LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The boxing legend and Las Vegas resident Mike Tyson isn’t just fighting sharks during the Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week this year, he is also stepping back into the ring.
I. AM. BACK. #legendsonlyleague. September 12th vs @RealRoyJonesJr on #Triller and PPV #frontlinebattle @TysonLeague pic.twitter.com/eksSfdjDzK
— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) July 23, 2020
Yahoo Sports has confirmed that 54-year-old Tyson and 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr. will fight Sept. 12 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
Tyson’s last fight was in June 2005 against Kevin McBride (he lost). Jones last fought in February 2018.
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Tyson has started a new venture titled Legends Only League.
The purpose of the league is to bring back legends of all sports.
Introducing my new venture. Legends Only League, bringing back legends of all sports. @TysonLeague https://t.co/HllhUXyYG4 pic.twitter.com/647q4g5LTX
— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) July 23, 2020
Tyson is inviting legends of all sports to join him in the league. He has not specified how they will compete.
