Ring-girl, Sydney Thomas, attracted attention at the match between heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson and Jake Paul at the AT&T arena, Texas.

Thomas, a social media star, was one of five ring-girls at the event at the AT&T Arena on November 15, alongside Virginia Sanhouse, Lexi Williams, Delia Sylvain and Raphaela Milagres.

Before the fight, the 20-year-old model posted a video of herself dressed as a ring girl on social media with the caption: “So excited to be the official model for Tyson vs Paul. Who are you cheering for?”

On social network X, fans criticized the fight between the two boxers with a 31-year age gap as boring, lacking impressive punches and “ruining boxing”. Some people half-joked that they only continued watching the match to see Thomas.

Ring girl is a term used for girls holding signs between rounds in combat sports such as Boxing, Muay Thai, MMA… They are often dressed attractively and hotly.

Ring-girl causes a stir at the Mike Tyson – Jake Paul match

Sydney Thomas at AT&T Arena, Texas.

The three-decade age gap between Tyson and Paul is the largest in professional boxing history. Therefore, this fight is considered the most controversial in boxing history .

The fight was not as exciting as expected, as Tyson lost his stamina after the first three rounds and only landed 18 punches in eight rounds – compared to Paul’s 78. With a few seconds left in the final round, the 27-year-old YouTuber even stopped fighting, let go of his hands, and bowed his head as a tribute to the boxing legend, despite the months of war of words.

After eight rounds with no knockouts, Paul won by a score of 80-72, 79-73, 79-73. The 27-year-old boxer raised his professional boxing record to 11 wins and one loss – a defeat to Tommy Fury, the younger brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, in February 2023.

Paul also pocketed $40 million from the fight, compared to Tyson’s $20 million. Despite being a lesser-known fighter than Tyson, Paul is a social media star with 27 million followers on Instagram alone, according to CBS News. Paul is also the co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), the company that promoted the fight between him and Tyson, along with Netflix. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Paul’s net worth is $80 million, compared to Tyson’s $10 million.