Highlights: Jake Paul defeats Mike Tyson via unanimous decision in boxing match (2024)

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Paul cruises past Tyson in unanimous decision win Round 8: Paul-Tyson goes the distance. Round 7: Paul cruising into final round Round 6: Another round for Paul Round 5: Paul in full control Round 4: Tyson showing his age Round 3: Big Paul round Round 2: Action settles down Round 1: Tyson starts fast Tyson-Paul has begun Tyson heading to ring Paul making his way to the ring Tyson-Paul is highest-grossing combat sports gate in Texas history, promoter says Is this actually a sanctioned fight? Backstories of Tyson and Paul Taylor defeats Serrano via unanimous decision Round 10: Instant classic in co-main event Round 9: Another wild round for Taylor and Serrano Round 8: Ref takes a point from Taylor Round 7: Incredible back-and-forth battle Round 6: Fight paused briefly for cut Round 5: Taylor not backing down from Serrano's pressure Round 4 is all action Close Round 3 in Serrano-Taylor Round 2: Taylor bounces back Serrano with a huge opening round Katie Taylor walking to ring Amanda Serrano heading to ring Jerry Jones excited for Tyson-Paul Streaming problems evoke frustration, jokes Up next: Katie Taylor rematches Amanda Serrano Barrios retains WBC welterweight belt with split draw Tyson gets too real with 14-year-old interviewer Down goes Barrios Tyson has arrived Huge knockdown by Barrios in Round 2 Barrios nearly knocks down Ramos in Round 1 Jake Paul has arrived Mario Barrios vs. Abel Ramos about to start What fights happen before Tyson-Paul? Goyat defeats Nunes by unanimous decision Neeraj Goyat vs. Whindersson Nunes about to start Paul does not see this fight going the distance Official weigh in results Wasn’t this fight supposed to happen over the summer? Age gap could be the difference tonight Tyson slapped Paul at weigh-ins

Social media star Jake Paul defeated legendary boxer Mike Tyson via unanimous decision late Friday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in one of the most improbable matchups in the sport’s history.

All three judges ruled the fight in favor of Paul, with scores of 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73.

The win improves Paul’s professional record to 11-1 while dropping Tyson to 50-7.

"He's exactly what I thought, one of the greatest to ever do it," Paul said after the fight.

Tyson was asked if he was officially done boxing. He said he wasn't sure.

"I don't think so," Tyson said on the broadcast. "Maybe the brother (Logan Paul)."

Paul, 27, a social media star with more than 27 million Instagram followers and nearly 21 million YouTube subscribers, cruised in the bout.

After a first round that saw Tyson aggressive, his age caught up to him. Tyson appeared slow for most of the fight and barely landed any significant punches. His offensive output dropped considerably from the mid-rounds on. The much younger Paul peppered his opponent with jabs and hooks throughout the bout while taking little damage.

Paul was asked after the fight who he wants next.

“Anyone I want,” Paul said. “Everyone is next on the list.”

Highlights: Jake Paul defeats Mike Tyson via unanimous decision in boxing match (1)

Paul made his professional debut in 2020. He has wins that include former UFC stars Ben Askren, Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley, Nate Diaz and Mike Perry. His lone loss is a split decision last year against boxer Tommy Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

Tyson, 58, is known as one of the best — and most intimidating — boxers ever. He opened his professional career with 19 straight finishes, 12 of which came in the first round. He later knocked out Trevor Berbick at the age of 20 to become the youngest heavyweight champion ever. Tyson reigned over the division from 1987 to 1990, claiming and retaining the WBA, WBC, and IBF belts en route to a 37-0 start.

His first career loss was a 10th-round knockout defeat to Buster Douglas in 1990 in what is considered the greatest upset in boxing history.

Tyson returned to the ring 20 times since that defeat, going 13-5 with two "no contests." He has not competed since losing to Kevin McBride in 2005. He was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.

In the co-main event, Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano via unanimous decision (95-94 on all three judges cards). The bout, a rematch from their epic first meeting, was another instant classic that saw 324 landed punches.

Though the card had great fights throughout, fans online complained about constant buffering issues for the stream.

Paul cruises past Tyson in unanimous decision win

Greg Rosenstein

Social media star Paul defeated legendary boxer Tyson via unanimous decision on Friday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, in one of the most improbable matchups in the sport’s history.

The win improves Paul’s professional record to 11-1 while dropping Tyson to 50-7.

Round 8: Paul-Tyson goes the distance.

Greg Rosenstein

Paul opens with a few jabs and eats a punch from Tyson. More jabs. Short right hook lands for Tyson. Boos are coming down from the crowd because of a lack of action.

