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Mike Tyson has confirmed his summer showdown against Jake Paul will be classified as an exhibition instead of a professional bout.
The boxing world was left stunned after the shock news that YouTuber Paul and veteran fighter Tyson would face each other in Texas on July 20 in a lucrative bout set to be aired live on Netflix, with fans and pundits widely criticising the event.
But one of the main questions was whether the fight would be officially sanctioned as a pro bout that would go on both of their records, or if it would just be an exhibition with no winner declared.
Tyson, 57, has already fought in an exhibition since his career ended, taking on Roy Jones Jr in 2020 - while all of Paul's fights have been on his professional record.
Revealing the official classification of the fight, Tyson defended it and insisted it would still be fought under 'real fight' rules.
Mike Tyson has revealed his summer showdown against Jake Paul will be an exhibition
Tyson and Paul announced shocked the boxing world with news they will fight in Texas in July
'This is called an exhibition, but if you look up exhibition, you won't see any of the laws we're fighting under,' he told Fox News.
'This is a fight. I don't think he's faster than me. I've seen a YouTube video of him at 16 doing weird dancing. That's not the guy I'm fighting. This is a guy who's going to try and hurt me, which I'm
