Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul: Boxing legend and YouTube sensation collide in historic bout
Texas: In a matchup that has captured the attention of fans worldwide, boxing icon Mike Tyson will face YouTube star-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a highly anticipated bout. The event, marks Tyson’s first professional fight in nearly two decades.
The fight will take place on Friday night at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium, and will be streamed globally via Netflix, offering the event to over 280 million subscribers without additional charge.
The unusual matchup, rooted in an unlikely friendship, has been promoted with growing friction between the two fighters. At recent promotional events, Jake Paul was met with boos, which he brushed off by acknowledging Tyson’s enduring fanbase.
"I’m the new kid on the block, the disrupter, the loud mouth. Naturally, people want to root against me, and that’s great for the sport of boxing,” Paul expressed.
Tyson, the former undisputed heavyweight champion, last fought professionally in 2005 before returning to the ring for an exhibition match against Roy Jones Jr. in 2020. After overcoming a health setback from a stomach ulcer, the 58-year-old shed 26 pounds, and was cleared by doctors to fight weeks ago.
Despite concerns about his age and physical condition, Tyson is eager for the challenge. “I'm having a good time in my life, and I don't have much time left, so I'm making the best of it," he said.
The bout will consist of eight rounds of two minutes each and both fighters will wear heavier gloves to educe the impact of punches.
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T'gana BC panel seeks reports over infant's death, family alleges caste abuse
Hyderabad (PTI): The Telangana Commission for Backward Classes on Monday sought reports from state government officials on the death of an infant following alleged assault and caste abuse against her family members in Nagarkurnool district while visiting a temple fair.
In separate letters, Commission Chairman G Niranjan urged Endowments Department Commissioner S Harish and Nagarkurnool district Collector Badavath Santhosh to furnish the reports within three days.
Niranjan drew the officials' attention to media reports on the death of the two-month-old baby at Kummera village in the district and alleged caste discrimination and denial of entry to the temple fair to the baby's family belonging to a BC community.
BJP OBC Morcha's state unit president G Anand Goud alleged inadequate response by the police in the incident and demanded a transparent investigation into the incident.
Alleging that the deceased baby's father was attacked in the incident, he also demanded action against the attackers.
Goud told reporters that BJP's state unit president N Ramachander Rao would visit the village on February 24 and meet the baby's family members.
Meanwhile, a BRS delegation met DGP B Shivadhar Reddy and demanded a comprehensive inquiry into the incident.
The BRS leaders sought action against a person who allegedly attacked the infant's parents.
BC associations have held protests over the past few days regarding the alleged caste discrimination against the deceased infant's family members.
Police said on Sunday that four persons were arrested in connection with the cases registered after the family alleged that the baby died following an "assault" by a group of villagers. The family also alleged that they were abused in the name of caste in the incident on February 18.
However, a villager, part of the group, lodged a counter-complaint with the police the same day, alleging that he was attacked with stones during a scuffle with the family, sustaining a head injury, following which a case was registered.
The infant died on February 21 and her mother, who belongs to an SC community, also lodged a complaint alleging her daughter died due to the physical assault on the family by some villagers, police said.
