Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II

The Sound and the Fury
DateJune 28, 1997
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA heavyweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Evander Holyfield Mike Tyson
Nickname The Real Deal Iron
Hometown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Catskill, New York, U.S.
Purse $35,000,000 $30,000,000
Pre-fight record 33–3 (24 KO) 45–2 (39 KO)
Age 34 years, 8 months 30 years, 11 months
Height 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (189 cm) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 218 lb (99 kg) 218 lb (99 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA
Heavyweight Champion
The Ring pound-for-pound No. 9 ranked fighter
2-division undisputed world champion		 WBA
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
Former undisputed heavyweight champion
Result
Holyfield wins via 3rd-round disqualification

Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, billed as The Sound and the Fury and afterwards infamously referred to as The Bite Fight, was a professional boxing match contested between the champion Evander Holyfield and the challenger Mike Tyson on June 28, 1997, for the WBA World Heavyweight Championship. It achieved notoriety as one of the most bizarre fights in boxing history after Tyson bit off a part of Holyfield's ear. Tyson was disqualified from the match and lost his boxing license, though it was later reinstated.

The fight took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on the Las Vegas Strip. Mills Lane was the fight's referee, who was brought in as a replacement after Mitch Halpern, who refereed the 1996 match between the boxers, stepped aside.

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