What is Evander Holyfield's Record?

Evander Holyfield Record

In a professional boxing career spanning 26 years and five months, Evander Holyfield fought 57 times with 44 wins, 10 losses, and 2 draws. By his last professional fight on May 7, 2011, Holyfield's record stood at 44-10-2 (29 KO wins, 2 KO losses).

Following is a tabular list of Holyfield's fights. For a list with more details — like opponent record, opponent stats, including videos — refer to "All of Evander Holyfield's fights".

World Titles

Holyfield was a two-weight-division world champion. He has held 11 world titles, one of which was a vacant title win, and the rest 10 were lineal championship wins.

Career Summary

Evander Holyfield's professional boxing career spanned more than 26 years — from 1984 to 2011.

Holyfield made his professional boxing debut against Lionel Byarm at the age of 22 on November 15, 1984, defeating Byarm via 6 round unanimous decision. He went on to win 27 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 22 wins via stoppage.

Holyfield had his first world title fight at the age of 23 on July 12, 1986 after 11 professional fights, against Dwight Muhammad Qawi for the cruiserweight WBA title. He defeated Qawi via 15 round split decision to become the cruiserweight champion of the world.

He was a two-time undisputed world champion — at heavyweight and cruiserweight, and a three-time unified world champion — at heavyweight (2x) and cruiserweight, and has won 11 world titles at two weight classes. For all the details about Holyfield's world title wins and defenses refer to "Evander Holyfield World Titles".

Some of Holyfield's best fights and notable victories include wins over five Hall-of-Famers (Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe, Larry Holmes, George Foreman, and Dwight Muhammad Qawi), Carlos de León, Buster Douglas, and Michael Moorer.

Holyfield had a total of 10 losses in his professional boxing career.

His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Danish boxer Brian Nielsen on May 7, 2011. Holyfield won the fight via 10th round TKO. It's been 12 years, 4 months, and 26 days since this fight.

Career Highlights

Holyfield fought a total of 57 times during his professional career, which includes 25 world-title fights at two weight divisions — heavyweight and cruiserweight. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some incredible performances in his fights. These nine fights are the highlight of his career.

• July 12, 1986: Holyfield wins his first world title by defeating Dwight Muhammad Qawi via 15 round split decision. He is now the WBA cruiserweight world champion.

• May 15, 1987: Holyfield becomes a unified cruiserweight world champion by beating Ricky Parkey via 3rd round TKO. He now holds the WBA and IBF cruiserweight world-champion belts.

• December 5, 1987: Holyfield successfully defends the WBA and IBF cruiserweight titles against Dwight Muhammad Qawi, winning the fight via 4th round KO.

• April 9, 1988: Holyfield becomes the undisputed cruiserweight world champion by defeating Carlos de León via 8th round TKO. He now holds the WBA, IBF, and WBC cruiserweight world-champion belts.

• October 25, 1990: Holyfield becomes the undisputed heavyweight world champion by defeating Buster Douglas via 3rd round KO. He now holds the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight world-champion belts.

• June 19, 1992: Holyfield successfully defends the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles against Larry Holmes, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.

• November 6, 1993: Holyfield becomes a unified heavyweight world champion by beating Riddick Bowe via 12 round majority decision. He now holds the WBA and IBF heavyweight world-champion belts.

• November 9, 1996: Holyfield wins the WBA heavyweight title from Mike Tyson, by beating Tyson via 11th round TKO.

• November 8, 1997: Holyfield becomes a unified heavyweight world champion by beating Michael Moorer via 8th round RTD. He now holds the WBA and IBF heavyweight world-champion belts.