Tyson’s new record to be quickly eclipsed
On Friday night, 58-year-old ring legend Mike Tyson set a world record for the oldest former heavyweight world champion to fight in a sanctioned professional fight. Iron Mike broke the 93-year-old record set by former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, who fought in a sanctioned fight at 53 years of age on April 27, 1931.
Tyson’s new record will last exactly 4 days.
This Tuesday night, November 19, 59-year-old former WBC heavywelght champion Oliver “The Atomic Bull” McCall (59-14, 38 KOs) takes on Stacy Frazier (16-22, 15 KOs) in an officially sanctioned four round bout at the Troubadour Theater in Nashville Tennessee. The McCall-Frazier fight, presented on promoter Jimmy Adams’ CountryBox series, will stream on Triller TV.
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