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VIA: CNN.com

It may come down to a tale of the videotape.

A publicist for Mike Tyson said the former boxing champ was merely defending his wife and 10-month-old child after an altercation with an overaggressive photographer at LAX on Wednesday.

“Mike acted in self-defense as a father protecting his child,” said Tyson’s spokeswoman Tammy Brook.

However, photographer Tony Echevarria, 50, said in video interview posted on TMZ.com that he “wasn’t aggressive, I was shooting from a distance, and I was respectful.” He indicated that his videotape should back up his story.

LAX police Sgt. Jim Holcomb said Tyson allegedly hit the photographer once in the face with one hand, causing a laceration on the forehead.

Echevarria said he received five stitches and that Tyson, 43, hit him at least four times. “When you’re getting hit by Mike Tyson, it’s the worst thing in the world you can imagine,” he said.

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