‘He’s done’: meet Mike Tyson’s supportive wife Lakiha ‘Kiki’ Spicer, who doesn’t want him to fight any more – she met the legendary boxer when she was 18, and went to prison in 2008 on fraud charges

STORYFaye Bradley

Dec 22 , 2024

Former boxing champion Mike Tyson and his wife Lakiha “Kiki” Tyson have reportedly come to the decision that “he’s done” with boxing. Photo: Getty Images

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Mike Tyson’s son Amir recently revealed that the boxer and his stepmum Kiki Spicer made the decision as ‘a team’ that the boxer is ‘done’ with the sport following his bout with Jake Paul

Lakiha “Kiki” Spicer doesn’t want her husband Mike Tyson to fight again.

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson famously took on much younger boxer Jake Paul earlier this year. Photo: AFP

Tyson’s son Amir revealed that Spicer has been saying the former heavyweight champ will finally step away from the combat sport. “I think he’s done,” Amir told Seconds Out recently. “My stepmum, she’s saying he’s done, and they’re a team. That’s husband-and-wife stuff.”

Last month, Tyson, 58, was defeated by 27-year-old Jake Paul in a bout that was streamed globally on Netflix.

Mike Tyson is reportedly “done” with boxing, according to his son Amir. Photo: EPA-EFE

Here’s what we know about her:

What does Lakiha Spicer do for a living?

Lakiha Spicer and Mike Tyson at the US Open together in 2019. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

Entrepreneurial Spicer, 47, runs her own clothing boutique according to Sportskeeda. She also co-wrote a play titled Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth in 2012. The one-man show starring Tyson ended up on Broadway and was directed by Spike Lee, per The Guardian.

How did Lakiha Spicer meet Mike Tyson?

Lakiha Spicer and Mike Tyson married in 2009 after an on-off relationship that started when she was 18. Photo: GC Images

Spicer reportedly met a 28-year-old Tyson at a boxing match when she was just 18 years old. They would then have an on-off relationship for years. “I could never really get him out of my system,” she told the New York Post in 2012. “I would try and then we would get back with each other. He’s the only person I was ever able to fall back in love with several times.” The lovebirds tied the knot in 2009.