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Evander HOLYFIELD
Male
"The Real Deal"
Heavyweight, USA, Fairburn, Atlanta, Georgia
Born: October 19, 1962, Atmore, Alabama, USA
Height 6ft 2 1/2in, mt 1,88
Weight 214-218-220-216-219 lbs
as an amateur:
1983 Pan-Am Games silver medal
1983 U.S. Amateur Champs bronze medal
1984 National Golden Gloves gold medal
1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games Lt.Heavy bronze medal
W Akay (Ghana), W Salman (Irak)
W Okello (Kenya), LDq2 Barry (New Zealand)
amateur record: 160-14-0
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Amateur results| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1983 | |
| Caracas, Venezuela, Panamerican Games silver medal, 81 kg | + Aug. 21 | Rodolfo Marin | Caracas, Venezuela | WPTS 5:0 | | + Aug. 26 | Carlos Salazar (VEN) | Caracas, Venezuela | WRSC 2 | | - Aug. 28 | Pablo Romero | Caracas, Venezuela | LPTS 4:1 |
Professional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1984 | | + Nov. 15 | Lyonel Byarn | New York City, New York | W 6 | | 1985 | | + Jan. 20 | Eric Winbush | Atlantic City, New Jersey | W 6 | | + Mar. 13 | Fred Brown | Norfolk, Virginia | KO 1 | | + Apr. 20 | Mark Rivera | Corpus Christi, Texas | TKO 2 | | + July 20 | Tyrone Booze | Norfolk, Virginia | W 8 | | + Aug. 29 | Rick Myers | Atlanta, Georgia | TKO 1 | | + Oct. 30 | Jeff Meachem | Atlantic City, New Jersey | TKO 5 | | + Dec. 21 | Anthony Davis | Virginia City, Virginia | TKO 4 | | 1986 | | + Mar. 1 | Chisanda Mutti | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | TKO 3 | | + Apr. 6 | Jesse Shelby | Corpus Christi, Texas | KO 3 | | + May 28 | Terry Mims | Metairie, Louisiana | KO 5 | | + July 12 | Dwight Muhammad Qawi | Atlanta, Georgia | W 15 | | (Won WBA Cruiserweight Title) | | + Dec. 8 | Mike Brothers | Paris, France | TKO 3 | | 1987 | | + Feb. 14 | Henry Tillman | Reno, Nevada | TKO 7 | | (Retained WBA Cruiserweight Title) | | + May 15 | Ricky Parkey | Las Vegas, Nevada | TKO 3 | | (Won IBF Cruiserweight Title) | | + Aug. 15 | Ossie Ocasio | Saint Tropez, France | TKO 11 | | (Retained IBF Cruiserweight Title) | | + Dec. 5 | Dwight Muhammad Qawi | Atlantic City, N.Jersey | KO 4 | | (Retained IBF Cruiserweight Title) | | 1988 | | + Apr. 9 | Carlos de Leon | Las Vegas, Nevada | TKO 8 | | (Won WBC Cruiserweight Title) | | + July 16 | James Tillis | Stateline, Nevada | TKO 5 | | + Dec. 9 | Pinklon Thomas | Atlantic City, New Jersey | TKO 8 | | 1989 | | + Mar. 11 | Michael Dokes | Las Vegas, Nevada | TKO 10 | | (Won WBC Cont’l Americas Heavyweight Title) | | + July 15 | Adilson Rodrigues | Lake Tahoe, Nevada | TKO 2 | | (Retained WBC Cont’l Americas Heavyweight Title) | | + Nov. 4 | Alex Stewart | Atlantic City, New Jersey | TKO 8 | | 1990 | | + June 1 | Seamus McDonagh | Atlantic City, N.Jersey | TKO 4 | | + Oct. 25 | James Buster Douglas | Las Vegas, Nevada | KO 3 | | (Won World Heavyweight Title) | | 1991 | | + Apr. 19 | George Foreman | Atlantic City, New Jersey | W 12 | | (Retained World Heavyweight Title) | | + Nov. 23 | Bert