But many were unable to follow the bout in Texas. 85,000 users reported to the Down Detector service in the USA that the streaming giant was down, and over a thousand users wrote angry comments on the same topic on Netflix's Swedish Facebook page.
Netflix has not commented on the technical issues, according to the AP news agency.
The last preliminary match, between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, also attracted a large audience, 50 million viewers.
Influencer Jake Paul won the match against 58-year-old boxing legend Mike Tyson. The event was part of a new venture by Netflix into live sports and entertainment. Later this winter, two matches from the American football league NFL will be broadcast live, as well as several wrestling galas.
