Holyfield vs. Botha

By Chris Williams: Evander Holyfield turned back the time last night in taking out 41-year-old Francois Botha in the 8th round at the Thomas & Mack Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Holyfield, now 47, shook off some early rust in the fight and turned up the heat on Botha in the 8th round, knocking him [...]

Results: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: Evander Holyfield TKO 8 Francois Botha Arthur Williams UD 6 Valente Tinajero

By Jason Kim: According to the latest boxing news, this Saturday’s clash between aging heavyweights Evander Holyfield (42-10-2, 27 KO’s vs. Francois Botha (47-4-3, 28 KO’s) isn’t selling well in terms of ticket sales for the fight at the Thomas & Mack Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The La Vegas Review Journal reports that less [...]

By Jim Dower: Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield is one of the many heavyweights that want a fight with World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s). In an article at the Sun, Haye says “My goal has always been to be the undisputed heavyweight champion. He [Haye] has a belt and I [...]

Evander Holyfield: “I’m happy to have the opportunity to fight in Las Vegas again. Everything that’s happened to me has been here – in 1984 I had to win Saturday and Sunday to make the Olympic team. In 1990, 1993, 1996 and 2000 I won the heavyweight title here. Las Vegas has been the place [...]

LAS VEGAS (Apr. 5, 2010) – A solid supporting undercard for Saturday night’s “The Legend Returns” pay-per-view event, headlined by 4-time world heavyweight champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield challenging World Boxing Federation heavyweight title-holder Frans “The White Buffalo” Botha, has been announced by Crown Boxing.

LAS VEGAS (Mar. 29, 2010) – Reigning World Boxing Federation heavyweight title-holder Frans “The White Buffalo” Botha was supposed to fight 4-time world heavyweight champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield 12 years ago but boxing politics eventually destroyed that match-up. More than a decade later, though, Botha (47-4-3, 28 KOs) will finally get his crack [...]

LAS VEGAS (Mar. 18, 2010) – Four-time world heavyweight champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield plans to make a strong statement April 10 when challenges World Boxing Federation heavyweight title-holder Frans “The White Buffalo” Botha in the 12-round main event, headlining “The Legend Returns” pay-per-view event at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

By Sean Pollock: Age is a ticking time-bomb that can catch a fighter up at anytime and explode into a disastrous, possibly dangerous night in the ring. ‘Becoming old overnight’ is the saying and it can happen to any seasoned fighter against a young, hungry opponent. On the other hand men like George Foreman can [...]