Round 7: Paul cruising into final round

Greg Rosenstein

Tyson comes out ultra aggressive. Where was this the last few rounds? Things then settle down. Paul lands a right to the head and follows with a body shot. Another jab by Paul. Straight right by Paul lands. Uppercut by Paul connects.

Tyson doing a good job taking shots but he just doesn't have the conditioning at this age to hang with a fighter 31 years younger.

Round 6: Another round for Paul

Greg Rosenstein

Paul's conditioning is on another level compared to Tyson's. He's bouncing around while Tyson is lurking around and slow. Paul is using the jab to break down Tyson. Rosie Perez, ringside, questions why he isn't just teeing off on the legend.

Round 5: Paul in full control

Greg Rosenstein

Paul just misses on a right hook. Tyson looks slow and he's not doing much offensively but just landed a short left hook. Paul hasn't landed any significant shots but he appears in control here.

Paul lands a body shot followed by a right hand just before the bell.

Round 4: Tyson showing his age

Greg Rosenstein

Tyson starting to look his age as he's much slower than his far younger opponent. Paul is settling into a rhythm and is landing nice jabs. Tyson isn't doing much offensively and appears gassed already.

The fans are clamoring for more from "Iron Mike."

Round 3: Big Paul round

Greg Rosenstein

Tyson comes out aggressive but Paul wobbles him with a short right. Paul goes on to dominate the round, peppering him with shots throughout.

"Not looking good for the legend," Mauro Ranallo says ringside.

Round 2: Action settles down

Greg Rosenstein

Good movement by Paul to avoid punches by Tyson and then lands a body shot. Paul lands an upper cut. We go to a clinch. The crowd is chanting Tyson's name but little damage being done by Tyson.

Roy Jones Jr.: "I don't like Tyson's legs."

Round 1: Tyson starts fast

Greg Rosenstein

Tyson comes out aggressive and they go to the clinch. Tyson lands a left jab and now an overhand right. Paul goes for another clinch. Paul throws a jab. Nice overhand right by Paul. Tight first round but plenty of action.

Tyson-Paul has begun

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And ... we are underway!

Tyson heading to ring

Greg Rosenstein

Tyson is making his way to the ring ahead of his bout with Paul.

Paul making his way to the ring

Greg Rosenstein

Pau ismaking his way to the ring where he’ll look to go 11-1in his professional boxing career.

Tyson-Paul is highest-grossing combat sports gate in Texas history, promoter says

Greg Rosenstein

Paul vs. Tyson revenue has surpassed $17.8 million, almost double the previous $9 million state combat sports gate record set by Canelo Álvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders in 2021, according to event promoter Most Valuable Promotions.

"Since headlining his first fight, Jake Paul has broken gate records at every arena he’s fought at during his professional career,and now Paul vs. Tyson is the biggest boxing gate outside of Las Vegas in US history in terms of revenue," a news release stated. "The Paul vs. Tyson gate is also higher than any non-Las Vegas UFC gate in history, aside from Alvarez vs. McGregor in New York City."

Is this actually a sanctioned fight?

Greg Rosenstein

Yes. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has sanctioned the event. There will, however, be a few small changes compared with other heavyweight fights.

The main event will be eight two-minute rounds instead of 10 or 12 three-minute rounds, and both fighters will wear 14-ounce gloves rather than 10-ounce gloves.

Because it is sanctioned, the result will count in their records.

Backstories of Tyson and Paul

Greg Rosenstein

“Iron Mike” is a Boxing Hall of Famer who was the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990. He was known for his brutal knockouts, as his first 19 fights ended early — 12 in the first round. At 20 years, four months and 22 days old, he was the youngest heavyweight champion ever.

Tyson has not fought professionally since he lost to Kevin McBride in the sixth round in 2005. He is 58 years old.

Paul, 27, is a social media star with more than 27 million Instagram followers and nearly 21 million YouTube subscribers.

He made his professional boxing debut in 2020, knocking out fellow YouTuber AnEsonGib in the first round. He has since amassed a 10-1 record with wins over former UFC stars Ben Askren, Anderson Silva, Tyron Woodley, Nate Diaz and Mike Perry. His lone loss is a split decision last year against boxer Tommy Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

Taylor defeats Serrano via unanimous decision

Greg Rosenstein

Taylor claimed the rematch 95-94 for all three judges in an epic battle.

Round 10: Instant classic in co-main event

Greg Rosenstein

Both fighters laying it all out there. The entire final round was punches from Taylor and Serrano, most of which landed. Blood is everywhere.

Round 9: Another wild round for Taylor and Serrano

Greg Rosenstein

Both fighters going at it at close range. Big combo by Serrano, huge right by Taylor. This is an instant classic.

"It's rock'em, sock'em robots of the highest order," Mauro Ranallo said on the broadcast.

