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• Exodus Tyson, the four-year-old daughter of former boxing champion Mike Tyson, passed away on the morning of May 26, 2009. She had been on life support after she was found hanging by a "cable attached to a treadmill" in her Phoenix, Arizona, home on the previous morning. According to FOX News, the girl had been found by her brother.FOX News: Mike Tyson's Daughter Found Hanging From Cord (May 25, 2009) TMZ.com: Mike Tyson's Daughter Dies

  On October 11, 2009, Mike Tyson appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to talk about the loss of his child. Tyson told Oprah Winfrey he felt "rage" after Exodus' death, adding that he "doesn't want to know" details about how the child died.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/10/12/2009-10-12_mike_tyson_says_he_doesnt_want_to_know_how_daughter_exodus_was_killed.html

• Fast Facts

  1. Age: 4
  2. Lived with mother and seven-year-old brother
  3. Lived in Phoenix, Arizona
  4. Found unconscious, hanging from a treadmill cable
  5. Situation described as "freak accident"AZcentral.com: Daughter of boxer Mike Tyson critical after freak accident (May 25, 2009)
  6. Was given CPR by mother and paramedics
  7. Mike Tyson was out of town during incident, but reportedly immediately flew to Phoenix to be at Exodus' bedsideAZcentral.com: Daughter of boxer Mike Tyson critical after freak accident (May 25, 2009)
  8. Exodus' mother was reportedly cleaning during the incidentAZcentral.com: Daughter of boxer Mike Tyson critical after freak accident (May 25, 2009)
  9. Mike Tyson has six children with five women
  10. Tyson's other children: Rayna, Amir, Gena, Mikey and Miguel

• Tragic Accident

  The girl, who had been playing prior to the incident, apparently caught her neck on the cord by accident. Mike Tyson was not in the home at the time of the incident, but quickly flew to be with his daughter at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center.FOX News: Mike Tyson's Daughter Found Hanging From Cord (May 25, 2009)

• Mike Tyson Fast Facts

  1. Retired American boxer
  2. Born: June 30, 1966
  3. Birth name: Michael Gerard Tyson
  4. Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
  5. Height: 5'10"
  6. Nickname: "Iron" Mike Tyson
  7. AKA Malik Abdul Aziz
  8. March 6, 1985: Made his professional boxing debut in Albany, New York
  9. 1989: Granted an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Central State University
  10. 1992: Convicted of raping Desiree Washington; spent three years in prison
  11. Was married to Robin Givens and Monica Turner

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