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! ==Exhibition bout== {{Main|Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort}} On April 16, 2021, it was announced that Holyfield would return to the ring on June 5, 2021, to face [[Kevin McBride]] (most widely known for defeating former undisputed heavyweight champion [[Mike Tyson]]) in an exhibition bout on the undercard of [[Teófimo López vs. George Kambosos Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Holland|first=Jesse|date=2021-04-16|title=Evander Holyfield vs Kevin McBride boxing match official for Triller PPV on June 5|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2021/4/16/22387823/evander-holyfield-vs-kevin-mcbride-boxing-match-official-triller-ppv-june-5|access-date=2021-05-03|website=MMAmania.com|language=en}}</ref> However, after the López vs. Kambosos card was postponed multiple times, the fight against McBride ultimately did not materialize, leading Holyfield to file a demand for [[arbitration]] against [[Triller (app)|Triller]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-09-02|title=Holyfield files arbitration demand against Triller; McBride also disgusted|url=https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2021/09/02/evander-holyfield-triller-arbitration/|access-date=2021-09-09|website=World Boxing News|language=en}}</ref> On September 3, 2021, it was reported that [[Oscar De La Hoya]], who had been slated to headline a Triller PPV show against [[Vitor Belfort]] on September 11, had been hospitalized with [[COVID-19]], and that Holyfield would be stepping in for De La Hoya.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-09-03|title=De La Hoya tests positive; Belfort-Holyfield on tap|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/32141180/oscar-de-la-hoya-hospitalized-covid-19-vitor-belfort-now-face-evander-holyfield|access-date=2021-09-09|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref> The event was originally scheduled to take place in California, however, the [[California State Athletic Commission]] refused to sanction a bout with Holyfield in any capacity–exhibition or professional. The bout was subsequently moved to Florida after the Florida State Athletic Commission agreed to sanction the bout as an exhibition. Holyfield lost via first-round technical knockout.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kershaw|first=Tom|date=September 12, 2021|title=Evander Holyfield stopped in first round of sad spectacle|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/holyfield-belfort-result-fight-trump-b1918562.html|access-date=12 September 2021|website=[[The Independent]]|language=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Idec|first=Keith|date=September 11, 2021|title=Vitor Belfort Stops Evander Holyfield in First Round|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/vitor-belfort-stops-evander-holyfield-first-results--160511|access-date=September 12, 2021|website=Boxing Scene|language=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lunn|first=Tom|date=September 11, 2021|title=Holyfield v Belfort LIVE: UK start time, live stream, undercard and how to watch|url=https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/938394/evander-holyfield-vitor-belfort-date-uk-start-time-live-stream-full-undercard-watch/|access-date=September 12, 2021|website=[[talkSPORT]]|language=}}</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