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Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. He reigned as the undisputed champion in the cruiserweight division in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s, and was the only boxer in history to win the undisputed championship in two weight classes in the "three-belt era", a feat later surpassed by Terence Crawford, Naoya Inoue and Olek…
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Born 19 October 1962 · Q313451
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2026· 11 entries
NoSmokeBoxing: Evander Holyfield Identifies Oleksandr Usyk As Challenging Opponent
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SecondsOut: Evander Holyfield Names The Current Fighter That He Would Have Struggled Against
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Boxing News Online: Evander Holyfield names the knockout artist who could’ve beaten Oleksandr Usyk
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Verdict MMA: Boxing: Holyfield vs. Belfort
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SecondsOut: Evander Holyfield Admits He Should Have Never Fought Two-Time Heavyweight Champion
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NoSmokeBoxing: How Evander Holyfield Broke Mike Tyson’s Bully Formula in Historic Upset
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Boxing News 24: Evander Holyfield Broke Mike Tyson’s Bully Formula
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talkSPORT: Son of legend who faced Evander Holyfield signs deal with bare-knuckle promotion
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Bleacher Report: WWE Rumors on John Cena's Contract, UFC's Michael Chandler at PC and Evander Holyfield's Son Elijah
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nytimes.com: Evander Holyfield
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2024· 1 entry
Yahoo! Sports: Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis tell the tale of the last time the belts were unified
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2022· 1 entry
Yahoo: Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield team up for ear-shaped edibles
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2021· 2 entries
It was reported that Oscar De La Hoya, who had been slated to headline a Triller PPV show against Vitor Belfort on September 11, had been hospitalized with COVID-19, and that Holyfield would be stepping in for De La Hoya
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It was announced that Holyfield would return to the ring on June 5, 2021, to face Kevin McBride (most widely known for defeating former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson) in an exhibition bout on the undercard o
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2019· 1 entry
Holyfield appeared as part of the Carolina Hurricanes NHL team's "Storm Surge" celebration, in which he pretended to knock out Hurricanes player Jordan Martinook at center ice
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2017· 3 entries
Awarded International Boxing Hall of Fame (2017).
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In 2017, a statue of Evander Holyfield designed by sculptor Brian Hanlon was commissioned by the city of Atlanta for installation in Downtown Atlanta.
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A statue of Evander Holyfield designed by sculptor Brian Hanlon was commissioned by the city of Atlanta for installation in Downtown Atlanta
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2015· 2 entries
Evander Holyfield and Mitt Romney participated in a friendly exhibition bout for charity; the event took place in Utah to help the organization CharityVision
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Was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame
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2014· 4 entries
Became the first housemate to be evicted
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Was reprimanded by the show after saying in a conversation with another housemate that gayness is abnormal and can be fixed
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Holyfield became the 12th housemate to enter the 13th series of Celebrity Big Brother (UK)
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And is ranked number 77 on The Ring's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time and in 2002 named him the 22nd greatest fighter of the past 80 years
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2012· 2 entries
The Independent described Holyfield as "flat broke and bankrupt" despite having earned £350 million (US$513 million) over his boxing career
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With Holyfield stating, "The game's been good to me and I hope I've been good to the game
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2010· 2 entries
At Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, was then postponed twice before finally being rescheduled to January 22, 2011, and moved to The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
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At the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas
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2008· 2 entries
Fought, at the Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland, the WBA Heavyweight Champion Nikolai Valuev for a paycheck of $600,000, the lowest amount he has ever received for a championship fight
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Due to foreclosure, shortly before that bank's insolvency
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2007· 8 entries
Holyfield was defeated by Sultan Ibragimov
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Holyfield released the Real Deal Grill cooking appliance via TV infomercials
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Holyfield was confirmed to participate in a boxing match at World Wrestling Entertainment's Saturday Night's Main Event XXXV against Matt Hardy
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Holyfield defeated Lou Savarese, knocking the bigger and heavier Savarese down in the fourth and again in the ninth round, en route to a unanimous decision win
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Holyfield defeated Vinny Maddalone by TKO when Maddalone's corner threw in the towel to save their man from serious injury in the ring
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Holyfield made a public announcement that he would be pursuing his own investigation into the steroid claims in order to clear his name
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Holyfield was anonymously linked to Applied Pharmacy Services, a pharmacy in Alabama that was under investigation for supplying athletes with illegal steroids and human growth hormone (HGH)
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In late 2007 and early 2008, Holyfield was among a number of celebrities to be doing television ads for the restaurant chain Zaxby's.
