Evander Holyfield (44-10-2, 29) was born in Atmore, Alabama, U.S. on October 19, 1962. At the age of 22 years on November 15, 1984, he made his professional boxing debut against Lionel Byarm, winning the fight via 6-round unanimous decision.
On his 12th career fight at 23 years old, Holyfield became a cruiserweight world champion on July 12, 1986 after defeating Dwight Muhammad Qawi via 15-round split decision to win the WBA title.
He then went on to become world champion at the heavyweight weight class as well, winning the WBA, WBC and IBF titles against Ricky Parkey via 3rd-round TKO on May 15, 1987.
Holyfield's last fight was a 10th-round TKO win against Brian Nielsen at age 48 on May 7, 2011. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Evander Holyfield's best fights have been against Larry Holmes, John Ruiz, Carlos de León, Fres Oquendo, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Mike Tyson and Michael Moorer.
Holyfield has 10 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57  | May 7, 2011 48 years, 6 months 44-10-2 (29) | 46 years, 1 months 64-2 (43) | HW | 10 | TKO | WIN |
56 | Jan 22, 2011 48 years, 3 months 43-10-2 (28) | Sherman Williams | HW | 3 | NC | NC |
55  | Apr 10, 2010 47 years, 5 months 43-10-2 (28) | 41 years, 6 months 47-4-3 (28) | HW | 8 | TKO | WIN |
54  | Dec 20, 2008 46 years, 2 months 42-10-2 (27) | 35 years, 3 months 49-1 (34) | HW | 12 | MD | LOSS For WBA |
53  | Oct 13, 2007 44 years, 11 months 42-9-2 (27) | 32 years, 7 months 21-0-1 (17) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO |
52  | Jun 30, 2007 44 years, 8 months 42-8-2 (27) | 41 years, 11 months 46-6 (38) | HW | 10 | UD | WIN |
51 | Mar 17, 2007 44 years, 4 months 41-8-2 (27) | Vinny Maddalone | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN |
50  | Nov 10, 2006 44 years 40-8-2 (26) | 33 years, 7 months 26-3 (16) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
49  | Aug 18, 2006 43 years, 9 months 39-8-2 (26) | 32 years, 7 months 21-11-1 (18) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
48 | Nov 13, 2004 42 years 38-8-2 (25) | Larry Donald | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS |
47  | Oct 4, 2003 40 years, 11 months 38-7-2 (25) | 35 years, 1 months 66-4-2 (42) | HW | 9 | TKO | LOSS |
46  | Dec 14, 2002 40 years, 1 months 38-6-2 (25) | 32 years, 3 months 35-2 (20) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS For IBF Vacant |
45  | Jun 1, 2002 39 years, 7 months 38-5-2 (25) | 29 years, 6 months 35-3 (29) | HW | 8 | TD | WIN |
44  | Dec 15, 2001 39 years, 1 months 37-5-2 (25) | 29 years, 11 months 37-4 (27) | HW | 12 | SD | DRAW For WBA |
43 | Mar 3, 2001 38 years, 4 months 37-5-1 (25) | 29 years, 1 months 36-4 (27) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA |
42 | Aug 12, 2000 37 years, 9 months 37-4-1 (25) | 28 years, 7 months 36-3 (27) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
41  | Nov 13, 1999 37 years 36-4-1 (25) | 34 years, 2 months 34-1-1 (27) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA, IBF For WBC |
40 | Mar 13, 1999 36 years, 4 months 36-3-1 (25) | 33 years, 6 months 34-1 (27) | HW | 12 | SD | DRAW Defended WBA, IBF For WBC |
39 | Sep 19, 1998 35 years, 11 months 36-3 (25) | Vaughn Bean | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, IBF |
38  | Nov 8, 1997 35 years 35-3 (25) | 29 years, 11 months 39-1 (31) | HW | 8 | RTD | WIN Won IBF Defended WBA |
37  | Jun 28, 1997 34 years, 8 months 34-3 (24) | 30 years, 11 months 45-2 (39) | HW | 3 | DQ | WIN Defended WBA |
36 | Nov 9, 1996 34 years 33-3 (24) | 30 years, 4 months 45-1 (39) | HW | 11 | TKO | WIN Won WBA |
35  | May 10, 1996 33 years, 6 months 32-3 (23) | 34 years, 3 months 44-6 (28) | HW | 5 | RTD | WIN |
