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Tyson arrested
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Published 12/11/2009 at 07:52 GMT
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has been arrested after a scuffle with a celebrity photographer following him at Los Angeles International Airport, according to local police.
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Tyson, 43, allegedly landed one punch to the head of the paparazzo, sending him to the floor at the United Airlines ticket counter, airport police sergeant Jim Holcomb said.
The photographer was taken to hospital for a cut to his forehead suffered when he hit the floor, the policeman added.
Tyson, whose nickname was "Iron Mike" during his 1980s boxing heyday, won his first championship title at age 20.
In 1992, Tyson was convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman and spent three years in prison. He tried to mount a comeback, but eventually retired from boxing in 2005.
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