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Mike Tyson to return to stage with ‘Return of the Mike’ one-man show
Boxing legend Mike Tyson is heading back to the stage to perform his latest one-man show, “Return of the Mike,” exclusively at four Hard Rock Live venues across the United States beginning in November, representatives for Tyson and Hard Rock International told ESPN on Monday.
News of Tyson’s return to the stage comes on the heels of last week’s announcement that the 59-year-old former heavyweight champion will take on Floyd Mayweather Jr., 48, in an exhibition fight next spring. Tyson’s new show will mark the first time that Tyson has performed on stage since his 36-city, three-month national tour for “Mike Tyson: The Undisputed Truth” in 2013. Like “The Undisputed Truth,” his new show will be broadcast on a “major global streaming platform” in 2026, according to Tyson and Hard Rock International representatives, with the taping for that show taking place on Dec. 14 in Hollywood, Florida.
“A lot has happened since the last time I did a one-man show,” Tyson told ESPN. “I get to tell you guys about all of my new lawsuits that you don’t know about and some other pretty exciting stuff that has happened in my life. It’ll be very exciting, pretty riveting, a few sad stories and a totally different insight on the things that you may have already known about.”
Tyson revealed that he has been writing alongside his wife, Lakiha “Kiki” Tyson, the past few years and calls his latest show a “no-filter self-analyzation” that will delve into his battles with addiction and mental health along with candid personal stories and reflections about his celebrated boxing career. He also told ESPN that he would talk in depth about his recent record-breaking boxing match with Jake Paul and his health issues heading into the fight, including an ulcer flare-up aboard an airplane that delayed the fight from July to November.
“There are so many things I’m going to talk about with that fight,” Tyson said. “I didn’t know how dangerous an ulcer was. I thought it was going to calm down in an hour or two, but I passed out on the plane. I was just bleeding everywhere. There was so much blood. They had to stop the flight and take me to the hospital.”
Tyson said that he had to practically beg doctors to clear him to fight Paul, but his health wasn’t a concern the night of the fight. He was scared of something else entirely.
“It was scary [walking to the ring that night], because I hadn’t walked out for a professional fight [in front of a crowd] in 20 years and I wasn’t prepared for all the love the fans gave me that night. It overwhelmed me,” said Tyson, whose 2020 exhibition against Roy Jones Jr. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles had no audience because of Covid-19 restrictions. “But in all actuality, that fight should have never taken place. The doctors didn’t want the fight to happen [after the ulcer flared up].”
The four-city tour kicks off on Nov. 9 at Hard Rock Casino in Rockford, Illinois. Tyson will then head to Cincinnati for his second show on Nov. 23. He will perform at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on Dec. 14 for a special taping in front of a live audience before making his final stop at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Jan. 23, 2026. While preparing for his latest show, Tyson will also have to get in shape for his fight with Mayweather. He admitted that training for a fight as he approaches his 60th birthday is difficult, but preparing to perform on stage by himself is also a daunting task.
“[Preparing for the stage and preparing for a fight] are dead even,” Tyson said of the work that goes into his show. “But what I found out is that athletes like myself and entertainers are able to perform because we like the pressure. So being on stage, talking and acting is nothing.”
Presale ticket sales begin Tuesday, and general sale tickets will be available beginning Friday.
“As the proud host of ‘Return of the Mike,’ this show will add to Hard Rock’s legacy as a curator of one-of-a-kind experiences,” Keith Sheldon, president of entertainment and brand at Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming, said in a statement to ESPN. “We’re excited to give Mike Tyson fans exclusive access to one of the greatest athletes in history, in his most honest and entertaining form.”
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Tiger Woods arrested at crash scene on suspicion of DUI, sheriff says
Tiger Woods showed signs of impairment and was arrested Friday at the scene of a car crash in which he struck another vehicle and rolled his Land Rover, authorities said.
Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said Woods and the person in the other vehicle were not injured. Woods was able to crawl out of the passenger side of his Land Rover.
The crash occurred just after 2 p.m. not far from where Woods lives on Jupiter Island. Budensiek said Woods attempted to pass a pressure cleaner truck while driving on a two-land road. He swerved to avoid a collision as he was passing the truck, but clipped the back end of the truck’s trailer. Woods’ vehicle then rolled onto its driver’s side.
