Mike Tyson confesses he feels ‘depressed' after Jake Paul fight loss

The boxing legend made a comeback to the ring for the first time in 19 years

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Mike Tyson confesses he feels ‘depressed’ after Jake Paul fight loss
Mike Tyson confesses he feels ‘depressed’ after Jake Paul fight loss

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.