Nov 16 (Reuters) - Netflix ( NFLX ) said on Saturday

that 60 million households worldwide had tuned in for the highly

anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, and

the event peaked at 65 million streams, according to a

statement.

The bout between the 27-year-old social media

influencer-turned-prize fighter Paul and the 58-year-old former

heavyweight champion Tyson, which Paul won, was streamed live on

Netflix ( NFLX ).

Nearly 50 million households tuned in for the co-main event

between Ireland's lightweight champion Katie Taylor and Puerto

Rico's featherweight champion Amanda Serrano, according to

Netflix ( NFLX ).

"The bout is likely to be the most watched professional

women's sporting event in US history," Netflix ( NFLX ) said in its

statement.

There were some hiccups during the live-stream of the match,

with over 90,000 users reporting problems on Netflix ( NFLX ) at its

peak, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.

However, the streaming platform was back up on Saturday

after the outage that lasted roughly 6 hours in the United

States.