Mike Tyson Cigar From Gurkha Coming This Spring
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is stepping into the ring—the cigar ring, that is—with a new brand from Gurkha. Called Tyson 2.0 Undisputed, the project is a collaboration between Gurkha Cigars and LGNDS, a marketing and brand-building company that currently controls the license for Tyson branded products.
Made in the Dominican Republic by El Artista Cigars, Tyson 2.0 Undisputed cigars will come in two varieties, Habano and Maduro. The Habano version is made with an Ecuador Habano wrapper, Indonesian binder and filler from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic.
The Maduro version comes in a Mexican San Andrés wrapper, Cameroon binder and filler from the Dominican Republic and the United States (Connecticut broadleaf). Both the Maduro and Habano are packaged in 15-count boxes offered in two sizes: a toro measuring 6 inches by 54 ring gauge ($19) and a 7-by-60 Churchill ($19.90).
According to Gurkha, the cigars will be on display at the PCA trade show in Las Vegas before shipping to retailers in early May.
Tyson was one of the most dominant fighters in modern memory. On November 22, 1986, he became the youngest to ever win a heavyweight championship belt when he took the WBC crown from Trevor Berbick. He became known for his combination of speed and power, and has 50 victories, 44 of them by knockout. On July 20, he is scheduled to take on Jake Paul in a fight that will be covered by Netflix.
