Jake Paul defeated Mike Tyson via unanimous decision in the former world heavyweight champion’s first fight in 19 years.

The eight-round fight, which took place at AT&T Stadium in Texas and streamed on Netflix, was scored 80-72, 79-73, 79-73 in favor of the YouTuber turned boxer.

The opening round started with Paul, 27, using his youth advantage to repeatedly close the gap on the 58-year-old Tyson, unleashing a jab and quickly creating distance.

Tyson was able to catch Paul with a few heavy body shots before the two fighters held the ball, drawing heavy boos from the crowd.

The second round followed a similar pattern, with Paul doing his best to avoid Tyson’s famous heavy blows before clinching again.

Round three started much more explosively, with Tyson coming out swinging before taking a series of left hooks from Paul.

Building confidence, the YouTuber continued to land heavy blows on a static Tyson, who seemed grateful for the bell at the end of the round.

The two fighters missed jabs early in the fourth, but Tyson struggled to keep pace with Paul, who was able to pick his spot on the increasingly tired Tyson.

Paul landed a heavy one-two combo to kickstart the fight midway through, while Tyson did his best to use vertical moves to avoid Paul’s strikes, with the former heavyweight champion managing to land a stiff overhand right to round to end.

Tyson held his ground in the sixth, causing Paul to back away with each attack attempt, before the two traded heavy strikes throughout the seventh, which ended with Tyson landing a shot to the head.

But the fight was almost over heading into the final round when Tyson took his time getting off the corner stool.

There was little of the famous power left in Tyson’s punches and the pair embraced as the bell rang.

Tyson last competed in a professional fight in 2005, retiring before the seventh round against Kevin McBride, having also suffered a defeat in his previous fight against Brit Danny Williams just under a year earlier.

The 58-year-old won 50 of his 58 bouts as a professional and was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world between 1987 and 1990.

Tyson refuses to rule out a return to the ring

After his first fight in 19 years, the 58-year-old Tyson left the window open for future fights.

When asked if it was the last time he would be seen in a ring, Tyson said Netflix: “I don’t know. It depends on the situation. I don’t think so.”

When asked who a future opponent could be, Tyson pointed to Paul’s brother Logan in the crowd.

The former world heavyweight champion also said he was “absolutely happy” with his performance.

“I knew (Paul) was a good fighter,” Tyson said. ‘I haven’t proven anything to anyone but myself.

“I’m not one of those guys who goes out to please the world, I’m just happy with what I can do.”

‘Tyson has the missiles, but can’t launch them’

Sky Sports’ Andy Scott:

“It was incredibly difficult to watch, painful at times.

“Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. It’s up for debate whether that should have fallen under the umbrella of a professional boxing match, I’m not so sure it should.

“Serious questions need to be asked about the protection of boxers. I don’t think a 58 year old man should have stepped into that ring. Why was that allowed to happen?

“A few months ago we saw images of Tyson in a wheelchair and walking with a cane. He certainly had no legs under him during the fight.

“Tyson could knock me out and 90 percent of the people right now if he had the legs to do it. He still has the rockets, but he has no way to launch them.

“Jake Paul deserves some respect for backing Mike Tyson towards the end when he could have pulled the trigger. Obviously he could have tried to knock out Tyson and I’m glad he didn’t.”

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