Mike Tyson denied license to box in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas - Mike Tyson&#39;s application to box in Texas was denied Friday, the latest setback in the former heavyweight champion&#39;s attempt to get a sanctioned bout against Lennox Lewis. <br> <br> The decision by Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Executive Director Bill Kuntz was based at least in part on Tyson&#39;s history in other states, spokesman Kevin Ketchum said. <br> <br> Further details of the decision were not immediately available. <br> <br> Tyson has twice run into licensing problems in Nevada. In 1997, he was stripped of a license to fight there after the &#34;Bite Fight&#34; in which Tyson bit Evander Holyfield&#39;s ear. <br> <br> Nevada also recently rejected Tyson&#39;s fight application after a melee with Lewis at a news conference. <br> <br> 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> <br> Texas Gov. Rick Perry urged state officials this week not to license Tyson. <br> <br> <br>

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