Report: Tyson to fight Jan 16.
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 1998 | 10:09 a.m.
Although there are dozens of details -- including legal stumbling blocks -- to be worked out before Mike Tyson returns to the ring, a local television station claims he has a date to fight.
KLAS-TV Channel 8, attributing its story to unnamed sources, reported Monday that Tyson would fight at the MGM Grand on Jan. 16 against one of three opponents -- Lou Savarese, Axel Schulz or Vaughn Bean.
A Las Vegas source told the SUN today that Jan. 16 was more than a distinct possibility for Tyson's return, in that it is a date that probably works for both the MGM and Showtime, which would handle the television promotion.
A spokesman at the MGM Grand Garden today indicated the report was premature, saying she had not received verification of the 16th as the fight date.
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