Even though the fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson was an eight-round bore, Netflix's first foray into live sports was a success from a

Netflix is claiming a nine-figure global audience for its Nov. 15 boxing spectacle between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson. The streamer says 108 million people worldwide watched social media star-turned-boxer Paul beat the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion.

Despite widespread issues with video quality and buffering, Netflix’s live-streamed Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul boxing match brought in an average of 108 million viewers, based on TVision data in the US and first-party data in global markets.