Jake Paul’s promotion issues furious statement on Mike Tyson fight amid claims it was rigged [Video]

10:12 EST 25 Nov 2024, updated 10:57 EST 25 Nov 2024

Jake Paul‘s promotional company has issued a furious response to ‘incorrect and baseless’ claims that his recent win over Mike Tyson was rigged.

Paul, 27, completely dominated a 58-year-old Tyson earlier this month in a controversial event watched by more than 70,000 fans at Arlington’s AT&T Stadium and over 65 million across the globe on Netflix.

However, the YouTuber-turned-boxer’s embarrassingly one-sided victory led many to believe the two men were following some kind of script on the night.

One uncorroborated theory on social media even alleged that Paul signaled to Tyson to take it easy on him at one stage of the contest after he was seen sticking his tongue out and taunting him in the ring.

NFL legend Michael Irvin also claimed that ‘Iron’ Mike held back due to a secret clause in his contract that prevented him from knocking the social-media star out.

Yet following …