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Mike Tyson's first public statement after suffering medical emergency over the weekend

Last weekend, Mike Tyson reportedly suffered a medical emergency. He finally broke his silence after it happened

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Over the weekend, Mike Tyson had a health scare during a flight that wass crossing the country. According to reports, Tyson experienced nausea and dissiness because an ulcer flare-up was bothering him. It all happened just 30 minutes before his plane landed in Los Angeles from the city of Miami. There hadn't been any public statement from Tyson himself but Jake Paul did say that nothing changed about their fight despite the reports. On Tuesday morning, Mike Tyson finally addressed the issue and he even gave followers an update on his condition. As it turns out, the scare was only during that moment and nothing escalated to a point where Tyson had to reevaluate his fight against the Youtuber.

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Mike Tyson breaks his silence after health scare

For a couple of days, fans were extremely worried about Mike Tyson's health but they were also concerned about the actual fight. If the health scare is serious, there were risks that the fight could potentially move to a later date or be cancelled altogether. But in a recent tweet from his official account, Mike Tyson finally addressed the situation and set the record straight. In fact, he even kept the banter againt Jake Paul alive and well with his statement. It was short but sweet. He writes: "Now feeling 100% even though I don't need to be to beat Jake Paul."

This statement goes to show that Mike Tyson only had a minor scare and he is doing well, nobody has to worry about the fight. For now, we will keep waiting until the legendary boxer drops a new training video where he proves he is still working hard for that fight that is taking place on July 20. Getting Mike Tyson to back down from this fight might be hard to do, especially because he is a man of his word and like to deliver on his promises. Multiple times since he started training, Tyson has stated how much pain he feels for being constantly getting in shape but that won't stop him. Fortunately, he is back at 100% and the fight is still on.

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