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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former boxing heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, has said he has plans to continue fighting at the age of 54.<\/p>\n

This follows his impressive display in his return to the rang against Roy Jones Jr in Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n

\u2018Iron Mike\u2019 fought for the first time in 15 years in an eight-round exhibition at the Staples Center.<\/p>\n

The duo went the distance as the fight was ruled a draw by the judges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is better than fighting for championships,\u201d Tyson said after the bout.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re humanitarians now. We can do something good for the world. We\u2019ve got to do this again. I would absolutely do this again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m good with a draw, because I entertained the crowd. The crowd was happy with it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former boxing heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, has said he has plans to continue fighting at the age of 54. 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