IRVING, Texas – Boxing legend Mike Tyson is approaching 60 years of age, but you wouldn’t know it by the way he’s still able to hit the pads.
At an open workout Tuesday at Toyota Music Factory, the 58-year-old boxing legend showed off his power and technique in an open workout held in front of a crowd of fans three days prior to his boxing match Friday vs. Jake Paul at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
Friday’s bout will be eight two-minute rounds, contested at heavyweight.
Despite his accomplishments in the sport, Tyson is a slight underdog heading into the bout. Maybe it’s the age difference that has oddsmakers leaning toward the 27-year-old YouTuber-turned boxer, or perhaps it’s Paul’s near-perfect record of saying he’ll do what he’s going to do.
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Check out highlights of the legendary Tyson’s open workout in the video above.
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Scotland’s concluding Nations League matches against Croatia and Poland will again to be broadcast on YouTube, rather than on television.
Scandinavian broadcaster Viaplay owns the rights to show the games but announced in June 2023 it is scaling back its operations in the UK.
The company will still produce coverage of the matches, but they will be shown on the Scottish FA’s YouTube channel dedicated to the national side.
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It follows the same arrangement as the matches in October with the loss to Croatia and draw with Portugal attracting more than 1.5m views combined on YouTube.
Steve Clarke’s side host Croatia at Hampden on Friday before finishing their campaign away to Poland on Monday (both 19:45 GMT).
As well as the Scotland men’s matches, Viaplay held the rights to show the Scottish League Cup and the United Rugby Championship when it announced it would end all coverage of UK sports.
The media group then sold its UK sporting division back to Premier Sports earlier this year.
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The deal included its share of the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup, but did not include the rights to Uefa’s international competitions.
A deal was struck between Viaplay and ITV to show September’s matches against Poland and Portugal on the broadcaster’s ITVX platform, with BBC Scotland also in discussions to broadcast those matches.
However, Viaplay elected not to subcontract the rights for the rest of the campaign.
Wembanyama was 8 for 16 on 3-pointers, also setting a career high, as San Antonio won its second straight.
Jordan Poole had 42 points for Washington, which lost its sixth straight.
At 20 years 314 days, Wembanyama is the fourth-youngest player to score 50 points, trailing only Brandon Jennings (20/52), LeBron James (20/80) and Devin Booker (20/145).
Wembanyama’s previous high was 49 points in a 130-126 overtime victory over New York.
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Wembanyama made at least six 3-pointers for the third straight game.
Devin Vassell had 17 points in his third game for the Spurs since returning from offseason surgery to repair a fractured right foot.
Takeaways
Wizards: Alexandre Sarr blocked Wembanya’s shot in the second quarter and dunked on his fellow Frenchman in the third quarter. Sarr finished with 12 points, two rebounds, two assists and a block in 25 minutes.
Spurs: Wembanyama is the eighth player in franchise history to score 50 points. David Robinson holds the franchise record with 71 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on April 24, 1994.
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Key moment
Stuck at 48 points, Wembanyama made an 18-foot jumper for his 49th and 50th points with 8:49 remaining to give San Antonio a 115-98 lead.
Key stat
Wembanyama is the first player in league history with 20 3-pointers and 25 blocks over a six-game span.
Up next
The Spurs host Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night in the final game of a five-game homestand. The are at Atlanta on Friday night to close a five-game trip.
Cub Swanson knows the end is near, but he isn’t ready to call it a career quite yet.
Swanson (29-14 MMA, 14-10 UFC) will make his 25th octagon appearance when he takes on Billy Quarantillo (18-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) on Dec. 14 at UFC on ESPN 63 from Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Ahead of his fight against Quarantillo, 41-year-old Swanson revealed to MMA Junkie that he signed a new contract with the UFC.
“I just signed a new multifight deal, four fights,” Swanson told MMA Junkie Radio. “It’s fight by fight, but this would have been my last one, so I told them I didn’t intend on fighting out of my contract and going other places. I want to stay here. I think it’s fitting, and so we did a new deal. But it’s fight by fight.”
Swanson has split his past six appearances. He’s fought the who’s who at featherweight throughout his career and is happy to draw someone who isn’t a rising contender on a tear.
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“I know that he’s tough, he’s gritty,” Swanson said of Quarantillo. “He wants to be in the exciting fights, and he’s been in a bunch of them, so I think that’s what he wants. He wanted a fight like me so he could go out there and have a big performance, something he could be proud of. That’s the kind of fighter I think he is.
“He’s getting up there in age. He’s been around for a little bit, so I like the matchup. I kept getting told stop fighting the youngsters who are on their way up, and I think the last two opponents have been good opponents. They’re guys who like to fight, but they’ve been around for a while. I think the fans appreciate it.”
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IRVING, Texas – For the first time during fight week, Jake Paul and Mike Tyson got face to face Wednesday.
There was little drama behind their faceoff after the news conference in advance of their Friday fight, which takes place at AT&T Stadium in Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys. During the press conference, Tyson said little – which drew some confused moments from Paul, who said it left him bored without Tyson backing up his previous online banter.
Check out their faceoff, plus the faceoffs for the rest of the card, in the video above.
For more on the fight, visit MMA Junkie’s hub for Paul vs. Tyson.
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In May 2021, Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC) and Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) put on one of the best lightweight title fights in UFC history, going toe-to-toe for a little over five action-packed minutes in the main event of UFC 262. After a rocky start, Oliveira put away Chandler in the end to become the new UFC lightweight champion.
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Oliveira and Chandler rematch Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 309 – which takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York. Oliveira is coming off a close, title eliminator bout loss to Arman Tsarukyan in April. Meanwhile, Chanlder looks to bounce off a submission loss to Dustin Poirier.
Check out their 2021 championship fight in the video above.
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