Mike Tyson-Jake Paul: How to watch the fight, time, odds

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul had to wait an extra four months for his high-profile match with 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.

The delay from the original plan for July was caused by Tyson having a medical episode on a plane and needing time to recover from a stomach ulcer.

The rescheduled bout is set for Friday night at the $1.2 billion retractable-roof home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas. The state has sanctioned it as a pro fight with some modifications.

Here's a guide for watching the fight:

It's hard to give an exact time for the main event Friday night, but it could approach midnight EST. The telecast starts at 8 p.m. EST.

While this isn't the more common, and more expensive, pay-per-view format followed by most major boxing events, it does require a Netflix subscription. Netflix reported more than 280 million subscribers worldwide at the end of the third quarter in 2024.

Paul is a minus-250 betting favorite, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. That means the payout for a Paul victory would be less than half the amount of any bet.

It's 31 years. Paul is 27.

Tyson retired in 2005 with a record of 50-6, with 44 knockouts, after losing to Kevin McBride. He fought Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition four years ago. Paul is 10-1 with seven knockouts against mostly undistinguished opponents. His loss was to Tommy Fury, the less-accomplished half-brother of former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

The fight is scheduled for eight two-minute rounds, as opposed to the normal three minutes and 10 or 12 rounds for most pro fights. Tyson and Paul also will use heavier gloves with the idea of decreasing the power of punches. The gloves will be 14 ounces instead of 10. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has said Tyson's physical condition met the criteria for the fight to proceed.

According to reports, Paul will make $40 million and Tyson about $20 million. Paul did mention his number at a news conference in August.

The most legitimate pro fight of the night is being pitched as the co-main event. It's a super lightweight championship bout between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano.

Taylor won a disputed split decision over Serrano in a slugfest at sold-out Madison Square Garden in 2022. It was the first time women headlined a fight at the storied venue.

There are five other fights on the undercard.

Katie Taylor, front left, and Amanda Serrano, front right, face off during a news conference ahead of her undisputed super lightweight world title bout, the co-main event in the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight night, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

FILE - Mike Tyson, left, and Jake Paul, right, pose for photos during a news conference promoting their upcoming boxing bout, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde, File)

Mike Tyson, right, works out ahead of his boxing match against Jake Paul, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Mike Tyson works out ahead of his boxing match against Jake Paul, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Jake Paul works out ahead of his boxing match against Mike Tyson, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Jake Paul works out ahead of his boxing match against Mike Tyson, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Mike Tyson, left, and Jake Paul, right, pose for photographs during a news conference ahead of their fight, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

FILE - Mike Tyson, left, and Jake Paul, right, pose for photos during a news conference promoting their upcoming boxing bout, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde, File)

Mike Tyson, right, works out ahead of his boxing match against Jake Paul, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Mike Tyson works out ahead of his boxing match against Jake Paul, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Jake Paul works out ahead of his boxing match against Mike Tyson, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Jake Paul works out ahead of his boxing match against Mike Tyson, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The person who died when a Tesla Cybertruck packed with explosives burst into flames outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel was a highly decorated U.S. Army Green Beret who deployed twice to Afghanistan, officials said Thursday.

Two law enforcement officials identified the man inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck as Matthew Livelsberger. The officials spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation.

Livelsberger served in the Green Berets, highly trained special forces who work to counter terrorism abroad and train partners, the Army said in a statement. He had served in the Army since 2006, rising through the ranks with a long career of overseas assignments, deploying twice to Afghanistan and serving in Ukraine, Tajikistan, Georgia and Congo, the Army said. He was awarded two Bronze Stars, including one with a valor device for courage under fire, a combat infantry badge and an Army Commendation Medal with valor. Livelsberger was on approved leave when he died, according to the statement.

The FBI said Thursday in a post on X that it was “conducting law enforcement activity” at a home in Colorado Springs related to Wednesday's explosion but provided no other details.

The explosion of the truck, packed with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters, came hours after 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar rammed a truck into a crowd in New Orleans’ famed French Quarter early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 15 people before being shot to death by police. That crash was being investigated as a terrorist attack and police believe the driver was not acting alone.

Both Livelsberger and Jabbar spent time at the base formerly known as Fort Bragg, a massive Army base in North Carolina that is home to multiple Army special operations units. However, one of the officials who spoke to the AP said there is no overlap in their assignments at the base, now called Fort Liberty.

Chris Raia, FBI deputy assistant director, said Thursday that officials have found ‘no definitive link’ between the New Orleans attack and the truck explosion in Las Vegas.

Seven people nearby suffered minor injuries when the Tesla truck exploded. Video showed a tumble of charred fireworks mortars, canisters and other explosive devices crowded into the back of the pickup. The truck bed walls were still intact because the blast shot straight up rather than to the sides.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday afternoon on X that “we have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself."

"All vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion,” Musk wrote.

Authorities know who rented the truck with the Turo app in Colorado, Kevin McMahill, the elected sheriff of Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, said Wednesday. He did not release the person’s ID, however.

Police block the area after a vehicle caught fire and exploded outside the lobby of President-elect Donald Trump's hotel Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Police block the area after a vehicle caught fire and exploded outside the lobby of President-elect Donald Trump's hotel Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Police block the area after a vehicle caught fire and exploded outside the lobby of President-elect Donald Trump's hotel Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Police block the area after a vehicle caught fire and exploded outside the lobby of President-elect Donald Trump's hotel Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)