Paul, Tyson fight breaks record for biggest non-Vegas boxing gate [Video]

The highly anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson has already secured its place in the record books.

The fight’s promoter, Most Valuable Promotions, which is co-owned by Paul, told CNBC it expects more than 70,000 people to be in attendance to the Friday night bout at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Dallas Cowboys’ stadium has a seating capacity of 80,000.

The gate receipts alone have brought in $17.8 million in revenue, the promoter said.

That makes it the biggest boxing gate in history outside of Nevada. The previous record was $9 million in gate receipts for the 2021 fight between Canelo Álvarez and Billy Joe Saunders at AT&T Stadium.

MVP said the gate is also higher than any non-Las Vegas UFC fight, other than Conor McGregor versus Eddie Alvarez in New York City in 2016.

Nakisa Bidarian, co-founder of MVP, told CNBC’s “Closing Bell”that both Tyson and Paul will be making eight figures from this fight …