Mike Tyson, once considered “the baddest man on the planet,” is returning to the boxing ring Saturday for a highly anticipated bout.
Fifteen years after retiring, the former heavyweight champion will square off against fellow boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. for an exhibition fight titled “Frontline Battle. ” The World Boxing Council WBC will support, commemorate and score the fight.
The former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, 54, will go against former four-division world champion Roy Jones Jr. , 51.
The WBC will use a remote scoring system to judge Tyson’s and Jones Jr. ‘s performance.
I was the youngest WBC heavyweight Champion and it’s humbling to have my career come full circle with the WBC for my match against Roy Jones Jr. on November 28th,” said Tyson in a statement.
Some of the money will be donated to charities that fight human trafficking and breast cancer, according to Jones Jr. Mike Tyson’s Legends Only League will also donate a portion of proceeds to the WBC José Sulaimán Boxers Fund to support boxers who “have fallen into hard times,” the news release said.
