Tyson decides not to dispute 'banning order' from UK

Mike Tyson, the former world heavyweight champion, will not fight against the decision to deny him entry to the UK, apparently cancelling planned appearances on stage next year, according to reports.

According to the Guardian, Tyson, 47, had been due in London this week to promote his new autobiography, but his publishers said he had instead gone to Paris as a recent change to UK immigration laws relating to those previously sentenced to more than four years in prison barred him from entering the country.

Tyson was convicted of the rape of a teenage beauty queen in 1992 and served three years of a six-year sentence, the report said.

He also has convictions for assault, cocaine possession and driving under the influence, the report added.

He is currently booked in for a British tour for his one-man Broadway show, directed by Spike Lee, which was lined up for eight nights in March next year in London, Glasgow and Manchester, the report further said.