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Boxing legend Mike Tyson has given fans an update ahead of his comeback fight. ‘Iron Mike’ will fight fellow legend Roy Jones Jr in an eight-round exhibition fight on November 28, 2020. The two will compete for the ‘Frontline Battle Belt’ on a card that will also include the likes of Badou Jack and Nate Robinson. However, there have been questions about the health of the two fighters.

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Many critics have been questioning the decision to let the legends return to the ring. Despite this, Tyson has shut down any doubters with his latest revelation. Speaking to Peter Rosenberg on ESPN, the legend was asked about him never being knocked out as compared to Jones Jr. He said, “Yea we’re different you know. My brain… So, they did a scan on my brain for the fight and stuff. He [the doctor] looked at so many fighters’ brains and he couldn’t believe that I had such a preserved brain. For a fighter.”

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Thus, the 54-year-old is suggesting that he is in peak condition to enter the ring come November 28. He is doing his best to reassure the boxing community it is safe for him to fight again.

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The American did not stop at reassuring the fans and critics. Tyson provided even more shocking news. He said, “But this is interesting… He can see parts of my brain, he said, ‘hey there’s violence over here, there’s a lot of activity over here. We got to get that activity down’.”

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This will be eye-catching news for everyone, including the doctors. There will be many that will not agree with this statement from Mike Tyson. Regardless of this, the event will go ahead on November 28 at the Staples Center. On that day, fans will find out if the fighters made the right decision to end their retirement.

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At present, there seem to be no roadblocks for the combatants.

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