Rules of watching the long-awaited fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson on Netflix have been revealed.
One of the biggest boxing events of the year is set to take place this Friday night, or in the early hours of Saturday (16 November) if you’re in the UK, headlined by a YouTuber and a former undisputed heavyweight champion.
What a world we live in.
The event will take place in the US at the 60,000 capacity AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, between ‘Iron Mike’ and ‘The Problem Child’.
That’s as long as Tyson can pass two health tests prior to their bout, after their original fight was postponed following a health scare for the 58-year-old.
The headline match-up between Tyson and Paul, who is 21 years his junior, will round off a night of seven clashes, including a rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano for the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO and Ring lightweight titles.
After the former pulled out of their bout, Paul defeated replacement fighter, former UFC star Mike Perry, in six rounds.
But now, fans are ready to see the two finally face off, eight months on from their original fight announcement, as Tyson makes his second sensational return to the ring after coming out of a 15-year retirement in 2020 to fight Roy Jones Jr.
Tyson and Paul will face off this weekend in a long-awaited clash (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024)
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Will there be a pay-per-view fee for the Netflix fight?
The fight was announced to be available to stream on Netflix, but users have been curious if an additional PPV fee would apply to watch the fight.
Well, not needing to pay an extra fee for such a big boxing clash almost seems too good to be true, right?
Wrong – the Paul vs Tyson clash will be available on a standard Netflix subscription at no extra cost, as a current plan with adverts will set you back £4.99 a month, while a standard subscription with no ads costs £10.99 per month.
A premium subscription, which allows you to watch on four devices and add two members of a separate household, will set you back £17.99, monthly.
In theory, this means you could just sign up for a month if you don’t have the streaming service, and pay less than a fiver.
It’s important to note that you need a TV license in order to watch Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson, as the BBC told earlier this year that you require a license to watch any live event on Netflix.
If you don’t, you could be facing a £1,000 fine.
Can I watch the fight if I don’t have Netflix?
If you don’t already have Netflix, there is a workaround to essentially get it for free as part of a package deal. At the moment Sky are offering Sky Stream, with Sky TV, Sky Full Fibre 300 Broadband and Netflix, all for just £36 as part of a limited-time Black Friday deal. And given that their Full Fibre 300 broadband is usually £29 a month, for just £10 more you’ll also get access to Sky TV and Netflix for not much more.
You don’t need to pay an extra PPV fee to watch the fight (Cooper Neill/Getty Images for Netflix)
When you should tune into Netflix
The undercard will start at 1.00am UK time (8.00pm ET) on 16 November, though Paul and Tyson are only set to make their way to the ring around 4.00am UK time (11.00pm ET).
If you’re interested in tuning into the weigh-in, this is meant to take place on Thursday (14 November) at 1.00am UK time (8.00pm ET).
It is unclear how big Paul will be coming in, having bulked up to just north of 100kg for their original date, though he revealed on the TimboSugarShow podcast that he aims to be at around the same weight at 224 lbs (101kg).
