Netflix Says Mike Tyson, Jake Paul Fight Most Streamed Sporting Event Ever

Netflix announced that the fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul was the most streamed sporting event ever. The company said that 108 million people across the globe watched the event. 

In a press release, Netflix said, “[h]istory has been made. Jake ‘El Gallo de Dorado’ Paul and Mike ‘the Baddest Man on the Planet’ Tyson battled it out in a record-smashing mega-event for the ages, making history with the main event drawing over 108M live global viewers to become the most-streamed sporting event ever. Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson knocked out the competition at #1 on the English TV List and cleanly secured most watched title of the week (46.6M views for the entire event) reaching #1 in 78 countries and the Top 10 in all 91 countries tracked.”
In December, Netflix also will be streaming the Christmas Day NFL games for the first time.