Netflix faces streaming issues during live broadcast of Tyson-Paul fight

Netflix faced significant streaming issues during its live broadcast of the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight on Friday. Many viewers reported delays and buffering problems on social media, with nearly 85,000 complaints logged on Down Detector. This event marked Netflix's first major live sports broadcast, aimed at testing its capacity for future events like NFL games and WWE shows. The fight, which Paul won by unanimous decision, was streamed globally to Netflix's 280 million subscribers at no extra cost. In addition to streaming delays, viewers also noted an awkward moment when Tyson appeared in a jockstrap during a pre-fight interview. Netflix acknowledged the incident but did not comment on the streaming problems.