The much awaited Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson fight saw the 27-year-old declared the winner by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight for Paul—80-72, 79-73 and 79-73. The fight was held at the AT&T stadium in Arlington, Texas on Friday night, and was streamed live on Netflix.
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Celcius Energy Drinks was the main sponsor for the Paul vs Tyson fight, along with online sports betting platform DraftKings Sportsbook, Meta Quest, beer brand Spaten Franziskaner Brau (Brazil), and technology company MicroTech.
The seats for the fight started at USD 50 and went up till USD 20,000 for the full all-inclusive VVIP experience.
How much is winner Jake Paul going to earn?
In August, the YouTuber-turned-boxer had hinted that he will pocket a whopping USD 40 million. “I’m here to make $40 million and knock out a legend,” he said. Though Tyson has not revealed his numbers yet, industry experts say that he will make USD 20 million, half of what Paul will earn.
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Paul, with his victory over Tyson, now holds a professional record of 11-1, with 7 knockouts, while Tyson, who held the title of undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990, has a spectacular professional record of 50-6 with 44 knockouts.
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