Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson sanctioned as a professional fight

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Holden Boxing confirmed on Monday that the upcoming boxing match between influence-turned boxer Jake Paul and former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has been sanction as a professional fight.  

“Mike Tyson and Jake Paul signed on to fight each other with the desire to do so in a sanctioned professional fight that would have a definitive outcome,” said Most Valuable Promotions co-founder Nakisa Bidarian. “Over the past six weeks MVP has worked with its partners to satisfy the requirements of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR) to sanction Paul Vs Tyson and we are grateful that we have gotten to this point. 

“MVP has championed fighter choice since its inception, including advocating for women’s boxing to be contested with 2 or 3 minute rounds based on the particular fight matchup. Paul vs Tyson and Taylor vs Serrano 2 will both be contested with 2 minute rounds and each mega-fight will have its winner. Thank you to the TDLR and Holden Boxing for their efforts throughout this process to date and we look forward to working closely with them as we approach fight night.” 

Paul is coming off a first-round knockout win over Ryan Bourland. He’s 9-1 in his professional boxing career. In November 2020, Tyson faced Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition bout. The fight went the distance and was ruled a draw.