'Power Punch' Tyson Explodes... Assaults Passenger in Back Seat for Taunting on Plane

Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson threw punches at a passenger on the same flight.

On the 21st (local time), the American entertainment media TMZ reported that Tyson assaulted a passenger seated behind him on a flight from San Francisco to Florida before the plane took off the previous day.

Before the incident, Tyson reportedly took a selfie and had a brief conversation with the passenger who recognized him. However, the passenger seated behind continuously provoked Tyson, who became angry, stood up, and threw several punches.

A video taken by another passenger shows the passenger behind making exaggerated gestures and talking to Tyson, who was seated in front. Tyson's side claimed, "The passenger in the back was intoxicated and did not stop provoking." Tyson later disembarked the plane voluntarily, and the passenger, who was bleeding from the forehead due to the attack, received emergency treatment and was investigated by authorities.

Nicknamed the "Iron Fist," Tyson was the biggest star in boxing in the late 1980s. He was sentenced to six years in prison for a sexual assault case in 1992 and served nearly three years.

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