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Daily Mirror
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Ben Davies

Mike Tyson sets deadline for $300 million boxing fight with YouTube star Jake Paul

Mike Tyson has claimed that any boxing clash with YouTube star Jake Paul must happen this year.

Reports indicated that Paul had agreed to face the legendary heavyweight in a fight last year but the pair promptly shut down the links. However Tyson has since revealed that he plans to hold talks with Paul after the YouTube star claimed a potential exhibition bout could generate revenue of up to $300 million.

Tyson has now added further fuel to the fire by admitting anything is possible when questioned about a meeting with Paul. "Anything is possible but it has got to happen this year," Tyson responded when asked about a clash with the YouTube star on the Jimmy Kimmel show. "That could be very interesting. He is skilled enough and I will give it to him because he is winning.

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