Mike Tyson will apply for a license to fight heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis at the Staples Center this spring, 'The Los Angeles Times' reported on Thursday.
Tyson's manager, Shelly Finkel, told the newspaper that the fighter would like to challenge Lewis at the Los Angeles venue.
Tyson lost his bid to fight Lewis in Las Vegas on April 6 when the Nevada State Athletic Commission voted 4-1 Tuesday to deny Tyson a boxing license.

The next meeting for the California commission is Feb 9. No one in the commission's office was available for comment.
Staples officials are intrigued by a Tyson-Lewis matchup, but they know other venues are interested in playing host to the long-anticipated bout. Promoters in South Africa and Denmark stepped forward after the Nevada commission's decision to express interest in the fight.
"It's up to the commission," Staples Center president Tim Leiweke said. "Assuming they approve, we would be interested, but it's such a fluid situation right now."
"If Staples Center is occupied on the date requested, the Great Western Forum is another option," Leiweke said.
Tyson's best options might exist overseas because of the boxer's problems with the law. Las Vegas police say they are investigating sexual assault complaints from two women. Prosecutors and police plan to meet Friday to review evidence in both cases.
Tyson was convicted of rape in 1992 and served three years in an Indiana prison. Bureau Report