ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Mike Tyson was granted a boxing license Monday in New Jersey, a state he walked away from nearly six years ago after swearing at regulators during a licensing hearing.
''He's been behaving himself for quite some time,'' Athletic Commissioner Larry Hazzard said.
The 38-year-old former heavyweight champion, who has fought only three times in the last four years, was granted a license by Hazzard on behalf of the state Athletic Control Board.
The Board has been in talks with Tyson's camp for six months and Tyson filed the application last week, Hazzard said.
''He loves New Jersey. Atlantic City was great to him. He'll either fight in Atlantic City or at the Meadowlands,'' manager Shelly Finkel said.
''He's been behaving himself for quite some time,'' Athletic Commissioner Larry Hazzard said.
The 38-year-old former heavyweight champion, who has fought only three times in the last four years, was granted a license by Hazzard on behalf of the state Athletic Control Board.
The Board has been in talks with Tyson's camp for six months and Tyson filed the application last week, Hazzard said.
''He loves New Jersey. Atlantic City was great to him. He'll either fight in Atlantic City or at the Meadowlands,'' manager Shelly Finkel said.
