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Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has disclosed a harrowing health scare that nearly cost him his life just months before his highly anticipated bout with Jake Paul. The revelation came after Tyson's unanimous decision loss to Paul in a Netflix-streamed event at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on November 15, 2024.

Mike Tyson revealed that he had eight blood transfusions, lost 25 pounds in the hospital and “almost died” in June.