Jake Paul is in line for the biggest payday of his professional boxing career after beating Mike Tyson in their mega-fight on Netflix.
Paul, 27, cruised to a comfortable points decision win over Tyson, 58, at AT&T Stadium in Texas in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Once he had weathered an early storm from Tyson, Paul took full control of the fight against an opponent who looked a shadow of his former self.
All three judges scored the fight in Paul’s favour, with the YouTuber-turned-boxer winning 80-72, 79-73 and 79-73 on their scorecards.
Paul admitted after the fight that he intentionally held off in the closing rounds out of respect for Tyson, ignoring an instruction from his corner to finish off the former undisputed heavyweight champion.
Fans were heard booing during the final few rounds and after the judges’ decision was announced, with many on social media questioning how the fight was allowed to go ahead.
But despite the disappointing finish to the main event, both Paul and Tyson are set for a huge payday.
While Netflix is yet to release its official viewing figures, it is expected that Paul vs Tyson will be one of the most-watched sports events in history – given the unusual decision to broadcast it through the steaming giant at no extra cost to subscribers.
How much will Paul and Tyson make from the fight?
talkSPORT claimed earlier this week that Tyson will likely earn one of the top five largest purses of his career, pocketing a guaranteed $20 million (£15.7m) fee for his participation in the fight.
Paul, meanwhile, has suggested he stands to make as much as $40 million (£31.4m) out of the event once the dust has settled.
Speaking to SPORTbible ahead of the fight, Paul revealed that his earnings could be boosted further by bonuses if certain conditions in his contract were met.
“There are definitely certain guaranteed figures and other certain built-in bonuses and stuff on top of sales – key performance indicators that trigger certain things,” he told SPORTbible, without specifying what those key performance indicators were.
“This is definitely my biggest payday, of all the fights for sure. It is definitely a healthy payday.”
