Mike Tyson and Jake Paul have both been suspended from boxing following last night’s historic fight… but it’s nothing to do with any rule breaks.

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson in their highly-anticipated bout. Credit: Stephen McCarthy / Getty

On Friday night, 58-year-old Tyson and 27-year-old Paul went head-to-head in the biggest American boxing match to take place outside of Las Vegas.

With approximately 72,000 piling into AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas and an estimated 120 million streaming live on Netflix, it cannot be denied that people were eager to see the legendary “Iron” Mike Tyson back in a ring for his first professional bout in 19 years.

Sadly, however, it’s safe to say that the fight failed to live up to the hype.

Tyson and Paul failed to live up to the hype. Credit: Christian Petersen / Getty

After eight two-minute rounds, Paul was declared the winner by unanimous decision – following a fight that was slow and – let’s face it – rather boring.

Nevertheless, much like the preamble, the fight remains a huge talking point on social media, and one small detail has emerged following the final bell: both men are now suspended from boxing.

No, no – there were no rules broken or anything like that, it’s actually a sanction for both competitors’ safety.

Both Paul and Tyson are now mandated to take a breather from boxing activities, courtesy of a ruling from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the body overseeing the fight.

Per The Mirror, a minimum seven-day suspension was slapped on them both to ensure adequate recovery time — a standard precaution. But there’s more. The board stipulates a three-day rest for each round fought, stretching their time out of the ring to a total of 24 days due to the eight rounds they battled through.

Medical disqualifications or suspensions are par for the course in boxing, safeguarding the athletes’ well-being, which can always be contested through a hearing if the fighters feel fit enough to return sooner.

However, after last night’s performance, let’s hope it’ll be a while before we see Paul back in the ring… and maybe it’s best if Tyson just bows out for good.

In fact, in the post-fight interview in the ring, Tyson gave a candid answer when asked if he’d return to the ring for another fight, saying: “I don’t know. It depends on the situation. I don’t think so.”

Jake Paul can say he beat Mike Tyson. Credit: Al Bello / Getty

Elsewhere, many viewers have taken to social media platforms like X to slam Netflix – with many vowing to cancel their subscriptions.

With the fight streaming live on the platform at no extra charge, it was also bound to bring in a lot of viewers. However, this ultimately resulted in many people watching a rotating red circle as they battled buffering issues.