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A historic boxing matchup will take place Friday night in Arlington, Texas: Boxing Hall of Famer Mike Tyson will take on social media star Jake Paul. It will be the first time Tyson is returning professionally in 19 years.

A historic boxing matchup will take place Friday night in Arlington, Texas: Boxing Hall of Famer Mike Tyson will take on social media star Jake Paul. It will be the first time Tyson is returning professionally in 19 years. Courtney Sisk reports.

Yet another celebrity slap saga is unfolding, this time with Iron Mike Tyson and YouTuber Jake Paul, but what started it all?

Five-time world boxing champion Claressa Shields, the subject of the upcoming biopic “The Fire Inside,” gives her predictions for who will win the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight as well as what to look for in the women’s bout between Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano.

Mike Tyson is set for his first sanctioned fight since 2005 as the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion takes on much younger YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Texas. But what exactly do Tyson, 58, and Paul, 27, stand to make from the match, and what have they said leading up to it?

From vicious knockouts to biting ears, here is a look back at Mike Tyson’s biggest moments in the ring ahead of his bout against Jake Paul.

During a pre-fight press conference, the former heavyweight champion got visibly riled up when he was asked what he would do if he lost. “I am not going to lose,” Tyson said. Did you hear what I said?”

Jake Paul yelled “He must die” about Mike Tyson after getting slapped by the legendary boxer Thursday during their weigh-in.

Mike Tyson slapped Jake Paul at their weigh-in on Thursday night in Arlington, Texas.

“Mike Tyson, I thought that was the cutest slap, buddy,” Paul said after he was slapped by Tyson on the eve of their boxing match.

Mike Tyson, 58, and Jake Paul, 27, have a massive age gap for their boxing fight that begs the question.

Here’s what to know about tickets to watch the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul bout live from AT&T Stadium, home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.

During a pre-fight press conference, the former heavyweight champion got visibly riled up when he was asked what he would do if he lost. “I am not going to lose,” Tyson said. Did you hear what I said?”

Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson’s first sanctioned professional fight in almost 20 years is set for Friday against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.

Mike Tyson had terse answers for all the questions Wednesday night, two nights before the fight against Jake Paul, who is 31 years younger.

The boxing match is slated for Friday night at the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The highly anticipated boxing match between Mike Tyson, a boxing legend in his late 50s who hasn’t fought professionally in nearly two decades, and Jake Paul, a YouTube star who launched his fighting career just a few years ago, is set to finally take place this week.

Tyson is in his late 50s, while Paul is in his late 20s.

The highly anticipated match between Mike Tyson, 57, and YouTube-star-turned boxer, Jake Paul, 27, will finally happen, months after it was initially supposed to go down.

Here are five things to know about legendary boxer Mike Tyson.