Tyson, Nielsen to meet in Copenhagen

Former heavyweight champion and the World Boxing Council's number-one contender Mike Tyson is expected to meet Dane Brian Nielsen in Copenhagen on September 8, Nielsen's promoter Mogens Palle said on Monday.

"I expect Mike Tyson's advisor Shelly Finkel to return the signed contract by Tuesday at the latest," Palle said.

Danish tabloid Ekstrabladet said Tyson would get around 50 million Danish crowns, while Nielsen, who has a 62-1 record against relatively low-grade opponents, would make around six million crowns from the match.

Palle declined to comment on the details of the contract.

Nielsen was originally scheduled to meet champion Hasim Rahman in China in August. But promoter Don King later chose Nigerian David Izon as Rahman's opponent after media said Nielsen was flabby and dubbed him "Danish pastry".

Last month a U.S. District Court judge prohibited Rahman, who knocked out former title holder Briton Lennox Lewis in April, from fighting anyone else for the next 18 months unless he gave Lewis a rematch, which is now under negotiation.

A knock out defeat to Tyson would probably signal the end of the 36-year old Nielsen's career while a victory could allow him to take over as number-one contender for the WBC-title.

"It will be the fight of my life," Nielsen told Ekstrabladet.