34  | Nov 4, 1995 33 years 31-3 (22) | 28 years, 2 months 37-1 (31) | HW | 8 | TKO | LOSS |
33  | May 20, 1995 32 years, 7 months 31-2 (22) | 34 years, 1 months 23-2-1 (16) | HW | 10 | UD | WIN |
32 | Apr 22, 1994 31 years, 6 months 30-2 (22) | 26 years, 5 months 34-0 (30) | HW | 12 | MD | LOSS Lost WBA, IBF |
31 | Nov 6, 1993 31 years 30-1 (22) | 26 years, 2 months 34-0 (29) | HW | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBA, IBF |
30  | Jun 26, 1993 30 years, 8 months 29-1 (22) | 28 years, 11 months 32-4 (32) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
29 | Nov 13, 1992 30 years 28-1 (22) | 25 years, 3 months 31-0 (27) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA, WBC, IBF |
28  | Jun 19, 1992 29 years, 8 months 28-0 (22) | 42 years, 7 months 54-3 (37) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, IBF |
27  | Nov 23, 1991 29 years, 1 months 27-0 (22) | 25 years, 10 months 26-7 (23) | HW | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, IBF |
26  | Apr 19, 1991 28 years, 6 months 26-0 (21) | 42 years, 3 months 69-2 (65) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA, WBC, IBF |
25  | Oct 25, 1990 28 years 25-0 (21) | 30 years, 6 months 30-4-1 (20) | HW | 3 | KO | WIN Won WBA, WBC, IBF |
24 | Jun 1, 1990 27 years, 7 months 24-0 (20) | Seamus McDonagh | HW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
23 | Nov 4, 1989 27 years 23-0 (19) | 25 years, 4 months 24-0 (24) | HW | 8 | TKO | WIN |
22 | Jul 15, 1989 26 years, 8 months 22-0 (18) | Adílson Rodrigues | HW | 2 | KO | WIN |
21  | Mar 11, 1989 26 years, 4 months 21-0 (17) | 30 years, 7 months 37-1-2 (23) | HW | 10 | TKO | WIN |
20  | Dec 9, 1988 26 years, 1 months 20-0 (16) | 30 years, 9 months 29-2-1 (24) | CR | 7 | RTD | WIN |
19 | Jul 15, 1988 25 years, 8 months 19-0 (15) | James Tillis | CR | 5 | RTD | WIN |
18  | Apr 9, 1988 25 years, 5 months 18-0 (14) | 28 years, 11 months 44-4 (29) | CR | 8 | TKO | WIN Won WBC Defended WBA, IBF |
17  | Dec 5, 1987 25 years, 1 months 17-0 (13) | 34 years, 11 months 28-4-1 (17) | CR | 4 | KO | WIN Defended WBA, IBF |
16  | Aug 15, 1987 24 years, 9 months 16-0 (12) | 32 years 21-4-1 (11) | CR | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, IBF |
15 | May 15, 1987 24 years, 6 months 15-0 (11) | Ricky Parkey | CR | 3 | TKO | WIN Won IBF Defended WBA |
14  | Feb 14, 1987 24 years, 3 months 14-0 (10) | 26 years, 6 months 14-1 (10) | CR | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
13 | Dec 8, 1986 24 years, 1 months 13-0 (9) | Mike Brothers | CR | 3 | TKO | WIN |
12 | Jul 12, 1986 23 years, 8 months 12-0 (8) | 33 years, 6 months 26-2-1 (15) | CR | 15 | SD | WIN Won WBA |
11 | May 28, 1986 23 years, 7 months 11-0 (8) | Terry Mims | 5 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Apr 6, 1986 23 years, 5 months 10-0 (7) | Jesse Shelby | 3 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Mar 1, 1986 23 years, 4 months 9-0 (6) | Chisanda Mutti | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Dec 21, 1985 23 years, 2 months 8-0 (5) | Anthony Davis | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Oct 30, 1985 23 years 7-0 (4) | Jeff Meachem | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Aug 29, 1985 22 years, 10 months 6-0 (3) | Rick Myers | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 20, 1985 22 years, 9 months 5-0 (2) | Tyrone Booze | 8 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Apr 20, 1985 22 years, 6 months 4-0 (2) | Mark Rivera | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Mar 13, 1985 22 years, 4 months 3-0 (1) | Fred Brown | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Jan 20, 1985 22 years, 3 months 2-0 (0) | Eric Winbush | 6 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Nov 15, 1984 22 years 1-0 (0) | Lionel Byarm | 6 | UD | WIN |
