Evander Holyfield

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Evander Holyfield is an American former professional boxer and undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion, best known for his epic bouts with Mike Tyson and Riddick Bowe.

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instanceOf human
professional boxer
world boxing champion
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heavyweight
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countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1962-10-19
draws 2
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surface form: Holyfield
famousFor Tyson–Holyfield II ear-biting incident
being the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title four times
epic bouts with Mike Tyson
trilogy with Riddick Bowe
givenName Evander
hasChild Evan Holyfield
isRetired true
losses 10
name Evander Holyfield self-link
nickname The Real Deal
noContests 1
notableOpponent George Foreman
Larry Holmes
Lennox Lewis
Mike Tyson
Riddick Bowe
occupation boxing promoter
professional boxer
olympicMedalStatus bronze medalist (disqualified in semifinal; medal often regarded as controversial)
olympicTeam Team USA
surface form: United States boxing team
olympicWeightClass light heavyweight
participatedInEvent 1984 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth Atmore, Alabama
surface form: Atmore, Alabama, United States
professionalDebutDivision light heavyweight
religion Christianity
residence U.S. state of Georgia
surface form: Georgia, United States
sexOrGender male
sport boxing
stance orthodox
totalProfessionalFights 57
turnedProfessionalIn 1984
weightClass cruiserweight
heavyweight
wins 44
winsByKO 29
worldTitlesHeld IBF cruiserweight title
IBF heavyweight title
IBF heavyweight title (second reign)
WBA cruiserweight title
WBA heavyweight title (second reign)
surface form: WBA heavyweight title

WBA heavyweight title (second reign)
WBC cruiserweight title
WBC heavyweight title
yearsActiveAsProfessionalBoxer 1984–2011

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Don King workedWith Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman winner Evander Holyfield
Mike Tyson fought Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield name Evander Holyfield self-link
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WBA heavyweight title (second reign) heldBy Evander Holyfield
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this entity surface form: multi-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield
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Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield
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Evan Holyfield familyName Evander Holyfield
this entity surface form: Holyfield
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Ray Mercer fought Evander Holyfield