When does Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson take place? UK start time, rules, undercard and how to follow the YouTube star as he battles the heavyweight legend

Jake Paul will face Mike Tyson this summer in an officially recognized professional fight.

YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul, 27, announced the surprise fight with the 57-year-old ring legend out of nowhere, without any leaks or rumors before the fight took place.

Paul defeated Ryan Bourland with a first-round stoppage in March and has now jumped straight into this blockbuster encounter.

Paul began his boxing career in Tyson's exhibition fight against Roy Jones Jr. in 2020, and now they will face each other.

Tyson was once one of the most destructive heavyweights, destroying most of his opponents.

However, “Iron Mike” has not been in the ring for four years and fans have expressed their concerns about this fight.

Paul vs. Tyson: date and start time

This matchup will take place on Saturday, July 20th at the 80,000 capacity AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Start times are yet to be announced but will be determined in due course.

With Arlington five hours behind the UK, the main event for British fight fans is likely to take place at around 4-5am in the early hours of Sunday morning.

It is a recognized professional boxing match that takes place over eight rounds of two minutes each.

Each fighter wears 14-ounce gloves, but no headgear with knockouts is allowed. The result will also affect their professional boxing record.

Paul vs. Tyson: How to Follow

This event will be streamed on Netflix and will be their first foray into live combat sports.

The fight will be available to all Netflix subscribers, meaning an estimated 16.3 million UK households will be able to watch the action at no additional cost.

You can sign up to Netflix here for an initial £6.99 per month.

talkSPORT will also be present throughout the event, providing coverage on air and on talkSPORT.com in the lead up to fight week.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 via the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen on the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, on your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

Paul vs. Tyson: Undercard

Ireland's superstar Katie Taylor will once again face Amanda Serrano in the co-main event.

Taylor famously defeated Serrano by split decision at Madison Square Garden in New York in April 2022 in a truly epic fight.

Taylor said: “This is the rematch the world wanted to see.”

“The first fight in New York was obviously an epic event and more than lived up to expectations, and I'm sure the rematch will be no different.”

Briton Darren Till is moving from the UFC to also make his debut as a professional boxer on the card.

He will face Julio Chavez Jr., the son of former three-division world boxing champion Julio Cesar Chavez.

• MAIN EVENT: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
• Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 2 – for IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO lightweight titles
• H2O Sylve vs. “Kid Austin” Floyd Schofield
• Julio Cesar Chavez Jr against star Darren Till

Paul vs. Tyson: What was said?

Tyson has admitted he is “scared to death” of boxing Paul.

“I have a strange personality – but I don't think it's strange. Whatever I'm afraid of, I do it. That’s how it is,” Tyson told Fox News.

“I was afraid of Roy [Jones] battle. I was 100 pounds overweight, but I was old, 54, 53, and I said, “Let's do it.”

“Everything I’m afraid of, I confront. This is my personality. I’m scared to death right now.”

“I have always believed that adversity and nerves catapulted me to success.

“If I didn’t have those feelings, I wouldn’t be going into this fight. I have to have these feelings to fight. Without her I would never go into the ring.”

“The closer the fight gets, the less nervous I get, because it is reality, and in reality I am invincible.”

MMA legend Randy Couture has publicly supported Tyson in an exclusive interview with talkSPORT ahead of his fight with Paul.

“Jake Paul definitely has his hands full with Mike Tyson,” Couture told talkSPORT’s MMA YouTube channel.

“Even around [57]Mike is as explosive as ever, and there are a whole lot of other things that are gone from Mike's life, so he's firing on all cylinders now.

“I think Jake will be very difficult to deal with.”

He added: “It will be interesting to see how this fight develops.

“I mean, if you look at Mike Tyson's training footage, you have flashbacks of him in his prime, and that's pretty scary, pretty remarkable.”

Meanwhile, veteran boxing promoter Frank Warren described the fight as “ridiculous”.

He told talkSPORT: “Anyone with a shred of sense knows it's ridiculous…”

“Let’s face it: You can be stuck in a traffic jam on a highway and all you end up with are people who have stopped to look at an accident and that’s it.”