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Mike Tyson turned down a $20m offer to participate in Bare Knuckle Fighting.
The former heavyweight champion rejected an offer to take part in a ‘bare knuckle’ fight.
Tyson has been rumored to be ready to come out of retirement with a return to the ring against Evander Holyfield.
The two boxers have been seen in training and word has gone round of a potential trilogy bout of the two retired heavyweight boxers.
Speaking to RingTV.com, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship founder and president David Feldman said:
‘We offered Tyson $20m and some additional benefits, but he turned it down.
‘(His management team) said he was going to fight in July already, but then they said he was going to fight in August, so who knows what’s going to happen with him.’
Sources reveal that the former undisputed heavyweight champion was not considering participating in bare-knuckle.
Tyson retired in 2005 after a stellar career that was tainted with controversy, prison time, brawls and the infamous Holyfield ear bite.
The former champion has in the recent months been seeing in training gyms and workouts that have hinted at the potential of him stepping back in the ring again.
Tyson remains the youngest ever heavyweight champion in history.
Tyson, whose career record was 50-6 with 44 knockouts, was well-known throughout his career for his knockout power.