Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield

Finally
DateNovember 9, 1996
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA heavyweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Mike Tyson Evander Holyfield
Nickname "Iron" "The Real Deal"
Hometown Catskill, New York, U.S. Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Purse $30,000,000 $12,000,000
Pre-fight record 45–1 (39 KO) 32–3 (23 KO)
Age 30 years, 4 months 34 years
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (189 cm)
Weight 222 lb (101 kg) 215 lb (98 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBA
Heavyweight Champion
Former Undisputed Heavyweight Champion		 WBA
No. 2 Ranked Heavyweight
2-division Undisputed world champion
Result
Holyfield wins via 11th round TKO

Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield, billed as Finally, was a professional boxing match fought between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson for the WBA heavyweight championship on November 9, 1996, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The bout was Tyson's first defence of the WBA title that he had won from Bruce Seldon on September 7 of that year.

The referee officiating the fight was Mitch Halpern. The fight was promoted by Don King Productions and carried on pay-per-view by Showtime.

The bout was the first fight pitting the two boxers against each other and it would be followed up with a controversial rematch.

Holyfield won by TKO in the eleventh round.

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