ROME – Mike Tyson receives offer: one million dollars to return to the ring. At 53, the former heavyweight world champion will wear boxing gloves again.
The goal is to raise funds for charity, and offers are starting to come.
Classic Entertainment and Sports (CES), founded and led by promoter Jimmy Burchfield senior, has offered Tyson one million dollars. In addition, a percentage on the ticket office and a donation of $ 200,000 to its foundation. All to face the American boxer but of Italian origin, Juiseppe Angelo Cusumano .
“If Tyson is ready to go back seriously – says Burchfield – we are ready to make him an adequate offer to face Cusumano in a 6-8 shooting match. After three months of pandemic, boxing fans are hungry for real matches, Tyson is a boxer and is very good at it. "
Tyson, who became the youngest maximum world champion at just 20 in 1986 , left boxing 15 years ago after his 58th match, which ended with Kevin McBride's sixth career defeat on 11 June 2005 . (Source Repubblica).
Source: Blitz Quotidiano