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Watch: Mike Tyson Slaps Jake Paul At Weigh-In

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Mike Tyson (left) slaps Jake Paul (right) after weighing in.

Mike Tyson slapped Jake Paul in the face during the weigh-in before their boxing match. Watch the video below.

Watch: Mike Tyson Slaps Jake Paul

During their faceoff, Tyson walked right up to Paul and slapped the YouTube star-turned-boxer. Security separated the two fighters before the situation escalated.

Paul told Ariel Helwani that he thought it was a “cute slap” before declaring he would knock Tyson out.

“I didn’t even feel it. He’s angry. He’s an angry little elf,” Paul said. “Mike Tyson, I thought that was a cute slap, but tomorrow night I’m knocking you the f*** out. I’m f***ing him up.”

Before the scuffle, Tyson weighed in at 228.4 pounds, while Paul weighed in at 227.2 pounds.

Jake Paul Vs. Mike Tyson: Fight Information

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson will be held on Nov. 15, 2024, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The main card will stream on Netflix at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The preliminary card kicks off at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT and will air for free on MVP’s YouTube pageNetflix Sports YouTube, and Tudum.

The fight between Paul (10-1, 7 KOs) and Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) will headline the card. The co-main event features undisputed super lightweight champion Taylor (23-1, 6 KOs) taking on unified featherweight champion Serrano (47-2-1, 31 KOs) for the undisputed super lightweight championship title.

Fight Card
Heavyweight Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson 8 rounds
Lightweight Katie Taylor (c) vs. Amanda Serrano 10 rounds
Welterweight Mario Barrios (c) vs. Abel Ramos 12 rounds
Super middleweight Neeraj Goyat vs. Whindersson Nunes 6 rounds
Super middleweight Shadasia Green vs. Melinda Watpool 10 round
Lightweight Lucas Bahdi vs. Corey Marksman 10 rounds
Featherweight Bruce Carrington vs. Dana Coolwell 8 rounds