Why is Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson taking place on Friday instead of Saturday?

BOXING matches over the years are commonly pencilled in for a Saturday slot - but Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson is happening TONIGHT on a Friday!

Iron Mike hasn't competitively stepped foot in the ring since his 2020 bout against Roy Jones Jr.

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While the Problem Child dismantled bare-knuckle star Mike Perry earlier this year.

And the one thing both huge fights had in common was that they took place on a Saturday.

But this is not the case for tonight's historic Netflix event.

Why is Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson taking place on Friday?

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson had to take place on a Friday to allow the turnaround for Monday's NFL match.

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The Cowboys will take on the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football.

And according to ABC News, it takes approximately two days to turn the stadium back into a stage to host an NFL fixture after the bout.

Once the fight has concluded, the boxing ring in the middle of the stadium will be dissembled so that it is ready for the big MNF.

Where is Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson?

Jake Paul's mouthwatering clash against Mike Tyson will take place at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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Approximately 60,000 fans are expected to fill out the arena as these two stars go head-to-head.

The main card is set to start at 1am in the early hours of Saturday, November 16.

However, ring-walks for Paul vs Tyson are expected to get underway from approximately 4am UK time/11pm ET.

Who else is fighting tonight?

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson will headline the huge bill in Texas.

But fans are also looking forward to seeing the highly-anticipated title rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano.

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• Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson (heavyweight)
• Katie Taylor (defending champion) vs Amanda Serrano 2 (undisputed women’s super-lightweight titles)
• Mario Barrios (interim champion) vs Abel Ramos (WBC welterweight title)
• Shadasia Green vs Melinda Watpool (vacant women’s WBO super-middleweight title)
• Lucas Bahdi vs Armando Casamonica (lightweight)
• Bruce Carrington vs Dana Coolwell (featherweight)
• Neeraj Goyat vs Whindersson Nunes (middleweight)