Miguel Leon Tyson is an American media personality who has been living a life of luxury in the spotlight all thanks to his father, former pro-boxer Mike Tyson.
The son of the boxing legend Mike Tyson will be turning 20 years old in 2022. With his growing age and being the son of undisputed heavyweight champion worldwide, people wonder if Mike Tyson’s young blood will carry on his legacy.
Keep reading if you want to dig deeper into the celebrity kid’s life and details of his height, career, family, and net worth.
Who Is Miguel Leon Tyson?
Born on April 19th of 2002, Miguel Leon Tyson is the star kid born to Mike Tyson and Sol Xochitl. Standing 5 ft 10 inches tall and built strong weighing 66kgs, the celebrity kid definitely got his father’s impeccable genes.
CAPTION: Miguel Leon Tyson with his father the worldwide heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and his half-siblings. SOURCE: Instagram @miketyson Leon Is The Son of Mike’s Secret Affair
The world champion Mike has been married three times to date. While Tyson was still married to his second wife Monica Turner, Mike and Sol started dating secretly.
Turner, who used to work as a pediatrician at Georgetown University Medical Center, filed for divorce from her then-husband in January 2002, just five years after they married.
In fact, Sol was pregnant by Tyson just a few months before he divorced Turner. In April of 2002, the couple reportedly welcomed their son Leon.
Mike and Sol spent the next seven years together, and in March 2005, they welcomed a girl, Exodus Tyson, Miguel's younger sister. Unfortunately, their second child Exodus left the world at the age of four due to the injuries she got while she got tangled in a cord connected to the treadmill.
She was reportedly playing on the treadmill when the awful accident occurred. It was Miguel who noticed his sister strangled by the cord. Though their mother, Sol, performed CPR and rushed her to the hospital, Exodus died from her injuries on 26th May 2009.
Is Miguel The Only Kid Of Mike Tyson?
Apart from his late sister, Miguel has five other step-siblings as of 2022. From his father's second marriage to Monica Turner, he has two half-siblings: a sister, Rayna, and a brother, Amir Tyson.
Miguel also has two half-siblings, Milan and Morocco, from his father's third marriage to Lakiha Spicer.
Mikey Lorna Tyson is Tyson's other elder half-sister, who was born to Tyson during his brief romance with nurse Kimberly Scarborough.
Will The 20-year-old Carry His Father’s Legacy?
It is undeniable that Mike is a legend himself and his legacy is made with immense talent, hard work and perseverance. While Miguel might not have the same talent like his dad at birth; he surely has got the genes for it!
Just recently, Mike posted a video on Instagram where Miguel Leon Tyson channeled his inner Mike Tyson while working the pads with his father, displaying his fierce talent and amazing boxing prowess.
The video went viral after it was posted online, and fans began to wonder if Miguel was also interested in boxing.
CAPTION: Mike Tyson posted a video of him and Miguel practicing boxing together with pads. SOURCE: Instagram @miketyson If Not Boxing, Where Is The Young Man Headed To?
From a young age, Tyson's son has had a strong passion for music and can play the drums, guitar, and piano, among other instruments. According to sources, the music aficionado even had the opportunity to demonstrate his piano skills on The Smith Center's stage.
In a similar way, the heavyweight champion's son has also volunteered for a few philanthropic organizations. In 2018, he visited an orphanage in Haiti and was overjoyed to spend quality time with the orphan children there.
CAPTION: Miguel supporting the #waterislife cause by helping and donating to the kids in Haiti SOURCE: Instagram @miketyson How Rich Is The Lucky Star Kid?
Leon Tyson in himself is young and has yet to decide on a fixed career. Therefore, he hasn’t worked anywhere to collect distinct wealth by himself.
This doesn’t mean that the young man has no fortune for his future. He is one of the inheritors of Mike Tyson’s fortune of $10 million dollars. Mike Tyson also has a merch line and various brand endorsements that add to his wealth.
Talking about his social media, he is currently not active on any platform. He seems to have deactivated his personal social media accounts.
While on the other hand, his father Mike has over 16.2 million followers on Instagram and over 5.7 million followers on Twitter. Similarly, he has over 2.18 subscribers on his self-titled YouTube channel with a total of 140 videos as of January 2022.