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'Record breaking' 60m homes watched Tyson vs Paul fight, Netflix says


But the streaming giant's first foray into live boxing was beset with technical glitches.

Brendan Ashford, who lives in Devon, told BBC News he stayed up late to watch the fight, which took place in the early hours of Saturday morning UK time. Mr Ashford said it made him wonder how Netflix would fare with future live sports events, given the problems people encountered this time. "There were so many viewers that were wanting to watch this, given the personalities involved - Jake Paul with his huge following, Mike Tyson returning to the ring for the first time in decades.

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