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Heavyweight Boxing Legend Mike Tyson Plans Shock Comeback Against Logan Paul

Heavyweight Boxing Legend Mike Tyson Plans Comeback Against Logan Paul

  • Boxing legend Mike Tyson has confirmed that he will come back to the boxing ring for a match in February 2022
  • There are reports that 55-year-old “Iron Mike” could be set to take on Youtube star Logan Paul
  • Tyson made a comeback last year when he fought former heavyweight legend Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition

Former boxing heavyweight champion has confirmed plans to return to the ring for a match in February 2022.

Mike Tyson

Reports have it that the boxing legend could be set to fave Youtuber and part-time boxer Logan Paul.

Tyson already made a shock comeback in 2020, when he fought former heavyweight legend Roy Jones Jr., 14 years after retiring from the sport.

The match ended in a tie with the judges scoring it- (76–76 draw) (79–73 for Tyson) and (76–80 for Jones).

The match also resulted in a huge payout for bough parties as Tyson earned a purse of around £7.5m and Jones £2.25m.

Tyson’s expected opponent, Logan Paul is a 26yr-old Youtuber with more than 3 million followers on the video-sharing platform.

Logan Paul was also in an exhibition boxing match with Floyd Mayweather, although no winner was announced from the match.

Meanwhile, Mike Tyson has offered to coach Anthony Joshua in his boxing rematch against Oleksandr Usyk, according to Independent.

Joshua lost all his heavyweight titles after losing to the Ukrainian and a rematch has been slated for the Spring.

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