December 30, 2024
Mike Tyson opened up about losing his first fight after alomst 20 years to Jake Paul.
The 58-year-old boxing Legend, who returned to the ring after almost 2 decades, shared that he was feeling down after his recent fight with Paul in an interview with Covino & Rich on Fox Sports.
Following his loss to the social media star, Tyson noted that he is "depressed a little bit."
"That fight was such a big ascent — we were so up and high, we were so excited,” he responded to the host when he was asked about the outcome.
"The fight's over, boom. Wow, I'm kind of depressed a little bit. We got to get back ... to living. [We were] training for it nine months."
The boxing with Paul marked Tyson's first in 19 years which was live-streamed on Netflix.
Worldwidely around 108 million viewers watched the live sports event, breaking the record became the most-streamed sporting event in history.
The fight which took place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas was previously scheduled for July but delayed till November because of Tyson's health scare, as he suffered an ulcer.