Mike Tyson nearly takes trainer's head off in age-defying video

Mike Tyson appears to have turned back the clock and is looking as explosive as ever in a new training video.

The youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history is currently in training for his comeback to to face the former four-division world champion, Roy Jones Jr on November 28, 2020, at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

Tyson and Jones Jr. prepare for their historic fight:

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And it looks like "Iron Mike", 54, is ready for any competition that dares stand opposite him, according to a new Instagram video posted by Tyson's trainer Rafael Cordeiro.

Sharing the jaw-dropping clip with his 104,000+ followers, Cordeiro - who has trained 15 world champions over his careers - can be seen assisting Tyson with an exercise on the pads.

However, at the end of the brief clip, Tyson - whose current professional boxing record stands at 50–6 - appears to get a little carried away, and he almost takes Cordeiro's head of with a wry right-handed swing.

Check out the clip below:

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The clip has been viewed over 185,000 times on the social media platform since being posted on Wednesday (September 16), and people in the comments section were left astounding by Tyson's age-defying speed and strength.

Cordeiro captioned the video simply: "Precision".

After retiring from professional boxing back in 2005, Tyson revealed that he would only be taking part in exhibition fights.

Back in April, he revealed in a YouTube video with rapper TI that he has been training again, and was preparing to step back in the ring.

"I think I'm going to box some exhibitions and get in shape," he said.

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Last month, while discussing his upcoming bout on The Dan Patrick Show, Tyson revealed what sort of "fun" he was looking to get out of his fight with Jones Jr.

"My definition of fun is broken eye sockets, broken jaw, broken ribs. That’s fun to me," he said.

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In response, Jones Jr. - whose record currently stands at 66–9 - has made it clear that he knows exactly who he is stepping in the ring with.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Jones Jr. said: "He’s still Mike Tyson, he’s still one of the strongest, most explosive people who ever touched a boxing ring.

"If anything, I made a mistake going in with him. He’s the bigger guy, he’s the explosive guy. He’s going to have all the first-round fireworks, not me.

"I do have first-round fireworks, but he’s known for more first-round fireworks than anybody to ever touch boxing, other than maybe George Foreman. With him having the first-round fireworks, he’ll be against a guy smaller than him, maybe 40, 50 pounds smaller than him."

It looks like the match of the century is going to be between two guys with a combined age of 105!