Mike Tyson spoke out on X after his boxing loss to YouTuber Jake Paul on Netflix, saying he “still won” by coming back from a near-death medical episode in June.

The boxing legend spoke out on X after his boxing loss to YouTuber Jake Paul on Netflix, saying he “still won” by coming back from a near-death medical episode in June

Boxing legend Mike Tyson, who retired in 2005 and has not appeared in the ring since 2020, stepped back into the ring for a highly anticipated match with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul earlier this month.

Tyson reminisced about his years in the ring, revisiting old training videos, and also confiding that he had “nearly died” just a few months ago during a health scare, causing the original date for his match with Paul to be pushed back.

Last May, Tyson was flying from Miami to Los Angeles, and his representatives noticed that he was “nauseous and dizzy” and that he experienced an “ulcer flare-up” 30 minutes before they landed in Los Angeles.

Because of the health scare, the fight with Jake Paul had to be pushed back, but it wasn’t revealed until later how much Tyson went through to get better.