Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield
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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.[1] The bout was Tyson's first defence of the WBA title that he had won from Bruce Seldon on September 7 of that year.
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Date | November 9, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) on the line | WBA heavyweight title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Holyfield wins via 11th-round TKO |
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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.