Mike Tyson and Jake Paul hope they may not be the only big hitters coming to Dallas this summer.
Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions on Thursday announced a series of VIP-priced ticket packages for the July 20 bout, adding a package that will charge $2 million. The $2 million package, dubbed MVP Owner’s Experience, will offer two front-row seats never before offered. in boxing.
The VIP package also includes four front-row seats and four second-row seats, as well as a pre-fight photo with Paul and Tyson and gloves signed by either fighter.
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“We must repair awareness and exposure to boxing in a gigantic way. That hasn’t been the case for many, many years,” said Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of MVP, according to CNBC’s Jessica Golden.
Tyson and Paul are fit for a heavyweight bout at AT Stadium
Tyson last fought Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition in November 2020. His last professional bout was a June 2005 loss to Kevin McBride. The 19 years between professional boxing matches are unheard of, but we are in a new era in the sport.
Tyson, Jones, Evander Holyfield and several legends have come out of retirement to earn their paycheck in years due to the expanding trend of celebrity boxing.
Paul, who rose to fame thanks to Vine and YouTube, is the face of the movement. He began his career with a fight against streamer Ali Eson Gib in 2020 and then knocked out Nate Robinson on the Tyson-Jones undercard later that year. From there, Paul’s boxing career reached the stratosphere, making him one of the most successful names in the sport.
Paul is 9-1 in his entire professional career, and his loss was to Tommy Fury, the brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
“I saw a video of him on YouTube when I was 16 doing weird dances. He’s not the guy I’m going to fight,” Tyson said last month. “This guy’s going to come, he’s going to try to do damage. “”Me, what I’m used to, and he’s going to make a big mistake. “