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Storyline

After more than years of speculations, Lennox Lewis faces-off Mike Tyson in a grudge match for the IBF and WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World. With both fighters set to meet in the ring, Lewis and Tyson have combined 88 wins, 73 knockouts and 5 losses. Lewis and Tyson fought in a press-conference brawl in New York, before fighting in April. After the host venue search, Memphis made their bid for $12 million dollars, prompting the fight to relocate in the Pyramid in Memphis, where both fighters meet on June 8.

Country: United States

Type: scripted

Status: Current

Language: English

Release Date: June 8, 2002

Also Known As: Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson

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Company Credits

Production Co: HBO Sports, Showtime Sports

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