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Despite being slated to take place this summer, Jake Paul is finally set to take on legendary boxer Mike Tyson. And for the first time ever, the boxing match will be shown live solely on Netflix.

This is the streaming giant’s inaugural foray into broadcasting live combat sports on the platform. And if you already have Netflix, you’ll be happy to know that there is no extra cost to watch the fight. Or, you could even technically watch it for free by signing up to a certain deal. Read on to find out more..

How to watch Paul vs. Tyson

If you don’t already have Netflix, there is a workaround to essentially get it for free as part of a package deal. At the moment Sky are offering Sky Stream, with Sky TV, Sky Full Fibre 300 Broadband and Netflix, all for just £36. And given that their Full Fibre 300 broadband is usually £29 a month, for just £10 more you’ll also get access to Sky TV and Netflix for not much more.

So, if you were already thinking about switching your broadband or trying out Sky TV, doing so via this deal makes a lot of sense.

If you’d prefer to sign up for Netflix just to watch the fight, Netflix does have a budget-friendly option, costing less than a fiver a month. This means you could sign up for one month and only have to pay £4.99 to watch the bout. It is worth mentioning that this option does include adverts but two devices in your household can watch Netflix at the same time, making it a good option if someone would prefer to watch something other than the boxing that evening.

If you don’t want adverts to interrupt the action, there’s the Standard plan, which comes with all the same benefits but without any ads, for £10.99 a month. Or, if you want the most premium option, the £17.99 a month package allows you to watch on four devices at the same time and has a 4K (Ultra HD) + HDR resolution.

Viewers can tune in live to watch the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson match on Netflix on Friday, 15 November.

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What to know about the fight

The fight, which will be sanctioned as a professional bout and contested over eight two-minute rounds, marks Tyson’s return to the ring after four years.

And given that the showdown was originally postponed on medical advice, after Tyson reportedly became unwell while aboard a flight from Miami to Los Angeles earlier this summer, it will be interesting to see if this changes anything.

While it was ultimately blamed on an ulcer flare up, with the fight being pushed back to allow him to recover, his last exhibition match was back in 2020, with his last professional fight taking place back in 2005.

In contrast, Paul’s last fight was earlier this year when he beat American boxer Ryan Bourland in a first round knock-out.

As the youngest Heavyweight Champion in history, Tyson has a record of 50 wins and 6 losses over his 20-year career, with 44 of those wins being knock-outs. While YouTuber and former WWE Champion, Paul, has won nine fights – of which six were knockouts – with one loss.

Paul also has the height advantage at 6ft 1in compared to Tyson’s 5ft 10in frame. But given that all but one of Tyson’s former opponents were taller than him, this might not be as concerning as it sounds. Despite Tyson’s experience and storied career, the biggest factor could be their 30 year age difference. But time will tell exactly what kind of impact this will have on the fight.

Paul won his last fight by knockout earlier this year. Credit:Alex Menendez/Getty Images

The highly anticipated bout will be held at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. And it isn’t the only matchup on the card. In the co-main event, undisputed super lightweight world champion Katie Taylor is set for a rematch against unified featherweight champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano.

Timings have still to be confirmed but we will let you know as soon as we do.

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Rules of watching the long-awaited fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson on Netflix have been revealed.

One of the biggest boxing events of the year is set to take place this Friday night, or in the early hours of Saturday (16 November) if you’re in the UK, headlined by a YouTuber and a former undisputed heavyweight champion.

What a world we live in.

What to know about the clash between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson

The event will take place in the US at the 80,000 capacity AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, between ‘Iron Mike’ and ‘The Problem Child’.

That’s as long as Tyson can pass two health tests prior to their bout, after their original fight was postponed following a health scare for the 58-year-old.

The headline match-up between Tyson and Paul, who is 31 years his junior, will round off a night of seven clashes, including a rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano for the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and Ring lightweight titles.

After the former pulled out of their bout, Paul defeated replacement fighter, former UFC star Mike Perry, in six rounds.

But now, fans are ready to see the two finally face off, eight months on from their original fight announcement, as Tyson makes his second sensational return to the ring after coming out of a 15-year retirement in 2020 to fight Roy Jones Jr.

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Will there be a pay-per-view fee for the Netflix fight?

The fight was announced to be available to stream on Netflix, but users have been curious if an additional PPV fee would apply to watch the fight.

Well, not needing to pay an extra fee for such a big boxing clash almost seems too good to be true, right?

Wrong – the Paul vs Tyson clash will be available on a standard Netflix subscription at no extra cost, as a current plan with adverts will set you back £4.99 a month, while a standard subscription with no ads costs £10.99 per month.

A premium subscription, which allows you to watch on four devices and add two members of a separate household, will set you back £17.99, monthly.

In theory, this means you could just sign up for a month if you don’t have the streaming service, and pay less than a fiver.

It’s important to note that you need a TV license in order to watch Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson, as the BBC told LADbible earlier this year that you require a license to watch any live event on Netflix.

If you don’t, you could be facing a £1,000 fine.

Can I watch the fight if I don’t have Netflix?

If you don’t already have Netflix, there is a workaround to essentially get it for free as part of a package deal. At the moment Sky are offering Sky Stream, with Sky TV, Sky Full Fibre 300 Broadband and Netflix, all for just £36 as part of a limited-time Black Friday deal. And given that their Full Fibre 300 broadband is usually £29 a month, for just £10 more you’ll also get access to Sky TV and Netflix for not much more.

