The former heavyweight champion was scheduled to return to the boxing ring in July against none other than ... Tyson would take to X the following day to disclose he had almost died prior to their first booking, finding a silver lining in the losing ...

Mike Tyson revealed a day after losing to Jake Paul in what could be his last boxing match, that he "almost died" in June 2024 and underwent multiple blood transfusions to recover. The result was losing 11kg of weight, while on the brink of mortality, and having to undergo multiple blood transfusions.

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.