Mike Tyson is gearing up to face a new kind of fight—this time, outside the ring.
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Producer Tyrone Fyffe, also known as Sugarless, has filed a lawsuit against the boxing legend, claiming Tyson used the 1998 track “Murdergram” without permission in a now-deleted Instagram promo for his November 2024 bout against Jake Paul.
“Murdergram,” co-written and produced by Fyffe, was originally featured on the soundtrack to JAY-Z’s 1998 film Streets Is Watching and featured verses from Jay, DMX, and Ja Rule. While none of the artists themselves are part of the lawsuit, Fyffe alleges that the 33-second Instagram clip Mike Tyson posted—featuring the song’s title—misled viewers into thinking he endorsed or was affiliated with the fight.
“Neither plaintiff nor any of his representatives granted defendant Tyson permission to use the song title ‘Murdergram’ to promote his boxing match with Jake Paul,” the complaint reads. Fyffe also points out that Tyson reportedly earned over $20 million for the fight, which broke Netflix viewing records, and argues that the promo video played a role in that success.
The filing further claims Tyson’s actions were “intentional, willful and with full knowledge of plaintiff’s copyright in the song” and that, “as a consequence of defendant Tyson’s infringement, plaintiff has suffered, and will continue to suffer, economic losses and damage to his copyright in the song.”
Fyffe is seeking a portion of Tyson’s fight profits and royalties for the song’s use.
