Mike Tyson confirms boxing return with May date set for second comeback fight

Mike Tyson jokes that he’s a ‘beginner’ boxer

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Mike Tyson claims he will take part in another exhibition fight on May 29, but he has not yet named his upcoming opponent. The 54-year-old revealed his bout will take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida at the start of summer.

Tyson ended 15 years of inactivity when he took on 52-year-old Roy Jones Jr last November.

The pair traded rubber for eight rounds in a showdown which ended in a draw.

Tyson said after the bout that he wanted to return to action again quickly and he appears true to his word.

The heavyweight legend joined Canelo Alvarez on a podcast and disclosed the details of his next fight.

“May 29th something like that,” Tyson said on his Hotboxin podcast. “The same arena you (Canelo) fought in.”

Canelo stopped Avni Yildirim in three rounds during their battle at the Hard Rock Stadium last month.

Meanwhile Evander Holyfield, 58, has recently called out Tyson over a blockbuster trilogy fight- 34 years after the infamous bite.

Holyfield only retired in 2014 and is one of the contenders to take on Iron Mike last this year.

“Getting back in my rhythm just waiting on my dance partner now @miketyson to show up,” he posted on Instagram. “Where you at?”

Tyson is hoping the cobwebs are well and truly off when he returns to action give his recent bout against Jones Jr.

“I felt better than I anticipated,” said Tyson. “I thought I would be a little more nervous than I was, but I was relaxed.

“I felt like ‘wow’ – I could do some more, I could punch more combinations, I could do this and do that.

“I said ‘wow, this is interesting and I want to do it again and I want to do it against someone I could go all out on’.

“It made me interested in wanting to do it again. I wanted to go the distance, I didn’t want to knock anybody out. That’s what people expected, but I wanted to go the distance.”

Former three-time world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis is also a contender to face Tyson on his return, according to the bookmakers.

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