‘It breaks my heart’ – Eddie Hearn slams Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight
Eddie Hearn says it ‘breaks his heart’ to see heavyweight legend Mike Tyson take part in a fight against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.
On Thursday, it was announced that the 57-year-old, long-retired former heavyweight champ – who hung up his gloves in 2005 – would step back into the ring one last time to take on Paul, who is 30 years his junior.
The event will be held at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 20 and will be streamed live on Netflix, though little is currently known about the rules of the bout.
Hearn, who is currently in Jeddah for Anthony Joshua’s showdown with Francis Ngannou, is very disappointed to see Iron Mike return to the ring and believes it is a bad day for boxing.