Jake Paul and Mike Tyson have received an official suspension from boxing after their Netflix superfight.
The two fought in a huge, record-breaking event on Friday night in front of 70,000 fans at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with Paul emerging with an unanimous decision victory on the scorecards after the eight-round bout went the distance.
The Problem Child improved to 11-1 in professional boxing with his win, which spoiled Tyson’s first fight since a 2005 defeat to Kevin McBride.
Paul has been locked in back and forth online spats with a whole host of fighters as he prepares for his next challenge but both he and Tyson will not be able to return to the ring right away.
They have received the minimum suspension period, according to regulations followed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR).
MMA Junkie acquired a list of the suspensions from the event and reported that both Paul and Tyson are required to serve a suspension for 24 days. The rules stipulate that fighters must rest for three days per round fought and the pair completed a full eight.
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson have both been suspended. Image: Getty
There is, however the possibility of appealing the medical suspension – with the fighter in question having the option to request a hearing where they can must prove their fitness.
Regulations from the TDLR state: “Medical disqualification of a contestant is for their own safety and may be made at the recommendation of the examining physician or TDLR. A contestant who disagrees with a medical disqualification, medical suspension or rest period set at the discretion of a ringside physician or a disqualification or suspension set by the department may request a hearing to show proof of fitness.”
The co-main event undisputed title fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, which averaged 74 million viewers, also went the distance and means both women are suspended for 45 days.
Serrano, who lost on points to Taylor in the rematch, was left with a large cut from an accidental headbutt.
Paul’s triumph once again received backlash, with some coming up with theories claiming Tyson pulled his punches and that it was “rigged” for the 27-year-old to win.
Although he admitted he decided against knocking Tyson out as he didn’t want to hurt him, Paul and his team emphatically denied the claims.
Mike Tyson landed just 18 punches in the fight. Image: Getty
“You don’t realize my power, and my speed, and my agility, and my footwork to get out of the way of those punches,” Paul commented on the IMPAULSIVE podcast.
“All of a sudden he’s throwing at air. He can’t land those punches on me.”
In his only official comment after the fight, Tyson said he “lost but still won” after overcoming a serious health scare where he “almost died” back in June following an ulcer flare-up.
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