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George Flood

Mike Tyson hints at next opponent with boxing career likely not over despite Jake Paul loss

Lacklustre: Mike Tyson landed just 18 punches on Jake Paul - (AP)

Mike Tyson has shocked boxing fans by suggesting he may well yet fight again despite suffering a comprehensive defeat by Jake Paul, playfully claiming that he could take on the latter’s brother Logan next.

Now aged 58, the former undisputed world heavyweight champion proved no match for an opponent 31 years his junior in a massively underwhelming Netflix-screened main event in Texas on Friday night that came nowhere close to meeting the enormous hype, landing just 18 punches in a drab one-sided bout that lasted the full eight two-minute rounds and saw Jake Paul easily claim a unanimous decision victory on the judges’ scorecards.

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