Netflix boasts record-breaking numbers for Mike Tyson-Jake Paul boxing livestream [Video]

Friday was a record-breaking night for Netflix, the streaming giant announced in a press release Saturday. 

The company said “60 million households” watched the highly-anticipated Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight live, with a high of 65 million concurrent streams. Netflix said it reached “50 million households” with its co-main event bout between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor. 

The company said additional viewership information, including total viewers, will be released this week.

Netflix claimed that the co-main event was likely “the most watched professional women’s sporting event in US history,” and that the Tyson-Paul gate surpassed $18 million with 72,300 in attendance at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, topping Mexican professional boxer Canelo Álvarez’s $9 million gate at the venue in 2021.

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However, many watchers of the fight claimed that high viewership caused the Netflix livestream to crash. Some took to social media to vent their frustration, with one person …