Jake Paul to fight against Mike Tyson live on Netflix

Tyson, who will be 58 at the time of the match, said he is "very much looking forward" to the fight. 

Published: March 7, 2024 1:17pm

Social media influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul is scheduled to fight heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson in Texas this July in a match that will be live streamed on Netflix. 

"Paul has shown tremendous growth as a boxer on his path to becoming a world champion, but now will take on one of the best and most dangerous boxers of all time in Mike Tyson," Netflix said Thursday in an announcement about the event.

The match will be held July 20, 2024, at AT&T Stadium, the 80,000-seat venue in Arlington that is home to the Dallas Cowboys. 

Tyson, who will be 58 at the time of the match, said he is "very much looking forward" to the fight. 

Paul, 27, is billing the match as the "biggest fight of the 21st century."

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