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JAKE PAUL is protecting his ear with diamonds ahead of fighting Mike Tyson - after putting his money where his mouth is.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer brings heavyweight great Tyson back to the ring after TWO DECADES away for a controversial clash on Friday in Texas.

Jake Paul shows off his diamond ear protector
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Jake Paul shows off his diamond ear protectorCredit: AP
Katie Taylor dared Jake Paul to beat his purse, worth £30m
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Katie Taylor dared Jake Paul to beat his purse, worth £30mCredit: Getty

It comes 27 years on from Iron Mike's infamous Bite Fight when he sunk his teeth into Evander Holyfield's ear to get disgracefully disqualified.

But despite Tyson settling down as the reformed Baddest Man on The Planet nowadays, Paul is taking no chances.

Showing off his diamond ear protector, he said: "I'm not getting my s*** bite off on Friday night.

"So I got my diamond spiked ear covers right there."

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Tyson returns for the first time as a professional since 2005 when he quit on his stool and threw the towel in on his career.

He did have a 2020 exhibition bout with fellow great Roy Jones Jr but this time he is back for real.

Tyson, 58, is due to take on Paul, 27, over eight two-minute rounds - opposed to the usual three - with bigger 14oz gloves on instead of 10oz.

And the majority of the 12 stars on the undercard backed Iron Mike to shake off the rust and beat the younger man.

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So Paul retaliated and put three $1MILLION bets on with Bruce Carrington, Neeraj Goyat and Armando Casamonica.

Katie Taylor - who rematches Amanda Serrano on the in the chief support - also told Paul to put up his purse - worth $40m (£30m).

Paul said: "Yeah, let's best the purse. Deal. And I'm sending out contracts, too."

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