Evan Holyfield (born October 23, 1997) is an American
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
. He is the son of former undisputed heavyweight and cruiserweight boxing champion
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2011. He reigned as the undisputed champion at cruiserweight in the late 1980s and at heavyweight in the early 1990s, and is the on ...
.
Background
Holyfield was born in Atlanta. He is the middle child of 11 total children that Evander Holyfield has fathered. His younger brother,
Elijah Holyfield
Elijah Esaias Holyfield (born November 30, 1997) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Georgia. He is the son of former heavyweight world champion boxer Evander Holyfield.
Early years
Holyfield at ...
, is a running back for the
Cincinnati Bengals of the
National Football League
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. Holyfield is represented professionally by Athelo Group, a sports agency based out of
Connecticut
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.
Professional career
Holyfield made his professional debut on November 2, 2019, on the undercard of
Canelo Álvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev at the
MGM Grand Garden Arena
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Sporting events
From its opening on December 18, 1993 ...
in
Paradise, Nevada
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. He scored a
technical knockout
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(TKO) victory against Nick Wenstead at 16 seconds in the first round.
Professional boxing record
References
Living people
1997 births
Boxers from Atlanta
Light-middleweight boxers
American male boxers
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