Mike Tyson is set to come out of retirement for an 8-round exhibition boxing match against Jake Paul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on July 20th, which will be streamed live on Netflix. Promoters have seen over 121,000 fans sign up for presale ticket access and expect it to be the most bet on the boxing match of 2024. Tickets go on sale publicly next week, with floor seats starting at over $350 and ringside over $8,000, according to secondary markets. Promoters offer a unique $2 million VIP package for two ringside seats, locker room photos, and a luxury hotel stay. Financial terms with Netflix were not disclosed but Tyson and Paul are expected to earn eight figures each.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Mike Tyson is set to come out of retirement for an eight round exhibition match
00:06 against Jake Paul at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on July 20th,
00:11 which will be streamed live on Netflix.
00:13 Promoters have been seeing over one hundred and twenty one thousand fans
00:17 sign up for pre-sale tickets, access and also expects it to be the most bet
00:22 on boxing match of twenty twenty four.
00:24 Tickets go on sale publicly next week with floor seating
00:28 starting at over three hundred and fifty dollars and ringside over a thousand.
00:32 According to secondary markets,
00:34 promoters are also offering a unique two million dollar VIP package
00:38 for two ringside seats, locker room photos and a luxury hotel stay.
00:43 Financial terms with Netflix were not disclosed, but Tyson and Paul
00:47 are expected to earn eight figures each.
00:50 For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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