Cooper | Atlanta, Georgia | TKO 7 | | (Retained World Heavyweight Title) | | 1992 | | + June 19 | Larry Holmes | Las Vegas, Nevada | W 12 | | (Retained World Heavyweight Title) | | - Nov. 13 | Riddick Bowe | Las Vegas, Nevada | L 12 | | (Lost World Heavyweight Title) | | 1993 | | + June 26 | Alex Stewart | Atlantic City, New Jersey | W 12 | | + Nov. 6 | Riddick Bowe | Las Vegas, Nevada | W 12 | | (Regained WBA & IBF Heavyweight Titles) | | 1994 | | - Apr. 22 | Michael Moorer | Las Vegas, Nevada | L 12 | | (Lost WBA & IBF Heavyweight Titles) | | 1995 | | + May 20 | Ray Mercer | Atlantic City, New Jersey | W 10 | | - Nov. 4 | Riddick Bowe | Las Vegas, Nevada | TKO by 8 | | 1996 | | + May 10 | Bobby Czyz | New York City, New York | TKO 5 | | + Nov. 9 | Mike Tyson | Las Vegas, Nevada | TKO 11 | | (Regained WBA Heavyweight Title) | | 1997 | | + June 28 | Mike Tyson | Las Vegas, Nevada | WDQ 3 | | (Retained WBA Heavyweight Title) | | + Nov. 8 | Michael Moorer | Las Vegas, Nevada | TKO 8 | | (Retained WBA & Regained IBF Heavyweight Titles) | | 1998 | | + Sept. 19 | Vaughn Bean | Atlanta, Georgia | W 12 | | (Retained IBF Heavyweight Title) | | 1999 | | = Mar. 13 | Lennox Lewis | New York City, New York | Draw 12 | | (Retained WBA-IBF & For WBC Heavyweight Titles) | | - Nov. 13 | Lennox Lewis | Las Vegas, Nevada | L 12 | | (Lost WBA-IBF & For WBC Heavyweight Titles) | | 2000 | | + Aug. 12 | John Ruiz | Las Vegas, Nevada | W 12 | | (Regained vacant WBA Heavyweight Title) | | 2001 | | - Mar. 3 | John Ruiz | Las Vegas, Nevad | L 12 | | (Lost WBA Heavyweight Title) | | = Dec. 15 | John Ruiz | Mashantucket, Connecticut | Draw 12 | | (For WBA Heavyweight Title) | | 2002 | | + June 1 | Hasim Rahman | Atlantic City, New Jersey | TW 8 | | - Dec. 14 | Chris Byrd | Atlantic City, New Jersey | L 12 | | (For vacant IBF Heavyweight Title) | | 2003 | | - Oct. 4 | James Toney | Las Vegas, Nevada | TKO by 9 | | 2004 | | - Nov. 13 | Larry Donald | New York City, New York | L 12 | | (For vacant NABC Heavyweight Title) | 2005
Inactive | | 2006 | | + Aug. 18 | Jeremy Bates | Dallas, Texas | TKO 2 | | + Nov. 10 | Fres Oquendo | San Antonio, Texas | W 12 | | (Won vacant USBA Heavyweight Title) | | 2007 | | + Mar. 17 | Vinny Maddalone | Corpus Christi, Texas | TKO 3 | | + June 30 | Lou Savarese | El Paso, Texas | W 10 | | - Oct. 13 | Sultan Ibragimov | Moscow, Russia | L 12 | | (For WBO Heavyweight Title) | | 2008 | | - Dec. 20 | Nikolai Valuev | Zurcih, Switzerland | L 12 | | (For WBA Heavyweight Title) | 2009
Inactive | | 2010 | | + Apr. 10 | Frans Botha | Las Vegas, Nevada | TKO 8 (0:55) | | (Won vacant World Boxing Federation Heavyweight Title) | | 2011 | | * Jan. 22 | Sherman Williams | White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia | NC 3 | | (Retained World Boxing Federation Heavyweight Title) | | + May 7 | Brian Nielsen | Copenhagen, Denmark | TKO 10 |
Summary
Total bouts: 57, Won: 44 (29 inside the limit), Lost: 10 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 2, NC: 1
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