Less than 24 hours after losing to Jake Paul in their highly anticipated fight, Mike Tyson says he has “no regrets” entering the ring for the final time at the age of 58.

But as he prepared for his first professional fight in nearly two decades, Tyson revealed his health scare earlier this year was actually a near-death experience.

Tyson posted on X on Saturday afternoon, where he revealed that his stomach ulcer, which sent him to the hospital, led to him almost dying.

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Mike Tyson and Jake Paul exchange punches during their Premiere Boxing Championship heavyweight world title fight on Friday evening at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States on November 15, 2024. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“This is one of those situations where you lost but still won,” the tweet began. “I’m grateful for last night. I don’t regret being in the ring one last time.

“I almost died in June. I had eight blood transfusions,” he wrote. “I lost half my blood and 25 pounds in the hospital and had to fight to get healthy to fight, so I won.

“For my kids to see me stand toe-to-toe and finish eight rounds with a talented fighter half my age, in front of a packed Dallas Cowboy Stadium, is an experience no one has the right to ask for. Thanks you do.”

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Paul said under Tyson’s statement: “I love you Mike. It was an honor. You are an inspiration to us all.”

In the Netflix docuseries preceding the fight between Paul and Tyson, the 58-year-old former world heavyweight champion spoke at the end of May about what happened during a flight from Miami to Los Angeles.

“A week and a half ago I was training and doing great, but then all of a sudden I started feeling tired,” Tyson said in the docuseries. “I explained to my trainer that I don’t know what’s wrong with me. When I flew here from Miami, I went to the bathroom and threw up blood. The next thing I know, I’m lying on the floor.” ground – I was shitting tar.”

(L-R) Jake Paul announced as winner against Mike Tyson during LIVE on Netflix: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson at AT&T Stadium on November 15, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Al Bello/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024)

Tests revealed that Tyson had a 2.5-inch ulcer that was bleeding, causing him to experience such symptoms.

“I asked the doctor, ‘Am I going to die?’ and she didn’t say no,” he added on the show. “She said, ‘We have options, though.’ Then I got nervous.”

Tyson was eventually cleared to return to training, where he says he had to regain his lost weight and continue building his endurance.

Despite fans and critics on social media thinking it was a downer, the fight lasted all eight two-minute rounds against Paul, who was ultimately declared the winner by unanimous decision.

Paul bowed to Tyson to honor him during the final taps of the eighth round, and the two fighters shared an embrace afterwards.

September 15, 2024; Arlington, Texas. Boxer Mike Tyson on the field before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints at AT&T Stadium. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images)

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Since this was a sanctioned fight in the state of Texas, Tyson’s latest record for his illustrious career is 50-7 with 44 knockouts, while Paul is now 11-1 with seven knockouts.