Mike Tyson’s former opponent joins ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ star to call Jake Paul boxing match on Netflix

Jesse Holland is among the longest-tenured media professionals in the combat sports news space, covering MMA, professional wrestling and boxing on a full-time basis since early 2004.

The Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul boxing spectacle, which streams LIVE on Netflix on Fri., Nov. 15, 2024 from inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will have an all-star lineup handling broadcast and commentary duties next week in “The Lone Star State.”

The main card broadcast will be led by veteran play-by-play announcer Mauro Ranallo, joined by boxing icon Roy Jones Jr. — who fought Tyson to a draw back in late 2020 — and Hollywood actress Rosie Perez of “White Men Can’t Jump” fame.

Perez is a lifelong boxing fan.

A series of fight week activities will be staged at the nearby Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, free and open to the public daily at 5 p.m. local time. That includes open workouts (Nov. 12), final press conference (Nov. 13), and official weigh-ins (Nov. 14).

Other notables broadcast talent expected to appear includes Kate Scott, Sean Wheelock, Sibley Scoles, Amir Tyson, Wade Plemons, Dasha Kuret and Kody “Big Mo” Mommaerts, among others. The main card broadcast kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on Netflix.

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