Jake Paul to fight Mike Tyson in boxing match streamed live on Netflix
Netflix is coming out swinging in the world of live sports.
Netflix is coming out swinging in the world of live sports.
Mike Tyson, the scandal-plagued former heavyweight champion, will go head to head with the YouTuber-turned-fighter Jake Paul in a "boxing mega-event" that will stream live exclusively on Netflix on July 20, the entertainment giant announced Thursday.
Tyson and Paul are set to duke it out inside AT&T Stadium, an 80,000-seat capacity venue in Arlington, Texas, and the home of the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys, the company announced in a news release.
The event marks one of Netflix's most ambitious forays into both sports programming and live entertainment as it seeks to cement its status as the premiere at-home viewing destination in the United States, muscling aside traditional players in broadcast and cable.
The company recently reached a 10-year deal for the exclusive rights to stream World Wide Wrestling's weekly flagship show, "Raw," starting in January 2025. The headline-grabbing deal was valued at more than $5 billion, according to a company filing cited by CNBC.
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