DALLAS — It's actually happening. Mike Tyson will compete in a professional boxing match for the first time since 2005 when he steps into the ring Friday, and welcoming him back will be 27-year-old YouTube sensation-turned-pugilist Jake Paul.
Putting anyone's personal feelings aside, this is undeniably a spectacle. Paul vs. Tyson kicks off a potentially new era of Netflix live combat sports. To set the scene, the action goes down inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where the NFL's Dallas Cowboys play.
The Paul saga is lasting longer than anyone expected when he entered boxing professionally in 2020.