Round 8: Ref takes a point from Taylor

Greg Rosenstein

Nice left by Serrano to Taylor's head and now she's going at the body. Straight left by Serrano.

An accidental headbutt by Taylor causes the ref to give her a warning.

Taylor lands a left hand. Serrano with a short right. This is epic!

The ref just took a point from Taylor for the headbutts. Another amazing round ends. If this goes the distance, we'll see whether that point makes a difference.

Round 7: Incredible back-and-forth battle

Greg Rosenstein

Huge exchanges from both fighters open the round. Both Serrano and Taylor landing hard shots. Serrano getting aggressive and attacking the body. Taylor connects and then Serrano with a right hook.

We have another classic on our hands.

Round 6: Fight paused briefly for cut

Greg Rosenstein

The action was stopped shortly after starting because a punch by Taylor opened up the cut above Serrano's right eye (caused by an earlier accidental headbutt). She said she was good to continue and they allowed it.

Both fighters land punches at close range. Nice right by Taylor. Is Amanda having issues seeing with the blood coming out?

Round 5: Taylor not backing down from Serrano's pressure

Greg Rosenstein

Both fighters immediately enter the clinch. Good body shot by Serrano. Taylor clinches to stop the barrage of punches from Serrano. Nice short shot by Taylor.

Blood is spewing out of Serrano's right eye from the earlier headbutt.

Round 4 is all action

Greg Rosenstein

Both fighters exchange punches at close distance. Serrano clinches with Taylor and immediately connects on a couple short shots. Blood is coming from the right eye of Serrano, suffered from a headbutt.

Serrano lands a left hook right before the bell.

Close Round 3 in Serrano-Taylor

Greg Rosenstein

Serrano landed a straight left but Taylor isn't backing down. Both fighters landed nice combinations on each other. Serrano clearly has the power advantage in this matchup, however, and Taylor appears tired early.

"It doesn't look like the normal Katie Taylor tonight," Roy Jones Jr. just said.

Round 2: Taylor bounces back

Greg Rosenstein

Taylor had a nice second round, landing a few nice combinations against Serrano early on. Roy Jones Jr., ringside, did say Taylor appeared to be gassed. Something to monitor as this one continues.

Serrano with a huge opening round

Greg Rosenstein

Serrano nearly dropped Taylor, but she was saved by the bell. Serrano landed a clean overhand left early and later in the round another one that buckled Taylor before time expired.

Katie Taylor walking to ring

Greg Rosenstein

Taylor, of Ireland, is one of the best boxers in the world. She has been the undisputed and lineal world lightweight champion since 2019 and the super lightweight champion since 2023.

Taylor, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist, is 23-1 with six wins by KO.

Amanda Serrano heading to ring

Greg Rosenstein

Serrano, who dropped the last fight with Taylor by split decision, is one of the best female fighters ever. The Puerto Rican is the only female boxer to win world titles in more than four weight classes.

Serrano is 47-2-1 with 31 wins by KO.

Jerry Jones excited for Tyson-Paul

Greg Rosenstein

Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, is at AT&T Stadium for Paul vs. Tyson. He has hosted past huge fights but said nothing compares to this thanks to the power of Netflix.

"This tonight gives us a chance to go to 40, 50 million people," Jones said on Netflix.

Streaming problems evoke frustration, jokes

Phil Helsel

The undercard of the much-hyped Tyson vs. Paul event ran into some trouble, and it had nothing to do with the boxers in the ring.

Annoyed views on X complained of frozen, stuttered or low-quality video on the stream from Netflix.

Users shared gifs of highly pixelated videos, or images of wires and comments suggesting that the streaming company’s IT department must be in for a rough night.

One even dusted off the old “connecting” screen from the America Online days to make a joke about the problems.

A spokesperson for Netflix said the company had no comment at this time.

Up next: Katie Taylor rematches Amanda Serrano

Greg Rosenstein

Get to a screen.

Taylor and Serrano fought once prior in what some consider the greatest fight in women's boxing history. In that bout, Taylor defeated Serrano via split decision. It was a back-and-forth battle, and we'll hope we get the same in the rematch tonight.

Barrios retains WBC welterweight belt with split draw

Greg Rosenstein

Wow. What an awesome fight. Barrios entered as the -1200 favorite and was expected to cruise. Instead it was a war where both fighters left everything on the canvas (including a lot of blood). Major props to both warriors.

The judges ruled it a split draw, allowing Barrios will keep his title belt.

  • 114-112 Ramos
  • 116-110 Barrios
  • 113-113 Draw

Tyson gets too real with 14-year-old interviewer

David K. Li

Tysonstunned a teenage girl on Thursday after she lobbed him an easy feel-good question — onlyto get a shockingly bleak response about death and eternal nothingness.

