In September 2006, a year after his retirement, Tyson announced that he would embark on a world tour of exhibition fights billed as "Mike Tyson's World Tour" in a bid to overcome the debt he was in at the time. His first bout lasted for four rounds and took place at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio, on October 20, 2006,[3] against former professional boxer and Tyson's sparring partner Corey Sanders.[lower-alpha 1] With 6,000 fans in attendance, the fight failed to live up to expectations and saw the crowd often booing with displeasure.[4] This would be the only exhibition fight of the tour to take place.[5]