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Former world heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson will return to the ring this weekend to face Roy Jones Jr. in an eight-round exhibition match. The pay-per-view event, hosted by Mario Lopez, is expected to last about four hours and will include performances from DaBaby, Lil Wayne, French Montana, Wiz Khalifa, and YG. Three other matches are on the fight card, including YouTuber Jake Paul against three-time NBA slam dunk champion Nate Robinson. The event will be streamed from the Staples Center in Los Angeles and California-based cannabis platform Weedmaps is an official sponsor. Lucky for Mike Tyson, there will be no drug testing for weed at upcoming exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr. Mike Tyson’s weed company is printing beverages Boxer Anthony Joshua talks about the infamous arrest that got him banned from 2008 Olympics and nearly derailed his career “This first-of-a-kind sponsorship opportunity is groundbreaking for the broader industry and serves as a chance not only to introduce a new audience to Weedmaps, but more importantly, to bring attention to many crucial conversations happening around cannabis today,” Juanjo Feijoo, Weedmaps chief marketing officer, told The GrowthOp . As part of the event, Weedmaps will also release an “exclusive piece of content” narrated by Nas that focuses on moments in American history where individuals fought against systemic racism and cannabis prohibition. Now in its 13th year, Feijoo said Weedmaps has a responsibility to help to “break down stigmas around cannabis and push for a more inclusive and transparent industry.” Tyson, whose budding cannabis venture Tyson Ranch is on-going, has a previous relationship with Weedmaps, and said the partnership is “close to his heart.” “It feels great to return to the ring after 15 years and I’m thrilled that Weedmaps is the title sponsor of this remarkable moment in my career,”…
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