Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul Boxing Match Postponed Due to Tyson Health Issue
According to Netflix, Tyson won't have enough time to heal from his medical scare and train properly.
The highly-anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson has officially been postponed due to the medical issue the latter suffered earlier this week.
On Friday, Netflix announced on its X page that the fight will be moved to another date since Tyson won't be able to train while recovering from an ulcer flare-up. According to the streaming giant, the fight will be scheduled to a date later in the year, and announced "by the end of next week."
"Unfortunately Jake Paul and Mike Tyson will not face-off on July 20 as planned," read the tweet. "Tyson's recent ulcer flare up has limited his ability to train fully for the next few weeks. The fight will be rescheduled for a date later this year after Mike's able to resume training with no limitations and both fighters can have equal time to prepare for this once-in-a-lifetime matchup! Stay tuned for the new fight date to be announced by the end of next week."
In Touch Weekly first reported that Tyson suffered a medical scare on board a flight to Los Angeles on May 26. According to a source, the flight was delayed due to the hot temperatures in Miami.
"Mike had some kind of medical emergency on the plane and paramedics boarded," said the source. "Before the paramedics arrived the flight issued an announcement asking for a doctor—the message even came on everyone’s screens."
The source continued, "He was in first class, but we were an exit row and the stewardess was very chatty. They asked us to stay on the plane and landed so paramedics could enter. She said something like, ‘He’s a really important passenger so we wanna make sure he’s OK.’ I knew it was him, but I just mouthed the words ‘Mike Tyson’ and she nodded her head yes."
A representative for Tyson told The New York Post that the heavyweight boxer was "doing great" and "became nauseous and dizzy due to an ulcer flare-up 30 minutes before landing."
Tyson hopped on X and gave an update himself saying “Now feeling 100% even though I don’t need to be to beat Jake Paul."
