BETHESDA, Md. (WJZ) -- The former Maryland home of boxing legend Mike Tyson recently sold for $4.575 million.
The 18,244-square-foot home on Persimmon Tree Road is in the gated community that overlooks the sixth hole at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda.
The seven-bedroom, 11 bathroom home was where Tyson once lost his white tiger cub. It sits on 2.5 acres.
According to listing agent Daniel Heider of Heider Real Estate Group, a division of TTR Sotheby's International Realty, the home sale set the record at Congressional Country Club. Heider said the new homeowners are former Google executives.
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Tyson, 55, bought the home with his ex-wife Dr. Monica Turner in 1995 at $2 million. The couple married in 1997 but were divorced by 2003. Turner kept the home.
It was first listed in May 2020 at $8.5 million. It was listed at the beginning of the year at $5.7 million.
The home features a sauna, pool, basketball court, outdoor dining area, gourmet kitchen and butler's pantry.
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