Boxing champ Mike Tyson, 46, got in on the feel-good fun, claiming that he was “at the doctors office this morning. Getting this tattoo removed from my face.”

“This is going to be painful,” he tweeted, as fans weighed in with their disbelief.

Two hours later, however, the famous athlete couldn’t keep a straight face anymore and admitted to his joke, Us magazine reported.

“Ok. April Fools. There is no #GoodbyeMikeTysonTattoo,” he reassured fans. “This tattoo is with me forever.”

Mike Tyson. Pic/ Agencies