Many viewers had their screens freeze or endlessly buffer, with some crashes reported as well. The 60 million who tuned in were an all-time high for the service. In a note to employees, Netflix Chief Technology Officer Elizabeth Stone admitted that there were problems.

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul’s heavyweight clash may have smashed viewer records, but technical issues are worrying many ahead of Netflix’s upcoming push into sports Netflix says 60 million households watched the Paul vs.

More than 60 million households watched the much-hyped boxing match between 58-year-old retired boxing legend Mike Tyson and the far-younger Jake Paul on Friday night, Netflix said.