Legendary boxer Mike Tyson has admitted he is “scared to death” ahead of his fight with YouTube star Jake Paul.

The 57-year-old told Fox News on Tuesday (2 April): “I have a weird personality - I don’t think it’s weird though. Whatever I’m afraid to do, I do it. That’s how it is. I was afraid of the Roy [Jones Jr. fight [in 2020].”

“I was 100 pounds overweight, I was however old, 54, 53, and I said ‘Let’s do it.’ Anything I’m afraid of, I confront it. That’s my personality. Right now, I’m scared to death.”

The fight will take place at AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, on 20 July.