Mike Tyson could face a boxing ban if he repeats the approach he took against Roy Jones Jr in 2020. Former heavyweight champion Tyson is scheduled to face YouTube star Jake Paul in Texas in November.

The contest raised eyebrows considering Tyson, 58, is more than three decades older than his upcoming opponent. Paul boasts a 10-1 record when he took up the sport five years ago, and many top MMA stars have been unable to beat him in the ring.

Tyson and Paul were originally scheduled to split in July this year, but a recurrence of a peptic ulcer ruled Tyson out for health reasons and the fight was postponed.

The veteran has been open about his past exploit of marijuana and magic mushrooms, and claimed he takes them not only to aid recovery between training sessions for the fight with Jones Jr, but also to stay high during the fight itself.

Their 2020 showdown was sanctioned by the California Commission, a state where marijuana is legal for both medical and recreational purposes. However, continued drug exploit this time could put Tyson into pointed conflict with the Texas Commission, which considers marijuana a banned substance.

Tyson recently appeared on an American talk show Jimmy Kimmel Livewhere he was asked if he planned to get high before the fight with Paweł.

“I’ll be high on life, yes,” he replied. When asked if he would also be high on marijuana, Tyson replied: “That’s possible too.”

Time will tell whether Tyson’s statements were stern, but the Texas Commission has imposed penalties for positive marijuana tests in the past. Rising lightweight star Keyshawn Davis was suspended for 90 days last year for this very reason.

Plus, Tyson says he has his eye on the prize ahead of his meeting with Paul, and the six-hour training schedule will support him get into top shape.

“I want to change biology,” he said. “I want to change the way people think about age. People think that as people get older they get weaker, they become less physically energetic at a high level. It’s all psychological.

“If you believe that you feel bad and you feel ancient, then you feel bad and ancient. If you believe you feel great, you feel great. It all depends on what we see about ourselves.”

Chris Eubank Jr. has parted ways with Terence Crawford’s trainer Brian Bo Mac McIntyre and announced that Johnathon Banks will be his novel trainer.

Bo Mac, who guided Crawford to world titles in four weight classes, was the mastermind behind Eubank Jr’s win over Liam Smith in their rematch last September.

A Nebraska man was jailed shortly after the fight after a firearm was found in his luggage as he tried to leave the UK, but was later released.

Eubank Jr, who has named WBA super welterweight champion Crawford as a potential opponent, has parted ways with Bo Mac after just one fight and will instead have Gennady Golovkin’s former trainer Johnathon Banks in his corner when he fights Kamil Szeremata on the card preceding the undisputed lightweight heavyweight title fight between Artur Beterbiew AND Dmitry Bivol October 12 in Riyadh.

“I’m working on my power shots a little more than I used to,” the 35-year-old said George Groves Boxing Club.

“Especially with my novel coach Johnathon Banks.

“That’s his specialty and of course he, being a member of Triple G for years, knows all about powerful strikes, so it’s good to have someone like that on your side.

“He trained Triple G for the Kamil Szeremeta fight, so that was another huge reason why we wanted him in the camp because he knows the fighter.”

A Brighton man stole newspaper headlines during press conference in London on Wednesday to promote his fight with the Pole, slamming promoters Eddie Hearn, Frank Warren and Kalle Sauerland after revealing why he decided to sign with Ben Shalom’s BOXXER.

Warren said he would take legal action against him after he accused the Hall of Fame promoter of “lying and cheating in boxing” and called him, Hearn and Sauerland “scoundrels.”

However, later on Wednesday, Next Gen apologized and retracted the statements.

Eubank Jr. said in a statement: “Following today’s press conference in Riyadh on October 12th to mark a historic season, I would like to retract my false statements and apologise to Frank Warren, Eddie Hearn and Kalle Sauerland.

“Now I want to focus solely on boxing and preparing for the huge fight that will take place in Riyadh next month.”

Warren, who was considering a fight between Eubank Jr. and either Hamza Sheeraz or Denzel Bentley, accepted the apology.

“I accept Chris’s apology and correction.

“I have said certain things before as well and I also apologise to him if any criticism of him in the past has upset him.

“I can’t wait to see him at the huge event of the season in Riyadh.

“We expect there will be some potentially massive fights in the future.”

Former Team GB boxer Nicola Adams is set to make a dramatic career change and try her hand at Hollywood as she prepares to star in her first film. The Olympic icon is reportedly set to star in upcoming action thriller The Gun on Second Street alongside Poppy Delevingne, Rumer Willis and Tom Arnold.

Adams does not hide his dream of appearing on the silver screen and after ending his boxing career in 2019, he is working to fulfill it.

Since retiring five years ago, the 41-year-old has followed in the footsteps of artists such as John Boyega and Letitia Wright and attended the Identity School of Acting (IDSA) in London.

And according to DeadlineShe is now set to make her feature film debut in The Gun on Second Street, which is currently in pre-production.

The film follows a Pittsburgh police officer who accidentally shoots and kills his partner while reporting domestic violence.

“I’m excited to take on this recent challenge and bring my fighting spirit to the huge screen,” Adams explained in a statement.

“Boxing taught me discipline, focus and determination – skills I look forward to using in my acting career.”

The film’s producers said: “Nicola’s incredible sporting achievements and magnetic personality make her ideal for the role.”

Adams made boxing history by becoming the first woman in history to win two consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games.

The Leeds-born flyweight triumphed at the 2012 London Olympics and repeated her success in Rio four years later.

She also won gold at the European Championships, European Championships, Commonwealth Games, European Games and World Championships.

Six months after her victory at Rio 2016, Adams turned professional, signing with legendary promoter Frank Warren.

Adams won her first five professional fights, the last in which she became the interim WBO flyweight champion. A year later, she advanced to world champion.

During her first defense of her fight against Maria Salinas, she suffered a burst pupil in the first round and, despite fighting to a draw, was forced to withdraw a month later due to the risk of further damage resulting in lasting vision loss.

“I would love to be in movies, that’s my main goal. I would love to work with The Rock — he’s amazing,” Adams told Metro in 2021.

This goal has now been achieved.