The jaw-dropping comments came as Tyson did a round of interviews ahead ofhis high-profile boutwithPaul.

When 14-year-oldJazlyn Guerra, the young journalist behindJazzys World TV, asked what kind of “legacy” he hopes to leave behind, the unflinching Tyson explained how fleeting and seemingly meaningless strolling this planet could be.

“I don’t believe in the word ‘legacy.’ I think that’s another word for ego. Legacy doesn’t mean nothing. That’s just some word everybody grabbed on to. Someone said that word and everyone grabbed on to that word, now it’s used every five seconds,” Tyson said in an interview that posted on Thursday.

Read the full story here.

Down goes Barrios

Greg Rosenstein

Barrios, the heavy favorite, was cruising in this one before Ramos connected on a straight right that sent his opponent to the mat. Ramos continued to batter Barrios with shots but he was saved by the bell.

We have a fight as we head to Round 6.

Tyson has arrived

Greg Rosenstein

Huge knockdown by Barrios in Round 2

Greg Rosenstein

With 15 seconds remaining in the round, Barrios dropped Ramos with a hard straight right. He connected a left hook moments prior to set up the lethal punch.

This might not last much longer.

Barrios nearly knocks down Ramos in Round 1

Greg Rosenstein

Barrios is heavily favored and for good reason. His elite skill set was on full display early in this one, as he landed a straight right that buckled Ramos' knees. He fell backwards but did not hit the mat.

We go to Round 2.

Jake Paul has arrived

Greg Rosenstein

Mario Barrios vs. Abel Ramos about to start

Greg Rosenstein

WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios (29-2) will aim for his first title defense against Abel Ramos (28-6). Barrios, 29, is a big favorite at -1200. He has won three straight fights.

What fights happen before Tyson-Paul?

Greg Rosenstein

Two more fights remain ahead of the main event.

  • Katie Taylor (champion) vs. Amanda Serrano, for the undisputed lightweight title
  • Mario Barrios (champion) vs. Abel Ramos, for the WBC welterweight title

Goyat defeats Nunes by unanimous decision

Greg Rosenstein

Goyat cruised past Nunes via unanimous decision in the opening fight of the night. Two judges scored the fight 60-54 while one judge had it 59-55.

Goyat, now 19-4-2 in his career, put his extensive experience on display against a foe with little time in the ring.

Neeraj Goyat vs. Whindersson Nunes about to start

Greg Rosenstein

Neeraj Goyat vs. Whindersson Nunes, a middleweight fight, is about to kick things off at AT&T Stadium outside Dallas.

Goyat, of India, is 18-4 with 8 KOs. Nunes, a Brazilian, is 2-2-1. Nunes is a comedian and fellow YouTuber with 44 million subscribers.

Paul does not see this fight going the distance

Greg Rosenstein

Paul was asked earlier this week what goes through his mind when he thinks of vintage Tyson.

“I fear no man, so I want him to be that old savage Mike," he said. "He says he’s going to kill me. I’m ready. I want that killer. I want the hardest match possible Friday night, and I want there to be no excuses from everyone at home when I knock him out.”

Does he see this going the distance?

“No, someone’s getting put to sleep. It’s going to be a war, and we’re both heavy hitters. It’s not going the full 16 minutes.”

Official weigh in results

Greg Rosenstein

Both fighters weighed in for the final time and are almost the exact same weight. Paul, at 6-foot-1, does have a three-inch height advantage over Tyson.

Wasn’t this fight supposed to happen over the summer?

Greg Rosenstein

Yes. It was initially scheduled for July 20, butTyson suffered an ulcer flareupwhile he was on a flight that postponed it.

On “Countdown: Paul vs Tyson,” a pre-fight documentary, Tyson described in detail what he went through.

“I had a big ulcer, 2½ inches, and it was bleeding,” Tyson said. “All my friends were calling me like I was dying. I asked the doctor if I was going to die, and she didn’t say ‘No.’ ... You wouldn’t believe what I endured from my ulcer. I lost 26 pounds.”

Age gap could be the difference tonight

Greg Rosenstein

Tyson still packs a huge punch, even at 58, but he's fighting someone half his age in the peak of his professional boxing career. Since Tyson last fought — a sixth-round TKO to Kevin McBride in 2020 — Paul has competed 10 times.

Ring rust is a real thing. How much will it affect Tyson tonight? He's looked good in training but it could be different in the ring and his cardio is not anywhere close to what it used to be.

Tyson slapped Paul at weigh-ins

Greg Rosenstein

At ceremonial weigh-ins on Thursday, Tyson faced off with Paul for the final time before their bout. Craziness ensued when Tyson slapped Paul across the face.

Greg Rosenstein

Greg Rosenstein is the sports editor for NBC News Digital.

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