now, reformed, grey at the edges, his eyes have softened with his belly and each attempt at spitting venom sounds fake. Well, it probably is, so what? He was once Iron Mike, the youngest heavyweight champion in history, so please show some respect.

Read more from Steve Bunce here.

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[13 November 2024 17:00 · Alex Pattle]

Paul vs Tyson press conference LIVE

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are just two days away from one of the biggest and most controversial fights in years, as they prepare to square off in Dallas.

And ahead of their officially-sanctioned, professional bout, the Americans will share a stage at Toyota Music Factory on Wednesday (13 November), with each man set to talk up his chances of winning – amid conflicting predictions in the boxing world.

On Tuesday, 58-year-old Tyson and YouTube star Paul, 27, conducted an open workout in the Music Factory, with the former heavyweight champion taking an aggressive approach. His speed and power look to have waned somewhat, but Tyson seemed focused as his fight with Paul edges closer – five months after it was first due to take place, before Tyson suffered an ulcer flare-up on a flight.

Barring any late issues, the bout is finally set to go ahead on Friday (15 November), at Texas’s AT&T Stadium: home to the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. And the fight, in an unprecedented move, will stream live on Netflix.