The battle between Paul and Tyson breaks the document for the most important aim in boxing outdoors of Vegas

(LR) Mike Tyson, Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul pose on stage during the press conference for the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match at Texas Live! in Arlington, Texas, on May 16, 2024.

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The highly anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson has already secured its place in the record books.

The fight's promoter, Most Valuable Promotions, which Paul co-owns, told CNBC that it expects more than 70,000 people to attend the Friday night fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Dallas Cowboys stadium has a seating capacity of 80,000.

Entrance fees alone brought in revenue of $17.8 million, the organizer said.

This makes it the largest boxing goal in history outside of Nevada. The previous record was $9 million in gate receipts for the fight between Canelo Álvarez and Billy Joe Saunders at AT&T Stadium in 2021.

MVP said the gate was also higher than any UFC fight outside of Las Vegas, with the exception of Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez in New York City in 2016.

MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian told CNBC's “Closing Bell” that both Tyson and Paul will earn eight figures from this fight, and Taylor and Serrano will also earn record salaries in women's boxing.

The fight between Paul, a 27-year-old YouTube influencer turned boxer, and Tyson, a 58-year-old boxing legend, airs Friday at 8 p.m. ET on Netflix and is free for subscribers.

The event will also feature one of the most anticipated women's boxing rematches in history: undisputed super lightweight champion Katie Taylor versus unified featherweight champion Amanda Serrano.

Netflix has more than 283 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries. The fight will also be a test for the streamer as it moves deeper into sports and boxing bypasses the pay-per-view model.

“Numbers don’t lie,” Paul said at a news conference about the fight on Wednesday. “People want to see this and this is an amazing achievement. … This is a statement that we had the largest live gate outside of Vegas in the history of U.S. boxing.”

Tickets for Friday's fight range from about $58 to $1,500 on StubHub. MVP has also sold high-end packages, including a $2 million VIP experience with ringside seating. The advertising company says its 375 VIP seats are officially sold out.

For comparison, Vegas' biggest fight in history was between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao in 2015. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, this fight cost more than $72 million in tickets.