Further Details Emerge On Why Mike Tyson 'Repeatedly Punched Fan' On Plane

On Thursday, TMZ posted footage which appeared to show Tyson repeatedly punching a passenger who provoked him.

'Iron' Mike was said to be travelling from San Francisco to Florida on Wednesday night and initially chatted with a pair of fans.

But after asking the passenger sat behind him to 'chill' when he became irritated, Tyson, as a TMZ video shows, saw red and hit the man a number of times - causing him to draw blood.

They also claim the passenger was "aggressive".

"Unfortunately, Mr. Tyson had an incident on a flight with an aggressive passenger who began harassing him," Tyson's team said in the statement.

"And threw a water bottle at him while he was in his seat."

Tyson is said to have exited the plane moments after the fracas whilst the man involved is believed to have needed medical attention and went to the police to report the incident.

There has been no comment from the authorities as of yet.

Tyson, who made a comeback in 2020 at the age of 54, is due to attend a marijuana industry event in Miami on Thursday night.

"Social media made y'all way to comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it," Tyson wrote in a Facebook post which has since been taken down.