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Netflix NFLX.O said Saturday that 60 million households worldwide tuned in to the highly anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, and that the event peaked at 65 million streams, according to a statement.
The fight between social media influencer-turned-boxer Paul, 27, and former heavyweight champion Tyson, 58, which Paul won, was streamed live on Netflix.
According to Netflix, nearly 50 million households watched the main event fight between Irish lightweight champion Katie Taylor and Puerto Rican featherweight champion Amanda Serrano.
“This fight is likely the most-watched professional women's sporting event in U.S. history,” Netflix said in its statement.
Live streaming of the match on had some difficulties, with more than 90,000 users reporting issues on Netflix at the peak of the broadcast, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.
However, the streaming platform was restored on Saturday after the outage which lasted around 6 hours in the United States.
