Mike Tyson has a prominent opponent for the comeback he has teased over the past several months.

According to a report Thursday by Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole, Tyson and another legend, Roy Jones Jr., will participate in an eight-round heavyweight exhibition September 12. The location of the fight, according to Iole, will be Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

Iole also noted that Tyson and Jones will wear 12-ounce gloves, but not headgear. Boxers above the welterweight limit of 147 pounds wear 10-ounce gloves in sanctioned professional fights.

Tyson and his handlers have put a hold on the September 12 date, according to Andy Foster, the executive director of the California State Athletic Commission, which will oversee the exhibition.

“This isn’t a situation where they’re going out there to try to take each other’s heads off,” Foster told Yahoo! Sports. “They’re just going to be in there moving around the ring and letting fans see these legends.”

As of now, COVID-19 restrictions would prevent fans from attending the Tyson-Jones exhibition at that outdoor venue.

TMZ reported Thursday that Tyson-Jones will be offered on pay-per-view and Triller, an emerging music/social media platform that is competing with TikTok. The Triller/pay-per-view event also will include live musical performances, though the acts haven’t been announced.

Triller also will offer a 10-part documentary series on Tyson-Jones leading up to the event, according to TMZ.

Tyson discussed his exhibition with Jones during an appearance on ESPN’s “First Take” on Thursday afternoon.

The long-retired Tyson, who turned 54 on June 30, has been suggesting a comeback of some sort by releasing a series of short training videos in recent months. The enigmatic Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs), a former heavyweight champion who remains beloved by millions of boxing and mainstream sports fans, hasn’t fought since he declined to continue following the sixth round of his fight against Kevin McBride in June 2005 in Washington, D.C.

Tyson lost three of his final four fights by knockout to Lennox Lewis, Danny Williams and McBride.

The 51-year-old Jones (66-9, 47 KOs) hasn’t announced his retirement, but the former four-division champion hasn’t boxed since February 2018. Jones beat Scott Sigmon (34-14-1, 17 KOs) by unanimous decision in that 10-round cruiserweight fight in Pensacola, Florida, Jones’ hometown.

Jones – who was once considered the best boxer, pound-for-pound, in the sport – won the WBA heavyweight title when he beat John Ruiz by 12-round unanimous decision in March 2003 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. He never defended that title and moved back down to the light heavyweight division for his following fight, a 12-round, majority-decision victory over Antonio Tarver in November 2003 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Tarver knocked out Jones in the second round of their immediate rematch in May 2004, also at Mandalay Bay Events Center. Jones was knocked out four times thereafter, yet the 1988 Olympian continued to fight.

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.