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REBUILDING THE LEGEND: MIKE TYSON LAUNCHES LAS VEGAS AMATEUR INVITATIONAL TO SAVE BOXING
Mike Tyson launches the "Mike Tyson Invitational" in Las Vegas! Discover his plan to save amateur boxing and find the next star.
Back in the 1980s, when Mike Tyson was a young fighter in New York, he had all kinds of opportunities to sharpen the skills that would turn him into the most feared heavyweight in the world.
Now, Tyson looks at boxing in the U.S. and just shakes his head. Being a heavyweight champ used to mean you were a superstar; now, most people can’t even name the guy who holds the title.
That’s why, at 59, Tyson decided to help kick off the Mike Tyson Invitational this March in Las Vegas, the city he calls home. He and his team tracked down the country’s best amateur fighters, brought them together, and gave them a real stage to compete on. The idea? Start pushing boxing back into the spotlight, the way it once was.
“I’ve been watching some of these amateur fights and just thinking, ‘Man, we don’t have enough boxing clubs,’” Tyson said on Friday. “When I was fighting, you could fight at the Ohio State Fair one week, then head to Colorado for nationals a couple of weeks later. That’s the kind of competition we need if we want to keep up with the rest of the world.”
He’s especially worried about boxing’s future in the Olympics. Until the IOC finally announced last March that boxing would be part of the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, nobody was sure if the sport was even going to survive at that level.
Tyson wants to make boxing matter again in America. Sure, you’ll see a huge fight here and there, like the Canelo Alvarez-Terence Crawford super middleweight showdown at Allegiant Stadium that drew over 70,000 people. But those blockbuster nights don’t fix the bigger problem: at the grassroots, boxing’s in real trouble.
“Listen, boxing is dying, and that’s what’s driving me,” Tyson said. “If I can help lift the sport in any way, that’s enough for me.”
He’s open to teaming up with UFC boss Dana White, who grew up loving boxing before he built the UFC into a powerhouse. Through TKO, the company that owns UFC and WWE, White has a big partnership with Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority and Sela, a branch of the Saudi Public Investment Fund.
The Alvarez-Crawford card was the first big event under that deal, and Tyson was right there, surrounded by other boxing legends and celebrities.
The thing is, UFC has one guy at the top, calling the shots. Boxing? It’s a mess: different promoters, different organisations, all pulling in different directions.
“I kind of like how the UFC does it,” Tyson admitted. “One guy, he runs it all. It might not work for boxing, but the idea is good. In the UFC, if you turn in a boring fight, you might not get another shot. It’s about entertainment. Boxing, you stink up the show, and they just keep booking you. That needs to change. If you don’t bring exciting fights, you shouldn’t be in the mix.”
Excitement was never a problem for Tyson. He blasted through his first 19 pro fights by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. He became must-see TV, living up to his “baddest man on the planet” nickname. And he meant business. “Everyone has a plan until they get punched,” he once said.
“We’re entertainers, all of us, especially fighters,” Tyson said. “If you don’t put on a show, people will let you know. You might not like what they say, but my job was always to make the crowd happy.”
Now he’s looking for the next Mike Tyson or maybe a whole new crop of Tysons to fire up the sport.
This invitational won’t fix everything, but it’s a start.
“When I was a kid, I learned boxing is about putting asses in seats,” Tyson said. “That’s where greatness comes from.”
DISCIPLINE AT LAST: HOW RYAN GARCIA CONQUERED THE SCALES AHEAD OF BARRIOS TITLE CLASH
Ryan Garcia clears the WBC 7-day weight check at 149.4 lbs! Get the full report on his Las Vegas title fight against Mario Barrios.
Ryan Garcia made sure to check every box before his big title shot. He didn’t just play by the rules; he stayed well under the safety weight limit at his seven-day check-in ahead of his fight with WBC welterweight champ Mario Barrios.
Both guys sent in video proof of their weight on Saturday, exactly a week before their February 21 DAZN main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Barrios came in at 150.6 pounds, easily under the 152-pound cap (that’s 3 per cent over the 147-pound limit). Garcia was even lighter, hitting 149.4 on the scale that evening.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman posted both results on social media right after they came in.
