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Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson will be a professionally sanctioned boxing match.

The heavyweight showdown pitting Paul (9-1, 6 KOs) against Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) on Sat., July 20, 2024 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, was recently approved by Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR) and will feature eight, two-minute rounds with 14 oz. gloves.

The event will stream live on Netflix.

“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 two or three minute rounds based on the particular fight matchup,” Bidarian continued. “Paul vs Tyson and Taylor vs Serrano 2 will both be contested with two-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.”

In the co-main event, undisputed super lightweight world champion Katie Taylor (23-1, 6 KOs), will rematch unified featherweight champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano (46-2-1, 30 KOs).

More on this in just a bit.

Stick a fork in him, he’s done.

Thiago Alves fought like a 40 year-old veteran looking for a paycheck in the BKFC “KnuckeMania 4” main event last weekend in Los Angeles, Calif., which is a dangerous game to play in combat sports, especially against a cavity creep like Mike Perry, because every fight carries the risk of serious injury … or worse.

That’s why the former UFC welterweight title challenger is punching out.

“I’m going back to retirement,” Alves said at the “KnuckleMania 4” post-fight press conference. “I pretty much was already retired, but didn’t make an announcement, anything because I wanted to do one more, and this was it. Unfortunately it didn’t go my way, but I’ve been fighting professionally since I was 15 years old. I took this fight on eight-weeks notice, and I lost my mother on April 5. So I’ve been through a lot, and I put my family through a lot already. I’m happy being a coach, living the life that I live, but I got no regrets. Unfortunately, it’s almost impossible to go out on top when you’re competing at this level, but I’m happy with the man I see in the mirror.”

Hopefully he sees himself and not Josh Koscheck.

Alves previously teased a return to MMA after everyone at BKFC “forgot his name” but it appears that comeback is also off the table at this stage of his career. The Brazilian finishes with a 23-15 record in cage fighting and a 2-1 mark in gloveless combat, having scored BKFC wins over Julian Lane and Ulysses Diaz.

As for Perry, he’s moving on to the next big challenge — or the next big “Gorilla.”

In the United States, foreign fighters will often get booed by stateside fans.

I guess that’s better than getting stabbed, poisoned, or blown up by a grenade, one of many crazy things waiting for MMA fighters in Brazil. Regardless, flyweight contender Steve Erceg is still “excited” to challenge flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja for the 125-pound title in the UFC 301 main event on May 4 in Rio.

“I’m honestly excited for the opportunity to get yelled at and have bottles thrown at me,” Erceg told Submission Radio. “I think it’s going to be very exciting, and I can’t wait to take the belt and put it up, get straight on a plane and fly home. I have a lot of people that have supported me for a long time, and I definitely want to bring the show and bring the belt back to Perth, and give them something to cheer for at home.”

The promotion returns to Perth for UFC 305 in August.

“So, I was at the kitchen table eating KFC when I got the call, enjoying my break,” Erceg continued. “And then yeah, my reaction was sort of laugh, cause two reasons. I guess, one was, Dad sort of predicted the fact that he thought I might get the call, and I called him an idiot. So, I thought I probably owed him an apology. And the second was I didn’t know if I should throw out the KFC or finish it. And ultimately, I decided to finish the three-piece feed.”

No word on whether or not that included a soda.

“I think I’m definitely cleaner than [Pantoja] is,” Erceg said. “I think I make better angles, dictate range better. I just have a better skillset. He hits very hard and he has a good chin, and you’re going to go forward and get in my face, which is obviously hard to deal with for anybody. But I just think that I’ll be able to keep him at my range and touch him up from there.”

Maybe that will please some of those “disgruntled” fans.

“He gets put into bad spots sometimes, but he just keeps going forward. He gets tired and he finds a way to keep pushing the whole fight,” Erceg said. “And somebody that’s not going to give up is a very dangerous person. Obviously, he has great skills outside of that, but some people with great skills, if they’re not winning the way they expect to be winning, they break. But I don’t believe he will break. So, I’m gonna have to take it away from him.”

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