You don’t need to pay an extra PPV fee to watch the fight (Cooper Neill/Getty Images for Netflix)

When you should tune into Netflix

The undercard will start at 1.00am UK time (8.00pm ET) on 16 November, though Paul and Tyson are only set to make their way to the ring around 4.00am UK time (11.00pm ET).

If you’re interested in tuning into the weigh-in, this is meant to take place on Thursday (14 November) at 1.00am UK time (8.00pm ET).

It is unclear how big Paul will be coming in, having bulked up to just north of 100kg for their original date, though he revealed on the TimboSugarShow podcast that he aims to be at around the same weight at 224 lbs (101kg).

This is around the same weight Tyson was for his fight with Roy Jones Jr. in 2020.

Someone has actually bought that $2million (£1.6million) ticket for the Jake Paul v Mike Tyson fight.

Yep, ahead of the big face-off tomorrow (15 November) night – well, the early hours of Saturday morning for us UK lot – a special VIP ticket has apparently been sold.

The big boxing event is of course getting live streamed on Netflix, with subscribers being able to watch it without paying an additional PPV fee.

But plenty of people are still heading out to watch in person as Paul faces Tyson at the 60,000 capacity AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

And that now seems to include someone whose splashed the millions on this top-end ticket that includes six seats.

What’s included in the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul VIP package?

The package comes with a special pre-fight locker room visit plus a unrivalled view in a ‘specially built ringside suite’. Two of the six ticket holders will get a unique experience, sitting elevated above the rest of the crowd.

But get this, early renders show that the fans in this kind of private booth attached to the ring won’t necessarily be watching the action right in front of them straight-up. Oh no, they’ll be watching it splashed on a TV screen in front of them. While they’re in there, they’ll be provided with the ‘top-shelf’ food and drinks on tap as they lounge back on recliners.

Sorry, I mean, you can’t tell me I couldn’t just create this same feeling from the comfort of my own home, pulling up my comfy sofa in front of the telly and laying out a buffet?

But whatever, this special package does come with a whole load of other fancy perks like getting a set of autographed boxing gloves from the main men of the night. They’ll even have a personal escort throughout the event plus a two-night stay at the Loews Arlington Hotel.

Oh, and of course, the package comes with the standard stuff, like you know, access to every bit of the pre-fight stuff from press conferences to the weigh-ins.

The other four ticket-holders not getting to sit in the ‘Ringside Apron Seats’ will instead be in Row 1 ringside seats.

Who bought the $2M Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul VIP package?

It was announced yesterday that this whopping MVP Owner’s Experience was purchased by Los Angeles-based law firm, TorkLaw.

Korosh Torkzadeh, from TorkLaw, told USA TODAY Sports: “Life and sport often reflect each other in their unpredictability. At TorkLaw, as we spend our days fighting for our clients both inside and outside the courtroom, we see in boxing the same determination required to face life’s toughest battles.

“Our involvement in this event is more than just support for sport — it’s a celebration of the human spirit and the strength it takes to keep fighting, no matter the odds.”

Well, good for them.

Before they watch the big event on fight night, they’ll also get access to a Private VIP Green Room with an open bar and all-inclusive menu.

The undercard will begin at 8pm eastern time (ET) on Friday, which is 1am GMT on Saturday for UK viewers.

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are just days away from their huge boxing fight streaming live on Netflix with the rules for the bout laid out in advance.

Taking place in the heart of the USA at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the mega fight will pit former world champion Iron Mike against Paul, a YouTuber turned professional boxer going by the nickname ‘The Problem Child’.

Despite the 31 year age difference, the fight is going ahead – if Tyson can clear two final tests – after being rescheduled following serious health problems for Tyson who thought he was ‘going to die’.

It is one of seven fights on the card, with six undercard fights taking place, organised by Paul’s company Most Valuable Promotions (MVP). Most notably is a rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano for the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and Ring lightweight titles. The main fight has been sanctioned by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, with three major conditions placed on the Paul vs Tyson bout.

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson rules

Several conditions were placed on the fight between Paul and Tyson, with them making it slightly different to most professional fights you might have watched.

First up, instead of the standard 10-ounce gloves worn in a heavyweight fight, they will wear 14-ounce gloves. The heavier the glove, the more padding and the more shock absorbed by the glove, rather than the fist and point of contact on the opposition fighter.

Following this up, there will be eight rounds instead of the usual 12.

And for those eight rounds, they will be two minutes long instead of the standard three minutes you see in a professional bout.

For the fight, there will be the usual three judges at ringside who will score each round in the event of there not being a knockout, which are sanctioned. No head guards will be allowed, either.

Rules split fans

Some fans aren’t too happy with the specific rules, with one saying: “14-ounce gloves? So they’re just basically having a pillow fight?”

A second said: “No head gear? At almost 60, Mike Tyson cannot take a shot to the head. That’s a tough one.”

And a third wrote: “14 oz is heavier than amateurs. 10 or 12 oz would’ve been great.”

But another wrote: “The two minute rule is HUGE.

At Tyson’s age, a two minute sprint, one minute recovery is much easier than three on, one off.”

Another posted: “Mike Tyson will either be knocked down quickly or they will go the distance.”

Pressures have mounted in the week before the fight (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

How to watch Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson

You will need to have a valid Netflix subscription to watch the fight. And that’s it.

It means you can watch it via the app on your phone, gaming console, smart TV, or other device.

The standard plan with adverts costs £4.99 or $6.99 a month with other packages coming in at £10.99 or $15.49 a month and £17.99 or $22.99 a month, respectively.

The undercard will begin at 8pm eastern time (ET) on Friday, which is 1am GMT on Saturday for UK viewers.