Jake Paul and Mike Tyson set record $18.1 million gate in Texas boxing event

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Jake Paul and Mike Tyson set a new record for boxing events outside Las Vegas, generating $18.1 million in revenue at AT&T Stadium in Texas. The event attracted 72,300 fans, doubling the previous record of $9 million. The fight peaked at 65 million concurrent streams on Netflix, making it the most-streamed global sporting event ever. It also drew an average minute audience of 108 million viewers worldwide. In the co-main event, Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano in a rematch, which became the most-watched professional women's sports event in U.S. history, averaging 74 million live viewers globally.


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