Jake Paul defeats Mike Tyson by unanimous decision

YouTuber Jake Paul has registered his biggest victory of professional boxing career as he defeated legendary Mike Tyson by unanimous decision on Saturday.

Tyson, 58, made his anticipated comeback in the ring after 19 years. He lasted full eight rounds with the 27-year-old Paul.

The blockbuster main event took place in Dallas, Texas, where over 70000 fans witnessed the piece of history.

The unofficial scorecard had shown that the fight belonged to Paul with a score of 78-74.

Tyson started on the front foot, and he had Paul on the ropes early on and landed some strikes in. Paul responded with a couple of bowls in the first round to keep on track on the scorecard.

Iron Mike would explode out of his corner in round three but Paul would quickly take charge. A triple jab from Paul rocked Tyson badly and the legend was on the ropes for the remainder of the round.

The scoreline read 29-28 in favour of Tyson as fight moved into Round 4.

Tyson’s legs started to show fatigue and he started to be less mobile, allowing Paul to dictate terms in Round 4.

The 27-year-old was delivering some nice combos in to keep controlling the fight, meaning that Iron Mike needed to win big in the last 2 as the score shifted in favour of Paul with 58-56.

Before the final round, Tyson looked visibly exhausted as he returned to his corner ahead of the final round.

Paul would land a few more shots on the tired Tyson and both men shared a great moment in the end.

According to rumour mills, Paul will earn USD 40 million for Friday’s event while Tyson is set to make USD 20 million.