If you look back a bit, Garcia was almost five pounds lighter this time compared to his 14-day check-in, where he weighed 154. 2. The catch? He missed that earlier deadline by more than three days and got slapped with a $5,000 fine. The WBC warned that another slip-up would go public and get reported to the commission. Nothing like that happened this time, though both fighters were on point with their submissions.
Barrios, for his part, was right on schedule for the 14-day check, weighing 153, safely within the limit.
Now, with all the official pre-fight weight checks out of the way, both men can focus on Friday’s weigh-in.
Barrios is coming in as the full WBC welterweight champ, making his third defence. He’s held some version of the belt since beating Yordenis Ugas by a wide decision last September. He’s coming off two straight twelve-round draws: first with Abel Ramos in a wild fight last November, then with Manny Pacquiao last July at the MGM Grand.
As for Garcia, this will be his first shot at a full world title. He’s finally getting his chance after missing weight for his scheduled fight with Devin Haney for the WBC 140-pound belt back in April 2024. That whole episode got even messier when Garcia tested positive for Ostarine, a banned substance. He got a year-long suspension, and his majority decision over Haney was overturned to a no-contest.
Since then, Garcia has fought just once, losing on points to Rolando “Rolly” Romero after getting knocked down early in their secondary WBA welterweight title fight in New York.
Saturday marks Garcia’s return to Vegas for the first time since his huge non-title bout with Gervonta Davis in April 2023. That night ended in heartbreak. Davis stopped him in the seventh, but the event itself was a massive hit at the box office.
Everyone’s hoping Garcia brings that same energy to this fight.
There’s a twist this time, though. Joe Goossen, who trained Garcia for the Davis fight, is now in Barrios’s corner as head coach. Garcia will be sticking with his dad, Henry Garcia, his original trainer.
UNLICENSED TO UNDISPUTED? FABIO WARDLEY’S INCREDIBLE JOURNEY TO FACING POWERHOUSE DANIEL DUBOIS
Fabio Wardley faces Daniel Dubois on May 9! Get all the fight details, records, and ticket news for the WBO heavyweight title clash.
Fabio Wardley is set to defend his WBO heavyweight title for the first time against Daniel Dubois on Saturday, May 9. They’ll headline a DAZN card at Co-op Live in Manchester, and honestly, this one feels like fireworks from the jump.
Wardley (20-0-1, 19 KOs) comes in hot, fresh off an 11th-round TKO over Joseph Parker last October in London; that win grabbed him the interim WBO belt. Not long after, he got bumped up to full champ status since Oleksandr Usyk decided not to bother with a mandatory defence.
Dubois (22-3, 21 KOs) took a similar route. He stopped Filip Hrgovic in eight to claim the interim IBF title earlier this year, then got promoted to full champion and defended against Anthony Joshua less than four months later. That night, Dubois knocked Joshua out – huge moment, massive statement. After that, he faced Usyk again in a high-profile rematch, but Usyk took over and finished things in the fifth round, briefly unifying the belts for a second time.
This fight? It’s shaping up to be a slugfest. Neither Wardley nor Dubois is winning awards for defence; they’re both heavy hitters, and someone’s getting hurt. For Wardley, 31, this is the biggest puncher he’s ever faced. For Dubois, 28, it’s a risky move after his recent loss, but the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Promoter Frank Warren put it plainly: “This is quite simply the most exciting and explosive fight available for Fabio’s first defence of his WBO world title, and it tells you everything about him that this is the fight he demanded.”
No word yet on the undercard.
Wardley doesn’t mince words about his approach. “I’ve never been in this game to play around; I’m committed to big fights only. I’m the champion, this is a voluntary defence, and I chose this. I’m not about to win a world title and then take easy fights or hide away with it; I’m not running off with my belt. One thing you can’t ever say about me is that I’ve shied away from a challenge. I’ve always gone looking for the biggest tests, and I’d back myself against anyone in this division.”
Dubois fired right back: “The world title reign is over for Fabio, and I will become champion again.”
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