Mike Tyson and Jake Paul both immediately suspended after Problem Child beats boxing legend, 58, in Netflix fight
MIKE TYSON and Jake Paul have both been suspended after their highly-anticipated bout.
The 58-year-old legend fought hard in his first professional fight since 2005 – but the man 31 years his junior was ultimately the winner.
Paul won via a unanimous decision and chose not to knock out Iron Mike in the latter stages of the contest as the veteran began to tire.
The influencer has claimed it was Tyson that pushed for the fight to be professionally sanctioned and go on their records.
However, as a result, the pair have now be suspended.
This is because the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation will order them to rest.
Every fighter has to stay out the ring for at least seven days after a bout.
And rules state an extra that three days are added for each round fought.
With the clash going the full eight rounds, they are now both suspended for 24 days.
If Paul landed a knockout then Tyson would have faced 60 days away from the ring.
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The regulations state: “Medical disqualification of a contestant is for their own safety and may be made at the recommendation of the examining physician or TDLR [Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation].
“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.”
Paul vs Tyson shocking punch stats
THE punch stats from Mike Tyson’s defeat to Jake Paul made for “sad” reading.
Veteran Iron Mike, 58, started strongly enough in his Netflix boxing fight with the former YouTuber.
But he simply ran out of gas within the first few minutes of the eight-round contest.
In the 16 minutes of action, the former undisputed heavyweight world champion landed just 18 punches – averaging just 2.25 successful hits per round.
In total, he only attempted 97, meaning he made contact with just 18 per cent.
By comparison, Paul, 27, threw a whopping 278 punches – nearly 200 more than his ageing opponent – but still only landed 78 for a success rate of 28 per cent despite his opponent barely moving.
His most explosive round came in the third when the victorious Problem Child attempted 44 punches and connected with 16 of them.
However, a woeful fifth round saw just four punches landed between the pair as the quality failed to live up to the hype and Paul refused to go for the knockout.