Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr - LIVE coverage and results

Follow our live coverage of the historic exhibition bout between legendary heavyweights Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr

One of the widely recognised boxing icons 'Iron' Mike Tyson returns to the ring to face fellow legendary heavyweight Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition contest live on TRILLER globally and on BT Sport Box Office in the UK.

The fight pits together two of the greatest fighters of the modern era in an 8-round bout which has provisionally broken the early PPV purchase record ahead of the historic event.

Follow live coverage of the historic night of action here on GBN below:

Main Event:

 

Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones:

An explosive start from both men sees an incredible start from Tyson as he tries to force the initiative with the breathing already heavy from both men in their corners after the first round.

Tyson winning both the second and the third round being the busier fighter using his natural speed and [ower against an already fatigued Jones Jr who tried holding frequently to stop the momentum of Tyson.

Jones continued to grapple with Tyson in order to try and feel his weight and establish some kind of control over the tempo between the pair as Tyson unloaded some big shots towards the end of the second.

'Iron' showing his real speed connecting with some heavy combinations in the fifth despite some intense continuous grappling from Roy Jones Jr. However both fighters continue to show some superb technique and boxing intelligence that made them two of the greatest fighters in their prime.

The fight continued to show the incredible physical shape of Mike Tyson, although Roy Jones Jr had a better round in the seventh appearing to take the round after starting to land some nicer work on the inside.

A superb exhibition contest displayed Mike Tyson's incredible physical conditioning as he did the majority of the good work especially to the body of Roy Jones Jr.

Mike Tyson draw the exhibition with Roy Jones Jr declared by decision and is awarded the special WBC belt alongisde his fellow warrior Jones Jr.

Undercard

Badou Jack vs Blake McKernan- light heavyweight

Jack came into the fight are losing to Jean Pascal in his last fight while McKernan is undefeated during his professional career with 13 victories.

The Swedish fighter came out the blocks in the first round taking the centre of the ring and trying to walk him down and land his powerful looping right hand with McKernan trying to box off of the ropes. A swift right hand landing on McKernan late on but the American responded and survived an early onslaught in the opener.

Jack continued to try and unload combinations at will coming forward and bullying McKernan onto the ropes and taking full control in the second round, despite McKernan's attempts to box off of the ropes and counter with his own jab.

The third progressed in a similar pattern with Jack continuing to walk McKernan down and show his higher level in the early stages, and the American shook his head and grimaced after taking some stiff body shots and several straight jabs while trying his utmost to land some of his own shots towards the end of the third round.

Round Four and Five saw Badou Jack continuing to try and measure some combinations to try and catch Blake McKernan and end the fight but the American continued to resist the damage and land his own shots off the ropes as he has for the majority of the fight.

Jack continued to inflict damage on his opponent and is starting to work the body with powerful shots to take any remaining energy from the American who continued to take the outside stool and focus on landing single punch shots from the ropes while absorbing powerful combinations on a frequent basis.

The domination continued as Jack continued to hammer home heavy body work and also land swift combinations to the head, but McKernan continued to absorb the shots like a true warrior, despite the ref looking into his corner.

In the championship round, Jack clearly was keen on a stoppage but could not get McKernan out of the ring, with the American taking a serious punishment and a complete barrage of heavy shots from Jack in the round somehow did not topple McKernan who was trying to fight back despite the gulf in landed shots and experience.

Badou Jack wins the contest by unanimous decision over Blake McKernan across eight rounds.

Jake Paul vs Nate Robinson- cruiserweight

YouTuber Jake Paul enters the ring on a professional record of 1-0 after defeating AnesonGib with a first round stoppage while Nate Robinson makes his professional debut.

The fighters exploded into life from the opening bell with a clear emphasis on winning the fight via stoppage. Both fighters were trying to force the narrative from the offset resulting in a great deal of clinching and a scrap for the centre of the ring and overall control.

Jake Paul scores a knockdown in the first round with a big right hand after Robinson continues to march forward and try to almost wrestle his way into the contest.

A brutal knockout from Paul as he lands a vicious right hand on inexperienced former NBA player and ends the fight in the second round.

Jake Paul wins the contest via second round stoppage.

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