Former American boxer Mike Tyson appeared in a video clip punching a passenger next to him on a flight within the United States of America.

A report by the American newspaper "New York Post" stated that Tyson was on the plane yesterday, Wednesday, heading from San Francisco to Florida, and he responded to the passenger's request and took a "selfie" with him.

The report indicated that the former world champion lost his temper when the traveler went too far and continued to make comments from his seat behind the place where Tyson was sitting.

BREAKING: Mike Tyson throwing punches at a passenger on a Jet Blue flight.

TMZ reports states that the man assaulted was annoying Tyson, took a selfie with him and kept trying to talk to the 55-year-old fighter as he sat behind him.

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The 55-year-old boxer appeared in the clip, punching the young man and another person trying to resolve the conflict, and save the young man from Tyson's anger.

The young man later appeared with a clear trace of the assault on his face.

According to the report, after the trip, the young man went to a police station to file a complaint against Tyson, at a time when those close to the boxer stated that the young man was drunk when approaching Tyson.