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2006· 1 entry
In a 10-round bout at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas
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2005· 1 entry
Holyfield came in fifth place on ABC's Dancing with the Stars with his partner Edyta Sliwinska
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2003· 1 entry
Holyfield lost to James Toney by TKO when his corner threw in the towel in the ninth round
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2002· 1 entry
Holyfield once again tried to become the first man ever to be Heavyweight Champion five times when he and Byrd met, but Byrd came out as the winner by a 12-round unanimous decision
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2000· 2 entries
Awarded WBA World Heavyweight Champion (2000).
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Lewis was stripped of the WBA belt for failing to meet lightly regarded Don King fighter John Ruiz, having fought Ruiz's conqueror David Tua, and the WBA ordered Holyfield and Ruiz to meet for that organization's world t
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1999· 1 entry
Faced Lennox Lewis in a unification fight for the undisputed WBA, WBC, and IBF titles, which ended in a controversial split draw
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1998· 1 entry
Holyfield had only one fight, making a mandatory defense against Vaughn Bean, who was defeated by decision at the Georgia Dome in the champion's hometown
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1997· 3 entries
Awarded IBF World Heavyweight Champion (1997).
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Awarded Sugar Ray Robinson Award (1997).
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Awarded The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year (1997).
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1996· 7 entries
Awarded Sugar Ray Robinson Award (1996).
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Awarded The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year (1996).
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Awarded WBA World Heavyweight Champion (1996).
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Defeated Mike Tyson and reclaimed the WBA title, in what was named by The Ring magazine as the Fight of the Year and Upset of the Year
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Holyfield met former world champion Bobby Czyz, beating him by a knockout in six
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(Holyfield won by a TKO in 11) and a rematch in 1997 (Holyfield won by disqualification in three, after Tyson bit both of his ears)
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Holyfield was given the opportunity to carry the Olympic torch when it was on its way to his hometown of Atlanta for that year's Olympics
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1995· 1 entry
Holyfield returned to the ring with a ten-round decision win versus former Olympic gold medalist, Ray Mercer
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1994· 1 entry
Upon medical advice, only to return a year later with a clean bill of health
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1993· 2 entries
Awarded IBF World Heavyweight Champion (1993).
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Awarded WBA World Heavyweight Champion (1993).
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1990· 5 entries
Awarded WBA World Heavyweight Champion (1990).
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Awarded Sugar Ray Robinson Award (1990).
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Awarded WBC World Heavyweight Champion (1990).
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Awarded IBF World Heavyweight Champion (1990).
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Holyfield beat Seamus McDonagh, knocking him out in four rounds
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1989· 1 entry
Joined Boxing Heavyweight in 1989.
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1988· 2 entries
Awarded WBC World Cruiserweight Champion (1988).
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Later defeating Buster Douglas in 1990 to claim the unified WBA, WBC and IBF heavyweight titles and the undisputed heavyweight championship
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1987· 3 entries
Awarded IBF World Cruiserweight Champion (1987).
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Awarded The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year (1987).
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Defended his title against former Olympic teammate and Gold medal winner Henry Tillman, who had beaten Mike Tyson twice as an amateur
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1986· 1 entry
Awarded WBA World Cruiserweight Champion (1986).
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1985· 2 entries
Won another six-round decision over Eric Winbush in Atlantic City, New Jersey
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And winning his first world championship the following year, defeating Dwight Muhammad Qawi for the WBA title
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1984· 1 entry
Joined Boxing Cruiserweight in 1984.
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1962· 1 entry
Born 1962-10-19.
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