Tyson confirms return to action

The 38-year-old has been out of action since suffering a shock knockout loss to Britain's Danny Williams last July.

"I'm getting back into a ring. It'll be in Washington, probably 20 June," Tyson said during an interview in Italy.

But the American, who has been suffering from a knee problem, has not yet named an opponent for his latest comeback fight.

During the interview, Tyson also claimed that a lie put him in prison, where he served three-and-a-half years for rape at the beginning of the 1990s.

"I'm no angel," he admitted. "But I'm not just a boxer. I'm also a father, an uncle, a painter."

Tyson was the youngest ever world heavyweight champion in 1986.

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