Evander Holyfield Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Holyfield vs. Nielsen=== A fight with [[Brian Nielsen (boxer)|Brian Nielsen]], the most popular Danish heavyweight in that country's history, was scheduled for March 5, 2011, in Denmark, but needed to be postponed to May 7, 2011, due to a cut Holyfield received in the Williams fight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/03/evander-holyfields-cut-postpones-brian-nielsen-fight-to-may-7/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629151050/http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/03/evander-holyfields-cut-postpones-brian-nielsen-fight-to-may-7/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-06-29|title=News & latest headlines from AOL|work=AOL.com}}</ref> The official weigh-in was held on Friday night in Denmark, with Holyfield at 225 pounds, while his opponent Nielsen, with his shorts on, weighed 238 pounds. Nielsen had never been this light in his career. Nielsen had said that although it would be mighty difficult for him to beat Holyfield, he promised it would not be a one sided affair. Holyfield said that if he won he would move to next level and challenge for major titles. Holyfield started the fight aggressively, pressing the 46-year-old Nielsen into the ropes and landing several hard jabs and hooks, knocking him down in the 3rd round. Despite getting a swollen eye in the 4th round, Nielsen kept on clowning to provoke Holyfield throughout the bout, prompting his trainer, Paul Duvill, to beg him to stop fooling around and focus on Holyfield. In round 10, Nielsen pushed a tired-looking Holyfield into the ropes with a series of combinations, before Holyfield turned it around. Holyfield pushed Nielsen into a corner and battered him with combinations until the referee stopped the contest.<ref>[http://sporten.tv2.dk/article.php/id-39595795:nielsen-vs-holyfield-omgang-for-omgang.html Nielsen vs Holyfield: Omgang for omgang – TV 2 Sporten]. Sporten.tv2.dk. Retrieved on October 3, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://sporten.tv2.dk/article.php/id-39599628:boksebamsen-fik-med-bj%C3%B8rnekloen.html Boksebamsen fik med bjørnekloen – TV 2 Sporten]. Sporten.tv2.dk. Retrieved on October 3, 2011.</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page