Mike Tyson is ready to punch his ballot.
The boxer said he plans to vote for the first time in the 2020 presidential election.
“This election will be my 1st time voting,” Tyson tweeted Tuesday. “I never thought I could because of my felony record. I’m proud to finally vote.”
The former heavyweight champion also shared a link to help others register to vote.
Tyson, 54, served three years in prison after being convicted of rape and two counts of deviant sexual conduct in 1992, according to CNN.
While many states prohibit people convicted of felonies from voting, a law was passed in 2019 in Nevada, where Tyson lives, that restored the right to vote once someone is out of prison.
Tyson, who last fought in 2005, has been training for a boxing comeback, and is scheduled to face off with Roy Jones Jr. on Nov. 28.
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