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EVANDER HOLYFIELD Professional
Fight Record
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KEY
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KO
x |
Won
by knockout in round x |
W
x |
Won
by decision in x rounds |
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KO'd
x |
Lost
by knockout in round x |
L
x |
Lost
by decision in x rounds |
|
TKO
x |
Won
by technical KO in round x |
D
x |
Draw
after x rounds |
|
TKO'd
x |
Lost
by technical KO in round x |
Wdq
x |
Winner
by disqual. in round x |
(x)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
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1984 |
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Nov
15 |
Lionel
Byarm |
W
6 |
Madison
Sq. Gdn. |
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1985 |
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Jan
20 |
Eric
Winbush |
W
6 |
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Mar
13 |
Fred
Brown |
KO
1 |
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Apr
20 |
Mark
Rivera |
KO
2 |
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CRUISERWEIGHT
|
1985 |
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Jul
20 |
Tyrone
Booze |
W
8 |
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Aug
29 |
Rick
Myers |
KO
1 |
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Oct
30 |
Jeff
Meachem |
KO
5 |
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Dec
21 |
Anthony
Davis |
KO
4 |
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1986 |
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Mar
1 |
Chisanda
Mutti |
KO
3 |
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Apr
6 |
Jesse
Shelby |
KO
3 |
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May
28 |
Terry
Mims |
KO
5 |
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Jul
12 |
Muhammad
Qawi (I) |
W
15 |
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Won
WBA |
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Dec
8 |
Mike
Brothers |
KO
3 |
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1987 |
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Feb
14 |
Henry
Tillman |
KO
7 |
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Retained
WBA |
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May
15 |
Ricky
Parker |
KO
3 |
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Won
IBF |
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Aug
15 |
Ossie
Ocasio |
KO
11 |
St.
Tropez |
Retained
IBF and WBA |
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Dec
5 |
Muhammad
Qawi (II) |
KO
4 |
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Retained
IBF and WBA |
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1988 |
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Apr
9 |
Carlos
DeLeon |
KO
8 |
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Won
WBC |
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—Undisputed
world cruiserweight champion— |
HEAVYWEIGHT
|
1988 |
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Jul
16 |
James
Tillis |
KO
5 |
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Dec
9 |
Pinklon
Thomas |
KO
7 |
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1989 |
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Mar
11 |
Michael
Dokes |
KO
10 |
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Aug
15 |
Adilson
Rodrigues |
KO
2 |
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Nov
4 |
Alex
Stewart |
KO
8 |
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1990 |
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Jun
1 |
Seamus
McDonagh |
KO
4 |
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Oct
25 |
Buster
|
KO
3 |
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Won
IBF,WBC,WBA (1) |
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—Undisputed
world heavyweight champion— |
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1991 |
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Apr
19 |
George
Foreman |
W
12 |
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Nov
23 |
Bert
Cooper |
TKO
7 |
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1992 |
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Jun
19 |
Larry
Holmes |
W
12 |
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Nov
13 |
Riddick
Bowe (I) |
L
12 |
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Lost
IBF,WBC,WBA |
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1993 |
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Jun
26 |
Alex
Stewart |
W
12 |
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Nov
6 |
Riddick
Bowe (II) |
W
12 |
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Won
WBA, IBF (2) |
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1994 |
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Apr 22 |
Michael Moorer
(I) |
L 12 |
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Lost WBA and IBF
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1995 |
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May
20 |
Ray
Mercer |
W
10 |
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Nov
4 |
Riddick
Bowe (III) |
TKO'd
8 |
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1996 |
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May
10 |
Bobby
Czyz |
TKO
6 |
Madison
Sq. Gdn. |
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Nov
9 |
Mike
Tyson (I) |
TKO
11 |
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Won
WBA (3) |
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1997 |
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Jun
28 |
Mike
Tyson (II) |
Wdq
3 |
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Retained
WBA |
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Nov
8 |
Michael
Moorer (II) |
KO
8 |
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Won
IBF |
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1998 |
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Sep
19 |
Vaughn
Bean |
W
12 |
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Retained
WBA, IBF |
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1999 |
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Mar
13 |
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D
12 |
Madison
Sq. Gdn. |
For
WBC |
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Nov
13 |
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L
12 |
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Lost
WBA and IBF |
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2000 |
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Aug 12 |
John Ruiz (I) |
W 12 |
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Won WBA (4) |
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2001 |
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Mar
3 |
John
Ruiz (II) |
L
12 |
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Lost
WBA Title |
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Dec
15 |
John
Ruiz (III) |
D
12 |
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For
WBA Title |
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2002 |
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Jun
1 |
Hasim
Rahman |
TKO
8 |
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Dec
14 |
Chris
Byrd |
L
12 |
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2003 |
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Oct
4 |
James
Toney |
TKO'd
9 |
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2004 |
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Nov
13 |
Larry
Donald |
L
12 |
Madison Sq. Gdn. |
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2006 |
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Aug
18 |
Jeremy
Bates |
TKO
2 |
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Nov
10 |
Fres
Oquendo |
W
12 |
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2007 |
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Mar
17 |
Vinnie
Maddalone |
TKO
3 |
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Jun
20 |
Lou
Savarese |
W
10 |
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| OCT 13 | Sultan Ibragimov |
L 12 |
Moscow |
FOR WBO TITLE |
| 2008 | ||||
| DEC 20 | Nicolay Valuev |
L 12 |
Zurich |
FOR WBA TITLE |
| 2010 | ||||
| APR 10 | Francois Botha | FOR WBF TITLE | ||
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