AUSTIN, Texas - Mike Tyson's application to box in Texas was denied Friday, the latest setback in the former heavyweight champion's attempt to get a sanctioned bout against Lennox Lewis. <br>
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The decision by Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Executive Director Bill Kuntz was based at least in part on Tyson's history in other states, spokesman Kevin Ketchum said. <br>
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Further details of the decision were not immediately available. <br>
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Tyson has twice run into licensing problems in Nevada. In 1997, he was stripped of a license to fight there after the "Bite Fight" in which Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear. <br>
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Nevada also recently rejected Tyson's fight application after a melee with Lewis at a news conference. <br>
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Since then, promoters have been searching for a place to stage a Lewis-Tyson title fight but have met with resistance from politicians in several states. <br>
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry urged state officials this week not to license Tyson. <br>
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