Mike Tyson is sharing new details about the health complications that led to the delay of his highly anticipated fight against Jake Paul.
Paul emerged victorious from the Nov. 15 matchup, a face-off between the two boxers that streamed on Netflix from Arlington, Texas.
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Tyson spoke about his loss on X Nov. 16.
“This is one of those situations when you lost but still won. I’m grateful for last night,” he wrote. “No regrets to get in ring one last time.”
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Tyson then shared that he “almost died” in June.
“Had 8 blood transfusions. Lost half my blood and 25lbs in hospital and had to fight to get healthy to fight so I won,” he wrote.
This is one of those situations when you lost but still won. I’m grateful for last night. No regrets to get in ring one last time.
I almost died in June. Had 8 blood transfusions. Lost half my blood and 25lbs in hospital and had to fight to get healthy to fight so I won.
To… — Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) November 16, 2024
Originally, the match between Tyson and Paul was scheduled for July 20. The fight was postponed to November after Tyson experienced an “ulcer flare up” while on a flight May 26. At the time, Tyson’s representatives said in a statement that the boxer was “doing great.”
In Netflix’s docuseries “Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson,” which hit the platform Nov. 7, Tyson opened up about his recovery. Tyson said the ulcer was two-and-a-half inches and bleeding.
“I asked the doctor, ‘Am I going to die?’ And she didn’t say no, she said, ‘We have options, though,’” Tyson said. “That’s when I got nervous.”
After the hospitalization, Tyson had “to start from scratch” in his training, he told New York Magazine.
“It threw me off. All my coordination, stamina, everything was hectic getting back. I was peaked already. I could have fought him that day. Now I got to start from scratch,
Mike Tyson opens up about health scare before Jake Paul fight
