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LONDON, Sunday (Reuters)

Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson will meet twice in 2002 because of a clause in their world heavyweight title fight contract, the BBC reported on Sunday.

The first clash on April 6 is due to be confirmed on Tuesday, with the second likely to happen in October, the BBC said.

"It makes sense for a re-match from a business and sporting sense," fight agent Jerome Anderson told BBC Radio. "It is fair to say this will be the biggest fight income of all time. The figures will be high.

"The venue has yet to be agreed but obviously it will be in America."

Briton Lewis holds the WBC, IBF and IBO world titles, while American Tyson is the number one WBC contender.

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