Former boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has revealed that he will take on a great white shark in an incredible man v beast challenge on Discovery Channel.

Mike, 54, will feature in Tyson v Jaws, a TV programme for Shark Week that will be aired on August 9. According to a report in British tabloid, The Sun, it is not clear how the boxer will challenge the shark. The makers of the show have emphasised that no sharks were harmed in the making of the episode.