Boxing: ‘Tyson vs. Paul’ Premium Tickets Cost $2 Million

Stepping into the ring with Mike Tyson is probably too daunting for most boxing fans, but high rollers looking to get closer to the fight than ever before can do so by spending US$2 million (NZ$3.35 million) on seats at ringside in front of his box. November 15 fight with Jake Paul.

Consulting firm Elevate has unveiled images of its premium fight hospitality package, the 10-ticket MVP Owner Experience, which is for two people in a private room less than six feet from the fight site in Arlington, Texas.

According to Elevate, the ringside area for Tyson’s first professional fight in 19 years is the closest ringside seating has ever been approved by Texas boxing regulators and features top-of-the-line premium leather seating.

Other perks include pre-fight dressing room visits with Tyson and Paul, the opportunity to be on stage at the weigh-in, gloves autographed by both fighters, and a personal concierge and security throughout the week.

In addition to the ringside apron suite, the package also includes four seats in each of the first two rows of the 80,000-seat stadium where the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys play.

Most Valuable Promotions, which Paul founded in 2021 with Nakisa Bidarian, previously announced its partnership with Elevate to sell the MVP Owner Experience and other hospitality packages for the fight.

Tyson, a 58-year-old fighter with a 50-6 record and 44 knockouts, was once one of the most feared heavyweight boxers in history. Paul, a 27-year-old YouTuber turned boxer, has a 9-1 record.

Tickets for the highly anticipated boxing match are also available for just $37 on Seat Geek, the fight’s official online broker, with three ringside seats selling for $50,000 each.

– Reuters