Former Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has been detained on suspicion of battery at the Los Angeles International Airport, according to police reports. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon and is believed to involve the paparazzi.

Police spokesman Sgt Jim Holcomb says that a photographer accused Tyson of hitting him, causing him to fall to the ground. Both Tyson and the photographer want to press charges on the other for misdemeanor battery.

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