Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will return to the ring to face Youtuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in an exhibition bout screened on Netflix, organisers announced on Thursday.Tyson, 57, and Paul will face off at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, on July 20, Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced.
Francis Ngannou once toiled in a sand mine, scavenged for food to avoid starvation and slept rough in a car park, so facing former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on Friday is just another stop on his epic rags-to-riches journey.Despite an early fascination with Mike Tyson, Ngannou graduated towards Mixed Martial Arts and in 2021 became the UFC world heavyweight champion.
American Ray Ford clinched the vacant WBA featherweight world title with a thrilling 12th round last-minute stoppage of Uzbekistan's Otabek Kholmatov on Saturday.Earlier, Luis Alberto Lopez retained his IBF featherweight title beating Japan's Reiya Abe by eighth-round stoppage.
