Mike Tyson is one of the most famous names in boxing, despite the fact that it has been 15 years since his last fight, and now he is finally returning to the ring.

The 54-year-old's last professional fight was with Kevin McBride, and while he lost, he still managed to retire on a record of 50-6 with 44 knockouts.

Now, he is set to take on former four-division world champion Roy Jones Jr, 51, who had his last victory in the ring in 2018 against Scott Sigmon before retiring with a record of 66-9 with 47 knockouts.

The two titans of the boxing world are set to have an eight-round exhibition bout later this year.

Tyson posted this trailer for the fight to social media:

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Tyson captioned the trailer: "I. AM. BACK. @legendsonlyleague. September 12th against @royjonesjrofficial on #triller and PPV."

Prior to the fight being officially announced, fans had been speculating that there was going to be a comeback after footage of the boxer taking part in pad workouts emerged online.

The California State Athletic Commission sanctioned the fight and it will be broadcast on pay-per-view and Triller, an up-and-coming video app that was used to unveil the event and it is also set to air a 10-part documentary leading up to the fight.

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While Tyson appears to be confident about his chances in the fight, Jones has taken a much more humble attitude to the event and compared it to "David and Goliath".

In the trailer, he said: "It's very risky. I was better than anybody in any weight class I was in. He's a giant. I'm the little David, who only has God on my side, but that's all I need."

In an interview with TMZ, Jones said: "Not only does Mike look like a killer, Mike is a killer. But the whole thing people need to realize is, Mike is a killer, Mike is not a cheetah. Mike's got to go kill quick, if he don't kill quick he's got problems on his hands."

Tyson vs Jones is being billed as a way to increase the popularity of the Legends Only League, which is for sports icons who are "too over the hill but they still have it in them".

In the promotional video below, Tyson said it was a way to live "your glory years for a second time".

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However, Headway's deputy chief executive Luke Griggs did express concerns about the fighters' ages in an interview with Sky Sports.

He said: "When we all get older, we do become more vulnerable and our brains do take longer to recover from any injury… this is just plain dangerous and it's wrong."

Tyson vs Jones will be taking place on September 12 in Los Angeles.

Mike Tyson to return to ring 15 years since last fight