Budensiek said investigators at the scene found Woods to be showing signs of impairment. He did a breathalyzer test, which came out negative, but he refused to take a urine test. Authorities charged him with driving under the influence with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test, Budensiek said. Both charges are misdemeanors.
Woods’ manager at Excel Sports did not immediately respond to a text message seeking information.
Woods, 50, had spent the past several months recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon and another back surgery in October. The 15-time major champion competed for the first time in more than a year during Tuesday’s TGL finals, where his Jupiter Links GC team lost to the Los Angeles Golf Club.
He had been weighing whether to return to the PGA Tour at the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, the first major of the season, which begins April 9.
Woods last competed on the PGA Tour in July 2024 when he missed the cut at the Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland. He last played four rounds in a PGA Tour event at the 2024 Masters.
In February 2021, Woods suffered significant leg injuries in a one-car crash outside of Los Angeles, in which his SUV rolled several times and left him trapped in the car. He later had surgery to deal with “open fractures” to his lower right leg, had a rod placed in a tibia and had screws and pins inserted in his foot and ankle during emergency surgery. Woods was hospitalized for three weeks following the surgery.
At the 2021 Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, Woods said, “I’m lucky to be alive and also have a limb.” He said it was 50-50 as to whether part of his right leg could have been amputated.
He had at least one more surgery related to injuries from the crash in April 2023.
ESPN’s Mark Schlabach and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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FIFA clears Fulham’s Diop, Ajax’s Bounida to play for Morocco
Morocco got FIFA permission to select Fulham defender Issa Diop and Ajax midfielder Rayane Bounida among seven players recruited this month by the 2022 World Cup semifinalist ahead of the next edition in North America, and 16 in total since last March.
The 29-year-old Diop was a France youth and under-21 international and Bounida is among six players aged 20 or under changing eligibility this month to represent Morocco after playing youth games for Belgium or the Netherlands.
All have direct family ties to Morocco that allow them within FIFA rules to change national eligibility, typically when players have not played a senior competitive game for the first country they represented.
Diop and Bounida are in new coach Mohamed Ouahbi’s squad for World Cup warmup games against Ecuador on Friday in Madrid, and Paraguay on Tuesday in Lens, France.
At the 2026 World Cup Morocco is in a group with Brazil, Scotland and Haiti playing games, respectively, near New York, Boston and in Atlanta.
Morocco gets direct entry to the 2030 tournament as a co-host with Spain and Portugal, plus single games to be played in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
The Morocco federation, under the leadership of Fouzi Lekjaa, an increasingly influential figure in soccer politics, has actively recruited players from a diaspora in Europe.
The squad which made World Cup history in Qatar as the first semifinalist from Africa included stars such as Hakim Ziyech and Sofyan Amrabat who had been Netherlands youth internationals.
The eligibility changes FIFA approved in March include Bounida and Genk midfielder Saif Eddien Lazar who had represented Belgium.
Players switching to Morocco from the Netherlands were Benjamin Khaderi and Sami Bouhoudane, both aged 18 from PSV Eindhoven, 20-year-old Utrecht defender Oualid Agougil and 18-year-old Ayoud Ouarghi from Feyenoord.
FIFA also approved nine more players changing eligibility from March to December last year, from France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway.
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Tiger Woods involved in rollover crash in Florida less than 2 weeks before Masters: reports
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Tiger Woods was involved in a car crash in Florida on Friday, according to multiple reports.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office told ESPN that the crash happened on Jupiter Island on Friday afternoon. Woods’ condition was not immediately known.
Woods competed in the TGL championship earlier this week with his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, and her daughter, Kai, in the stands. It was his return to competitive golf after rupturing his Achilles last year, just ahead of the Masters.
Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club looks on before the match against the Los Angeles Golf Club at SoFi Center on March 23, 2026, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Adam Glanzman/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images)
The 15-time major winner, five of which have come at Augusta, was noncommittal about playing at this year’s Masters. President Donald Trump said on “The Five” on Thursday that he would be at Augusta but not play.
Woods has had trouble behind the wheel in the past. In 2021, he got into a wreck that resulted in serious leg injuries that kept him off the golf course for months.
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