When Netflix revealed it was transferring into reside boxing earlier this yr with a battle between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, it didn’t understand it was going to take so lengthy.
The battle was initially scheduled to happen on July 20 however was postponed till November because of an ulcer concern from former heavyweight champion Tyson.
The transfer, nevertheless, means extra time to comply with the pair for a docuseries main as much as the occasion.
The streamer has unveiled it is going to air Countdown: Paul Vs. Tyson, a three-part follow-doc on November 7, forward of the battle airing reside on Friday November 15 at 8pm ET. The primary two episodes will air that evening adopted by the third episode on November 12.
The documentary sequence will take viewers behind-the-scenes of Paul and Tyson’s respective coaching camps forward of the occasion. It can additionally comply with the lead-up to probably the most anticipated girls’s fights in historical past, the rematch between undisputed tremendous light-weight champion Katie Taylor and unified featherweight champion Amanda “The Actual Deal” Serrano.
Paul began his boxing profession in 2018 with a battle in opposition to Deji Olatunji and his skilled debut was in 2020 in opposition to AnEsonGib. Over his ten skilled fights, in opposition to the likes of Ryan Bourland, Andre August and Nate Diaz, he has gained 9 and misplaced solely as soon as, through a break up determination in opposition to Tommy Fury.
The battle is organized by Most Invaluable Promotions (MVP), which was arrange by Paul and Nakisa Bidarian.
Tyson, in the meantime is the previous undisputed world heavyweight champion and probably the most legendary boxers on this planet with a 50-6 profitable file. His final skilled battle was in 2005 in opposition to Kevin McBride and he fought Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition match in 2020.
The sequence is produced by EverWonder Studio, exec produced by Ian Orefice and Michael Antinoro and directed by Tim Mullen and Jackie Decker.
