Tyson’s involvement in the promotional aspect of the sport he once ruled comes as a partner in the former Acquinity Sports, a Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based promotional company that has been around for about two years and has a growing stable of talent, including Mendez and Marrero.
Tyson worked on a deal with Acquinity Sports chief executive Garry Jonas for the past five months before making it official a few weeks ago and changing the name of the company to Iron Mike Productions.
“They gave me a call and believed we could help each other,” Tyson said of Jonas and Henry Rivalta, who heads boxing operations for the company. “We struck up a deal where we would form Iron Mike Productions. We have a few fighters, we have a world champion and a few up-and-coming contenders, and we’re still recruiting fighters. I just thought that would be something remarkable because I always wanted to be in boxing but I was unable to because of all the stuff that I’ve done that wasn’t too cool, back in the past.”