ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Paul's unanimous decision over Mike Tyson was the highest-grossing combat sports event in Texas at $18.1 million, the promotions company co-founded by Paul said Tuesday. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Paul's unanimous decision over Mike Tyson was the highest-grossing combat sports event in Texas at $18.
1 million, the promotions company co-founded by Paul said Tuesday. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Paul’s unanimous decision over Mike Tyson was the highest-grossing combat sports event in Texas at $18.1 million, the promotions company co-founded by Paul said Tuesday.
The eight-round fight at the home of the Dallas Cowboys drew about 72,000 fans and was part of a co-main event that featured Katie Taylor’s latest disputed decision in a super lightweight championship slugfest against Amanda Serrano. The event surpassed Texas’ previous sports combat high of $9 million set by Canelo Alvarez when he faced Billy Joe Saunders at 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium in 2021, according to Most Valuable Promotions. There were 73,000-plus fans at the Alvarez-Saunders fight, which at the time was the biggest crowd for a U.
S. sporting event since the start of the pandemic a year earlier. Paul beat Tyson, the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion, in a lopsided decision, winning all but one round on the three .
