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JAKE PAUL warned Mike Tyson to get ready to rumble after keeping their fight for the ages alive. The pair were due to meet in front of over 70,000 in Texas in a controversial clash scrutinised for the 30-year age gap. Jake Paul beat Mike PerryCredit: GettyMike Tyson will now fight Jake PaulCredit: EPABut Tyson, 58, was forced to pull out amid a health precaution with the fight rescheduled to November 15. Paul, 27, instead chose to fight on with the July 20 date over 1,000 miles away in Florida. He chose ex-UFC star-turned-bare-knuckle-boxing champion Mike Perry, 32, as his interim opponent. And Paul made no mistake with his biggest payday on the line, flooring Perry three times before a sixth-round stoppage. The YouTuber-turned-boxer took the opportunity to send an ominous warning to Tyson while also calling out UFC champion Alex Pereira “I did put him down in the first round and he just survived it but Mike Tyson! You’re next big boy,” Paul said. “Sign the contract! November 15th on Netflix, I’m excited for that one.”I’m going to go home and prepare for that. And, Alex Pereira, you said you want to box, I’m the king of this. Most read in BoxingAlex Pereira was called out by Jake PaulCredit: Getty”I’m the king of this, come over we can make it happen. I want you Alex Pereira. “Indeed, I just beat a BKFC champion, I beat multiple UFC champions and he said he wants to box, so Alex Pereira, after Mike Tyson lets make it happen.”Paul shared a FaceTime call with Pereira, 37, in the ring afterwards. The Brazilian is a former kickboxing champ and two-time UFC title holder – currently reigning over the light-heavyweight division. He was encouraged to cross over to boxing by Anthony Joshua, 34, who knocked out MMA’s Francis Ngannou, 37, in March. Paul – who has beaten five former UFC fighters – reiterated Pereira is in his sights but Tyson comes first. “One hundred per cent it’s happening,” he said. “November 15th, Mike Tyson is training, he’s back, looking crazier than ever. November 15th on Netflix, I’m gonna get another KO and prove everyone wrong once again.”READ MORE SUN STORIESTyson retired in 2005 but came back in 2020 for an exhibition with Roy Jones Jr that ended in an eight-round draw. He posted a video of himself watching Paul’s fight and teased that the “Countdown Begins.” More

JAKE PAUL battered Mike Perry and left him a bloodied mess to set up his dream clash with Mike Tyson.Former UFC and bare-knuckle champ Perry was blitzed after just 40 seconds of a brutal clash at a jam-packed Amalie Arena in Tampa.Jake Paul claimed KO victory over Mike PerryCredit: RexPaul was the more accurate puncherCredit: RexPerry was floored three timesCredit: RexPaul, visibly larger than his opponent, was never in trouble despite flashes from Perry.This was his first boxing bout, and it showed as Paul crunched a series of thumping left hooks and a final right to send the Cleveland fighter down in the sixth.The ref and everyone here, including WWE superstar Hulk Hogan, had seen enough as Paul won convincingly to suggest that his tussle with Tyson, set for November 15th, should be equally as lively.Paul came to the ring dressed as a Gladiator – and some of the savagery unleashed on poor Perry wouldn’t have looked out of place in the Coliseum.”He was hard as nails, but I’m sorry it took so long,” said Paul. “He may be the King of Violence, but Mike Tyson, you’re next.”I am excited for that one.”Paul said the Tyson fight is on “100 per cent” and that the 58-year-old, once dubbed the most dangerous man, is looking “as crazy as ever.””Mike, I love you, this is my sport now,” Paul added. “I am honored. You are a legend, but I am going to take your throne.”Most read in BoxingPaul, 27, scored a pair of knockdowns in the first two rounds and looked on his way to an early night. But Perry, 32, got a second wind and came back into the bout during the mid stages. Still, he was hit far too easily and shaken to his boots on multiple occasions. In the sixth round, Paul unleashed a combination and dropped Perry in the corner to signal the end of the fight. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter moves to 10-1 and onto his winter clash with Iron Mike while also calling out UFC champion Alex Pereira. “I did put him down in the first round and he just survived it but Mike Tyson! You’re next big boy,” Paul said. “Sign the contract! November 15th on Netflix, I’m excited for that one. I’m going to go home and prepare for that. “And, Alex Pereira, you said you want to box, I’m the king of this. I’m the king of this, come over we can make it happen.”I want you Alex Pereira. Indeed, I just beat a BKFC champion, I beat multiple UFC champions and he said he wants to box, so Alex Pereira, after Mike Tyson lets make it happen.”READ MORE SUN STORIESTyson retired in 2005 but came back in 2020 for an exhibition with Roy Jones Jr that ended in an eight-round draw. He posted a video of himself watching Paul’s fight and teased that the “Countdown Begins.”Paul landed several big right handsCredit: GettyPaul was troubling Perry on the ropesCredit: GettyPerry was floored three times in six roundsCredit: Getty More