Current:Home > InvestMike Tyson is expected to honor late daughter during Jake Paul fight. Here's how. -VitalWealth Strategies
Mike Tyson is expected to honor late daughter during Jake Paul fight. Here's how.
View
Date:2025-04-13 06:52:48
ARLINGTON, Texas – The black boxing trunks Mike Tyson once wore with menace now have a poignant tribute.
The name of his late daughter, Exodus Sierra Tyson, is stitched onto the bottom front corner in white lettering, photos show.
The garment was specially designed for Tyson by BYLT Basics, a clothing company the boxer has partnered with.
Robert Pursell, a spokesman for BYLT, said the company expects Tyson will wear the trunks for his fight against Jake Paul Friday at AT&T Stadium.
Exodus was 4 when a treadmill cord got wrapped around her neck and strangled her to death, according to police, who called the death in 2009 a “tragic accident.’’
She was found by her brother, then 7, in an Arizona home where Tyson lived with the children’s mother.
Tyson, who now has six children, has talked about his grief over Exodus’ death in multiple interviews.
“Family is everything,’’ he said Tuesday after open workouts.
His oldest son, Amir, has participated in Netflix’s coverage of fight week.
In the photos of the new boxing trunks, the name Exodus Sierra Tyson sits atop an American flag on the left pant leg. The trunk design includes a Tyson company logo across the waistband and BYLT across the right thigh.
Pursell said the former world heavyweight champion has been wearing the specially-designed trunks during workouts.
Andrew Ruf, Tyson’s agent, did not immediately respond to a text message seeking confirmation Tyson will wear the trunks during the fight. Tyson did not wear the new trunks during open workouts Tuesday at the Toyota Music Factory in Irving.
“We are really excited to collaborate with Mike on this design to pay homage to his story, which spanned multiple decades now,’’ Joe Trachta, BYLT head of product, said in a statement provided to USA TODAY Sports. “We can’t wait to see Iron Mike back in action.’’
Born March 3, 2005, Exodus was three months old when Tyson fought his last pro bought. He retired after failing to come out for the seventh round against Kevin McBride.
At open workouts, when asked what he’s learned since he began training for the fight, Tyson said, “That I’m tougher than I believe I was.’’
veryGood! (3529)
Related
- Trump's 'stop
- Probiotics fuel us but what fuels probiotics? Prebiotics.
- Is Dodger Stadium flooded? No, it was just an illusion
- Deion Sanders' manager, Colorado reach deal on Amazon film series being shot on campus
- In ‘Nickel Boys,’ striving for a new way to see
- Hiding beneath normality, daily life in Kyiv conceals the burdens of war
- SpaceX launch livestream: Watch 21 Starlink satellites lift off from California
- Teva to pay $225M to settle cholesterol drug price-fixing charges
- Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
- Michael Jackson accusers' sexual abuse lawsuits revived by California appeals court
Ranking
- The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
- Firefighters battle heat and smoke to control major wildfire in Spain's tourist island of Tenerife
- How Jennifer Lopez Celebrated Her and Ben Affleck's Georgia Wedding Anniversary
- Man facing more charges in kidnapping case and Pennsylvania prison escape that led to manhunt
- Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
- From MLK to today, the March on Washington highlights the evolution of activism by Black churches
- NFL preseason winners, losers: Questions linger for Bryce Young, other rookie quarterbacks
- A right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law is gaining acceptance around the country
Recommendation
'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
Arkansas education secretary says state to review districts’ AP African American Studies materials
Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control
Suspect who killed store owner had ripped down Pride flag and shouted homophobic slurs, sheriff says
Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
Arkansas education secretary says state to review districts’ AP African American Studies materials
Amazon Shoppers Swear This $8 Spray Is the Secret to Long, Damage-Free Hair
Voter fatigue edges out optimism as Zimbabwe holds 2nd general election since Mugabe’s ouster