Jake Paul easily defeating Mike Tyson by decision was a ho-hum result to such a spectacle. But there was also an epic knockout in the ring that night at the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium. Her name is Sydney Thomas. As the world watched on, Thomas, a St. Louis native and University of Alabama student, stood out as a ring card model.

Sydney Thomas, the ring girl who went viral during the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight, celebrated reaching one million followers on TikTok.

University of Alabama student Sydney Thomas, 20, became a breakout star virtually overnight after appearing as a ring girl during the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight on Nov. 15. And just over a week later,