Mike Tyson had hundreds of fans queuing for a potential meet and greet at his new coffee shop in Amsterdam.
The boxing legend was in the Netherlands for the opening of Mike Tyson Coffee Shop 2.0, and created a huge buzz in the Dutch capital.
The shop in Spuistraat has been bearing his name since March, but the 57-year-old flew over to officially open it with the cutting of a red ribbon.
Then the former unified heavyweight world champion sat down for a meet and greet with a number of his fans, but a few hurdles had to be jumped for those lucky few.
A total of €95 [£81] had to be spent in the cannabis shop to gain entry to a raffle that could then result with a meeting with the boxing legend.
Cannabis is legal in the Netherlands, and Tyson said he now uses it for pain relief having never taken it during his career.
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“This is what I’ve always wanted,” he told the media. “I’ve been here on many occasions as a teenager, and I’ve always wanted to be part of the cannabis business.”
Since retiring Tyson has become a movie star, playing himself in The Hangover films, and he’s also shown his business sense with a cannabis empire.
He delved into the industry in 2016, and now has a 40-acre weed ranch in California. He also sells cannabis edibles with former rival Evander Holyfield, which come in the shape of the latter’s ear that Tyson famously bit a chunk out of in 1997.
After his trip to the city centre, Tyson then took some time to enjoy one of his other passions, pigeons.
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The CEO and founder of the coffee shop, Adam Wilks, posted a video of Tyson meeting a pigeon trainer, and wrote: “Today was a truly remarkable experience.
“If you’re familiar with Mike’s passion for pigeons, you’d appreciate why we travelled to the Dutch countryside to meet a legend of the competitive bird world.
“Witnessing Mike’s joy and love in this happy place meant the world to me.”
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