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Former heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield walks into the ring for his boxing match against former MMA star Vitor Belfort
THE Florida Boxing Commission stands disgraced. Promotion outfit Triller Fight Club stands disgraced. Ringside commentators 50 Cent and Shawn Porter stand disgraced. Vitor Belfort and his team stand disgraced. In particular, the team of Evander Holyfield stand disgraced.
What unfolded last weekend at that renowned fight venue — The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Miami, Florida — was the most grotesque car crash ever witnessed in a boxing ring, which given the competition for this particular honour, is saying something.
Evander Holyfield turned pro in 1984 after an amateur career which culminated in a controversial bronze at the Los Angeles Olympics, held the same year.
In recently published book Baddest Man, Mark Kriegel revisits the Faustian pact at the heart of Mike Tyson’s rise and the emotional fallout that followed, writes JOHN WIGHT
As we mark the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, JOHN WIGHT reflects on the enormity of the US decision to drop the atom bombs
From humble beginnings to becoming the undisputed super lightweight champion of the world, Josh Taylor’s career was marked by fire, ferocity, and national pride, writes JOHN WIGHT
Mary Kom’s fists made history in the boxing world. Malak Mesleh’s never got the chance. One story ends in glory, the other in grief — but both highlight the defiance of women who dare to fight, writes JOHN WIGHT
