Tyson plots comeback

Mike Tyson has vowed to relaunch his career despite his humiliating defeat by Britain’s Danny Williams last summer.

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson, 38, says he will fight on June 20 in Washington against an opponent yet to be announced in what would be his first bout since being knocked out by Williams in the fourth round in Louisville.

The Williams debacle has not deterred the New Yorker, though, as he announced his intentions during a television appearance in Italy.

“I’m getting back into a ring. It will be in Washington, probably June 20,” Tyson said.

Australia’s acting immigration minister Peter McGauran this week dashed Tyson’s hopes of rebuilding his career Down Under by telling a radio station the fighter’s past misdemeanours would make entry into the country unlikely. Tyson was convicted of rape in 1992 and, in 1997, bit a chunk off Evander Holyfield's ear.