Fox News: Mike Tyson faces $1.5 million lawsuit over alleged contract violation in order to fight Jake Paul

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Mike Tyson faces $1.5 million lawsuit over alleged contract violation in order to fight Jake Paul

Mike Tyson is being sued by a marketing company that seeks more than $1.5 million after he allegedly broke a promotional contract with them to fight Jake Paul.......                    ...                        ...Legendary boxer Mike Tyson broke records during his highly anticipated return to the ring to fight You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login last month. ......However, one company is saying he broke something else, leading to a massive lawsuit filed in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login on Monday.......Tyson and his company, Tyrannic, are being sued for more than $1.5 million by Medier, which promotes the betting company Rabona, alleging he unjustly terminated their promotional deal in March.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The suit claimed that Tyson alleged Medier breached their agreement, which was signed in January. But the company is refuting that now. ......"The true reason for Mr. Tyson and Tyrannic's hasty and unlawful termination was because Mr. Tyson had agreed [to] a deal, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, to fight the influencer Jake Paul," the lawsuit says.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Tyson's lawyers said Medier breached the contract after failing to obtain Tyson's approval of promotional materials.......Medier is seeking more than $800,000 returned in fees paid to Tyson "for which no services were provided" as well as $729,000 in "wasted production and promotion costs," per the lawsuit.......While Tyson lost the sanctioned fight, which goes on his professional boxing record, he received a reported $20 million for the bout against Paul.......More than 72,000 fans were at AT&T Stadium in Dallas to watch the bout, in addition to the millions watching on Netflix.......More than 108 million viewers watched the event, and though it wasn't the best boxing match, it was the most streamed sporting event in history.......The Associated Press contributed to this report.......Follow Fox News Digital's You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and subscribe to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login....

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