Mike Tyson and Jake Paul have been handed official bans from boxing following their controversial Netflix fight last week.
Both boxers were handed suspensions by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR).
The two fought in a huge, record-breaking event on Friday night in front of 70,000 fans at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul emerged with a unanimous decision victory on the scorecards after the eight-round fight went the distance.
Paul improved to 11-1 in professional boxing with his win, which spoiled Tyson’s first fight since a 2005 defeat to Kevin McBride.
Since the fight, Paul has been locked in online spats with a whole host of fighters as he prepares for his next challenge.
However, neither he nor Tyson will be able to return to the ring right away.
They have received the minimum suspension period, according to regulations followed by TDLR.
A list of the suspensions was acquired by MMA Junkie.
The outlet reported that both Paul and Tyson are required to serve a suspension for 24 days.
The fight sparked outrage among some fight fans – both before and after Tyson struggled to land a glove on Paul over eight two-minute rounds.
The social media star, 27, was in control throughout the fight with Tyson.
At 58, Tyson is 31 years Paul’s senior.
However, Paul revealed after the fight that he didn’t attempt to knock Tyson out by choice.
“I’m sorry I didn’t knock him out,” Paul said.
Many agree that he did the right thing by not attempting to knock out the 58-year-old.
Paul also admitted to pulling his punches after he saw his legendary opponent weakening during the bout.
“After I’d seen him tired I didn’t want to put too much hurt on him, but I wanted the fans to get a good experience,” he continued.
“But there was a point where my aggression and violence went away when I wasn’t getting hit. I love Mike.”
Paul is said to have made $40million from fighting Tyson.
Meanwhile, Iron Mike is said to have been paid around $20m for the bout in Arlington, Texas.
The fight was live-streamed over Netflix.
An average of 60 million households watch the main event live, with as many as 65 million watching at one time, according to MVP.
The win took Paul to a professional boxing record of 11-1 – with the one defeat coming against Tommy Fury in February last year – and it is unclear what will come next for the 27-year-old.
Many were surprised the fight was even sanctioned after it was initially delayed in June when Tyson suffered an ulcer flareup on a cross-country flight.
Last week, Tyson claimed he nearly died on the plane.
He revealed that he ultimately had eight blood transfusions as he recovered from the incident.
