Mike Tyson’s Former Trainer, Who Once Saved Him From a Brutal Beating, Is Backing the Aging Champ Against Jake Paul, 27

‘I definitely didn’t think something like this was going to happen,’ Jeff Fenech told the Sun.

AP/Sam Hodde, file
Mike Tyson, left, and Jake Paul, right, face off during a news conference on May 16, 2024, at Arlington, Texas. AP/Sam Hodde, file

SYDNEY — When Mike Tyson last fought 19 years ago, former Australian boxing champion Jeff Fenech was his trainer and probably saved his life.

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