Evander Holyfield
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
| Born: | Oct. 19, 1962 |
| Pro record: | 37-5-1, 25 KOs |
| Height: | 6' 21/2" |
| Weight: | 221 |
| Olympic medal: | 1984 Bronze as light heavyweight (disqualified for controversial late knockout punch in semifinal against Kevin Barry of New Zealand) |
| No | Date | Opponent, location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11/15/84 | Lionel Byarm, New York | Wu 6 |
| 2 | 1/20/85 | Eric Winbush, Atlantic City | Wu 6 |
| 3 | 3/13/85 | Freddie Brown, Norfolk | KO 1 |
| 4 | 4/20/85 | Mark Rivera, Corpus Christi | KO 2 |
| 5 | 7/20/85 | Tyrone Booze, Norfolk | Wu 8 |
| 6 | 8/29/85 | Rick Myers, Atlanta | KO 1 |
| 7 | 10/30/85 | Jeff Meachem, Atlantic City | KO 5 |
| 8 | 12/21/85 | Anthony Davis, Virginia Beach | KO 4 |
| 9 | 3/1/86 | Chisanda Mutti, Lancaster, Pa | KO 3 |
| 10 | 4/6/86 | Jesse Shelby, Corpus Christi | KO 3 |
| 11 | 5/28/86 | Terry Mims, Metairie, LA | KO 5 |
| 12 | 7/20/86 | Dwight M. Qawi, Atlanta | Ws 15 |
| (won WBA cruiserweight title) | |||
| 13 | 12/8/86 | Mike Brothers, Paris | KO 3 |
| 14 | 2/14/87 | Henry Tillman, Reno | TKO 7 |
| 15 | 5/15/87 | Rickey Parkey, Las Vegas | TKO 3 |
| (won IBF cruiserweight title) | |||
| 16 | 8/15/87 | Ossie Ocasio, St.Topez, France | TKO 11 |
| 17 | 12/4/87 | Dwight M. Qawi, Atlantic City | TKO 4 |
| 18 | 4/9/88 | Carlos DeLeon, Las Vegas | KO 8 |
| (won WBC cruiserweight title) | |||
| 19 | 7/16/88 | James Tillis, Lake Tahoe | KO 5 |
| 20 | 12/9/88 | Pinklon Thomas, Atlantic City | TKO 7 |
| 21 | 3/11/89 | Michael Dokes, Las Vegas | TKO 10 |
| 22 | 7/15/89 | Adilson Rodrigues, Lake Tahoe | KO 2 |
| 23 | 11/4/89 | Alex Stewart, Atlantic City | TKO 8 |
| 24 | 6/1/90 | Seamus McDonagh, Atlantic City | TKO 4 |
| 25 | 10/25/90 | Buster Douglas, Las Vegas | KO 3 |
| (won undisputed heavyweight title) | |||
| 26 | 4/19/91 | George Foreman, Atlantic City | Wu 12 |
| 27 | 11/23/91 | Bert Cooper, Atlanta | TKO 7 |
| 28 | 6/19/92 | Larry Holmes, Las Vegas | Wu 12 |
| 29 | 11/13/92 | Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas | Lu 12 |
| (lost undisputed heavyweight title) | |||
| 30 | 6/26/93 | Alex Stewart, Atlantic City | Wu 12 |
| 31 | 11/6/93 | Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas | Wm 12 |
| (won IBF/WBA heavyweight titles) | |||
| 32 | 4/22/94 | Michael Moorer, Las Vegas | Lm 12 |
| (lost IBF/WBA heavyweight titles) | |||
| 33 | 5/20/95 | Ray Mercer, Atlantic City | Wu 10 |
| 34 | 11/4/95 | Riddick Bowe, Las Vegas | TKO by 8 |
| 35 | 5/10/96 | Bobby Czyz, New York | TKO 5 |
| 36 | 11/9/96 | Mike Tyson, Las Vegas | TKO 11 |
| (won WBC heavyweight title) | |||
| 37 | 6/28/97 | Mike Tyson, Las Vegas | W Disq. 3 |
| 38 | 11/8/97 | Michael Moorer, Las Vegas | TKO 8 |
| (won IBF/WBA heavyweight titles) | |||
| 39 | 9/19/98 | Vaughn Bean, Atlanta | Wu 12 |
| 40 | 3/13/99 | Lennox Lewis, New York City | Draw 12 |
| 41 | 11/13/99 | Lennox Lewis, Las Vegas | Lu 12 |
| (lost IBF/WBA heavyweight titles) | |||
| 42 | 8/12/00 | John Ruiz, Las Vegas | Wu 12 |
| (won vacant WBA heavyweight title) | |||
| 43 | 3/3/01 | John Ruiz, Las Vegas | Lu 12 |
| (lost WBA heavyweight title) | |||
| 44 | 12/15/01 | John Ruiz, Ledyard, Conn. | |
| Oscar De La Hoya | Top Fighters Records | Lennox Lewis |
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