Going Hollywood
Tyson-Botha news conference set for Tuesday
Posted: Friday December 04, 1998 04:53 PM
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Tyson may have to return to prison after possibly violating his parole AP |
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mike Tyson is going Hollywood.
A news conference to announce Tyson's return to boxing will be held Tuesday in Hollywood, California.
Tyson is scheduled to fight Francois Botha of South Africa on January 16 in the MGM Grand at Las Vegas.
In a release announcing the news conference at the Hollywood Athletic Club, Showtime simply stated that Tyson and Botha would be present. One of the contacts listed on the announcement was the MGM Grand.
Tyson has gotten back his boxing license from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which revoked it after he was disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield's ears June 28, 1997, but the former heavyweight champion still has out-of-the-ring problems.
George Walker, the chief probation officer for Marion County (Indiana) Superior Court, has said it appeared Tyson violated terms of his probation on a rape conviction as a result of his no-contest plea to misdemeanor assault charges in Maryland on Tuesday.
It is possible Tyson could be returned to prison.
Tyson, who served three years on the rape conviction before being released in 1995, is scheduled to remain on probation until March.
Tyson was charged with punching one man and kicking another after a traffic accident in Montgomery County, Maryland. He has reached a settlement with the two men to avoid a civil suit.
Although a no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt, Tyson still faces sentencing. A decision is expected in late January or early February.
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