Mike Tyson

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, police confirmed after he was reported to have punched a photographer. Police said the troubled 43-year-old had been detained following an altercation at the airport's terminal seven. No further information was immediately available. The Los Angeles Times reported on its website that the boxer who once styled himself "the baddest man on the planet" was held after an "altercation." Local broadcast reports said Tyson had struck a paparazzi photographer. The incident comes after a difficult year for Tyson, who suffered personal tragedy in May when his four-year-old daughter died after ... Read Full Story

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, police confirmed after he was reported to have punched a photographer. Police said the troubled 43-year-old had been detained following an altercation at the airport's terminal seven. No further information was immediately available. The Los Angeles Times reported on its website that the boxer who once styled himself "the baddest man on the planet" was held after an "altercation." Local broadcast reports said Tyson had struck a paparazzi photographer. The incident comes after a difficult year for Tyson, who suffered personal tragedy in May when his four-year-old daughter died after ... Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was arrested on Wednesday after brawling with a celebrity photographer at Los Angeles International Airport and injuring the man's head, police said. The photographer, who was not immediately identified, also was arrested. He suffered a cut to his forehead and was taken to a hospital. It was not known if Tyson was hurt. "There's a lot of different versions to the story," Los Angeles Airport Police Sergeant Jim Holcomb said. "That's all going to come out later. But in this particular case, both individuals are going to be pressing charges for battery." The Los ... Read Full Story

By: Ellie Kam on November 11th, 2009 at9:49 pm Mike Tyson was arrested at a ticket counter at LAX airport around 4:30 PM today, after he reportedly punched a paparazzo so hard that the man walked away leaving a trail of blood. The photographer was reportedly following Mike, when Mike turned around and punched him in the face. The photog then got up and began to stumble away, leaving blood everywhere. Mike was taken into custody, and an ambulance took the photographer to a local hospital. Read Full Story

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, who was arrested in a scuffle with a photographer, could be sent to jail if he’s found to have violated probation from a 2007 drug case, officials said Thursday. The 43-year-old former heavyweight champion and a photographer, Tony Echeverria, made citizens’ arrests of each other following a confrontation at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport. Each man claimed the other struck him, police said. Airport police were called, and the men were taken away for booking on suspicion of misdemeanor battery. They were fingerprinted and photographed, then released without bail, Sgt. Jim Holcomb said. The ... Read Full Story