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Mike Tyson honors deceased daughter with a special outfit during the Jake Paul fight

Boxing legend Mike Tyson is just hours away from his match against social media personality Jake Paul, and as the former heavyweight champion prepares for the fight, he has plans to honor his daughter in a special way.

On Friday, November 15, Tyson, 58, and Paul, 27, will face off in the highly anticipated match at AT&T Stadium in Texas. For the big moment — and his first bout since 2020 — Tyson plans to wear black boxing trunks with his late daughter’s name, Exodus Sierra Tyson, stitched in white letters on the bottom front corner, according to USA today.

According to BYLT Basics, the company Tyson is partnering with for the competition, the cases are designed to specifically honor the memory of Exodus, company spokesman Robert Pursell said, according to the outlet.

Mike Tyson.

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In May 2009, Exodus, who was four years old at the time, was found unconscious by her brother Miguel, then seven, after becoming tangled in a treadmill cord. She subsequently died from her injuries.

Five months later, in October 2009, Tyson admitted to Oprah Winfrey that he did not want to know the details surrounding his daughter’s death.

‘Cause if I know, there might be some blame for it. And if anyone is to blame for that, there will be a problem,” Tyson said at the time.

Earlier this week, on Wednesday, November 13, Tyson told Paul to brace himself for what awaited him in the ring.

“I bring the devil himself (to the ring),” Tyson told ESPN. “There are no feelings attached to it.”

Tyson continued, “My own mother has to be very careful when she has to get in the ring with me. When it’s over, it’s over. But while the process is going on, my intention is to hurt him. I hope he has the same intentions, otherwise he’s in trouble,” he said, according to the outlet.

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson airs worldwide on Netflix on November 15 at 8pm ET.