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November 16, 2024
After a nearly 20-year hiatus from professional boxing, “Iron Man” Mike Tyson has finally returned to the ring. Unfortunately for his millions of fans around the world, his return to the ring was anything but explosive.
Tyson was outboxed by YouTube sensation Jake Paul in eight, two-minute rounds in Saturday night’s main event at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, losing a unanimous decision (80-72, 79-73). 79-73). Paul (11-1) showed little interest in exchanging bombs with the former heavyweight champion, using his youth and energy to defeat the 58-year-old legend.
Tyson last fought Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition match in 2020, but hasn’t fought professionally since 2005. Paul knew from the start that he was in a lose-or-lose situation, but he still managed to find the best outcome. After outrunning Tyson in the first two rounds. Paul took over the match with his jab and good hand speed.
Tyson was shot in the leg within five minutes of the fight, and his explosive technique lacked the pop of the 1980s. Paul kept his distance and gave Tyson some leather, but did not apply any pressure forward to stop Tyson.
The fight was controversial from the start, but millions tuned in to watch the historic match on Netflix while enjoying the star-studded undercard. Streaming issues were constant throughout the night, leaving fans hoping for a miracle disappointed. But what can I say, that’s boxing.
In other bouts, undisputed women’s super lightweight champion Katie Taylor (24-1) defends her belt in a 10-round match against seven-division world champion Amanda Serrano (47-3-1) did. The scorecards could have gone either way, but Taylor went 2-0 in the series against Serrano with a close unanimous decision (95-94, 95-94, 95-94). WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios (29-2-1) takes on Abel Ramos (28-6-2) to a split draw (114-112, 116-110, 113-113). held the strap. In a super middleweight bout, Neeraj Goyat (20-4-2) won a unanimous decision over Winderson “Lil Wind” Nunes (59-55, 60-54, 60-54). Ta. Shadasia Green (15-1) defeated Melinda Watpool by split decision (7-1) (97-93, 94-96, 96-94) to win the WBO women’s super middleweight title. Undefeated junior welterweight Lucas Bahadi improved to 18-0 with a majority decision win (14-1) over Armando Casamonica. Brooklyn-born featherweight phenom Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington defeats Dana Coolwell by unanimous decision (80-70, 80-70, 80-70) to improve to 14-0. and improved his grades.
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