Rafael Cordeiro confirms Mike Tyson’s boxing return

Many boxing fans were delighted to see Mike Tyson back in action in November. The 54-year-old former heavyweight champion of the world took on…

By: Milan Ordoñez | 2 years ago
Rafael Cordeiro confirms Mike Tyson’s boxing return
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Many boxing fans were delighted to see Mike Tyson back in action in November. The 54-year-old former heavyweight champion of the world took on Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition match that ended in a split draw.

As it turns out, it wasn’t a one-off for “The Baddest Man on the Planet.” His current trainer, Kings MMA head coach Rafael Cordeiro, recently spoke to MMA Fighting to confirm that Tyson will be back in the ring sometime in the fall.

We continue training. He’s an athlete and is always training, hitting pads here in the gym. I think we’re going to have something in September.

I don’t know who because his company Legends Only League is working on it and negotiating a TV deal so they can announce a schedule, but we’re training. We’ll be fighting in September.

In March, Tyson declared that a trilogy with Evander Holyfield was “on” for late May, but nothing came to fruition. Holyfield did say that a third fight seemed inevitable, but he was instead booked by Triller to fight the man who retired Tyson in Kevin McBride.

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Milan Ordoñez
Milan Ordoñez

Milan Ordoñez has been covering combat sports since 2012 and has been part of the Bloody Elbow staff since 2016. He’s also competed in amateur mixed martial arts and submission grappling tournaments.

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