
The former world of heavyweight champion, American Mike Tyson, was released after arrest for hooliganism. In turn, the two young people who attacked him will have to come to court. According to the Assososated Press , Tyson passed by journalists without saying a word, but the fans of Mike, who gathered a fair amount, chanted "Mike! Mike!".
The Iron Mike was captured for fighting at the New York Hotel "Marriot" in Brooklyn with two men and one woman who lived in this hotel. After the detention, he required medical care in connection with damage to his hands. The police accuse Tyson of attack and violation of public order. Tyson quarreled with two men and one woman of Spanish origin, after which a fight began among the men. During the fight, the world boxing champion received minor hand injuries. According to the police, two men hit him with a heavy object taken in the foyer of the hotel. The boxer was provided with medical assistance, after which he was detained by the police on charges of hooliganism.
According to police, Samuel Veles and Nestor Alvarez were the instigators of the fight. The source close to the investigation told the agency that the boxer was very afraid of these young people who, in a state of intoxication, could break his hands. In addition, it became known that young people incited Tyson to a fight, speaking of him various offensive things. However, the boxer has not made contact with them until one of the young people began to attack Tyson himself. Meanwhile, Tyson's manager Shelley Frenkel told the police that this evening Tyson had to go to Phoenix.
For the first time in his career, the instigator of the scandal was not Tyson, who more than once failed his character . In 1992, he was sentenced to six years for rape. Having served three years behind bars, Tyson was released on parole. In 1997, during a battle with Evander Holifield, Iron Mike bitten a piece of his opponent’s ear, for which he was deprived of a boxing license and was fined $ 3 million. In 1999, he served 3.5 months in Maryland's state prison for beating two car drivers during a street showdown, ITAR-TASS recalls. Last year, Tyson hit the bodyguard of the current world champion among the heavyweight Lennox Lewis during a press conference, which was convened to declare the upcoming battle Tyson - Lewis.