By Reinaldo Oliveros
Nov 16, 2024, 12:27 PM EST
Pam Stepnick, mother of influencer Jake Paul, issued a warning to Mike Tyson, heavyweight legend, for slapping his son before the fight that Paul and Tyson will have this Friday at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
“I’m going to kill Mike Tyson for you. “Damn little bastard,” he said. a furious Stepnick as she clung to her son’s arms after the incident.
‘Iron’ Tyson slapped Paul during pre-fight weigh-in ceremony in which the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion will face the popular content creator on social networks.
The image of Pam hugging her 27-year-old son went viral after being shared through Jake Paul’s Instagram.
“You hit harder than him,” Paul replied. to his mother to give her encouragement in the face of her frustration.
The fight, which has received extensive promotion for several months, will be broadcast through Netflix, a video-on-demand platform with more than 280 million subscribers worldwide that generated almost $34 billion in revenue last year.
The fight was delayed five months due to a health problem that the legendary heavyweight champion had during a flight.
Tyson, considered one of the best in boxing history, had his last professional fight in 2005. and has a record of 50 wins, 44 of them by fast track, and six losses.
Paul, 27, who is 10-1 with seven knockouts, He began his career in boxing in 2018, after exploding his popularity on social networks.
As a boxer he has faced rivals such as Michael Perry, Andre August, Anderson Silva, among others.
The fight between these contenders this Friday is scheduled for eight rounds of two minutes each.
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