MIKE TYSON has spoken for the first time since suffering a medical emergency on a plane to Los Angeles.
The 57-year-old felt nauseous and dizzy during a flight yesterday after suffering what was believed to be a bout of stomach ulcer.
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He has now offered an update on his condition to worried followers on X.
Iron Mike wrote: “Now I feel 100%, although I don’t need to be to beat Jake Paul.”
He is scheduled to fight Paul on July 20 at the AT&T Arena in Arlington, Texas.
There were obvious fears about whether the fight would go ahead yesterday following Tyson’s health scare.
With Paul at 27, Tyson is more than 30 years older than his opponent and there are concerns about Tyson’s health.
After paramedics rushed to Tyson’s flight from Miami to Los Angeles, a source told the New York Post Office: “He became sick and dizzy due to an ulcer that developed 30 minutes before landing.
“He is grateful to the medical team who were there to help him.”
An eyewitness said: “He was in first class but we were in the exit row.
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“They asked us to stay on the plane and landed so the paramedics could get in. [The stewardess] said something like, ‘He’s a very important passenger, so we want to make sure he’s okay.’ I knew it was him, but I just said the words ‘Mike Tyson’ and she nodded yes.”
Tyson has previously said he has suffered from sciatica in the past, and that the condition has left him unable to walk and occasionally speak.
He said: “I have sciatica from time to time, it gets worse. When it gets worse, I can’t even talk! Thank God it’s the only health problem I have. I’m splendid now.
“Everyone in my house is truly blessed and we are all so grateful for everything we have.”
Meanwhile, Paul rejected claims that the proposed fight had been canceled due to Tyson’s health problems.
He took to X to address the rumors and said, “You love making shit up before you know the facts about clicks/likes. Nothing has changed #PaulTyson”
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What is sciatica?
Sciatica is a condition that causes nerve irritation.
It usually affects one side, starting in the lower back or bottom and spreading down one leg.
Symptoms of sciatica include sharp pain that starts in the lower back or lower back and travels down the back of the leg, often to the feet and toes.
Common treatments for sciatica include exercise and stretching. Other treatments, such as injections or surgery, may help if the situation does not improve.
Sciatica can occur when something presses or rubs the sciatic nerve. The most common cause is a herniated disc in the spine.
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