Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has been ordered to stand trial in August following his arrest last year on drug possession charges. Tyson was arrested in Scottsdale, Arizona, last December. He has been charged with possession of cociane and driving in its influence. The self confeesed “baddest man on the planet” pleaded not guilty in front of the jury in his last appaearnce in the court. Tyson’s trial date has been fixed for August 20.

Prosecutors plan to seek the maximum prison sentence of seven-and-a-half years if Tyson is convicted on all charges. Tyson has already served three years of a six-year sentence after his 1992 conviction for the rape of a beauty queen in an Indianopolis hotel room.

Tyson’s claim to fame is being the youngest world champion heavyweight in history. In his prime he was considered unbeatable. However, his later career was full of contrversies, the worst phase being his incident with Evander Holyfield in 1997 when he banished from the ring for biting off Holyfield’s ear.

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