Netflix's subsequent reside occasion is the struggle between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson

Netflix's entry into sports activities goes in a brand new course. At present, the streamer introduced that its subsequent main occasion will likely be a struggle between YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson that can stream reside on Netflix. The match will happen on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The transfer is a part of Netflix's continued enlargement into video games. Thus far, that's meant turning to sports activities documentaries – together with a doc about Paul's early boxing profession – in addition to some reside applications that includes golf and tennis. However with two headline (if controversial) names internet hosting it in an 80,000-seat NFL stadium, it's arguably the largest guess the corporate has ever made. (And this comes at a time when different broadcasters have been largely unboxed.)

“It's loopy to assume that in my second professional struggle, I went viral for defeating Nate Robinson on the undercard of Mike Tyson,” Paul mentioned in an announcement. “Now, lower than 4 years later, I’m transferring ahead to face Tyson himself to see if I’ve what it takes to defeat considered one of boxing's most infamous fighters and largest icons. The capabilities are there.”