Sunday, November 20, 2022

Evander Holyfield

 Evander Holyfield, born October 19, 1962, is an American ex-professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. In the 1980s, he was an undisputed champion in the cruiserweight division. He also held the title in the heavyweight division throughout the 1990s. Holyfield is also known as "the Real Deal", is the only heavyweight world champion. He was the holder of the WBA, WBC and IBF titles from 1990 to 1992 and then again in 1993-1994. Holyfield was an amateur and was awarded bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics for the United States. He became a professional at 21 years old and stepped up to cruiserweight in the year 1985, and winning his first world title the following year, defeating Dwight Muhammad Qawi for the WBA title. Holyfield later went on to defeat Ricky Parkey and Carlos de Lepn to claim the WBC and IBF titles.

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