Evander Holyfield

CTL-E-6003 · Person · other · 1962–present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade — build store (JSON graph)

Combined Graph record U-07233 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-6003.

Evander Holyfield (born 19 October 1962 in Atmore, Alabama) is an American former professional boxer, raised in Atlanta, Georgia, who remains the only fighter to win the world heavyweight championship four separate times. After winning a bronze medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, he became the first undisputed cruiserweight champion in 1988, then moved up and knocked out James 'Buster' Douglas in October 1990 to take the undisputed heavyweight title. He defended against George Foreman and Larry Holmes before trading the championship with Riddick Bowe across a celebrated trilogy, and in November 1996 he stopped Mike Tyson in the eleventh round to win the title a third time; in their June 1997 rematch Tyson was disqualified for biting his ear. Holyfield won the championship a fourth time against John Ruiz in 2000, fought on until a final bout in May 2011 in Denmark, and announced his retirement in 2014 with a record of 44 wins, 29 by knockout, 10 losses and 2 draws. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017 and has remained a public elder of the sport, giving interviews about his career and family into 2025.

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• Also known as: The Real Deal

Notes

Staged 2026-10-16 under CTL-GOV-006 (Census Intake Wave 4 — 747 Program, Wave 10; 40-record packet). Gate A (2026-10-16): no Evander Holyfield entity in the live graph at 3,683 entities (exact / normalized / alias + token containment); ID CTL-E-6003 assigned at assembly. Supply: 747 Supply Ledger, Tier 3 — Famous Birthdays ABSENT census, readiness rank 1204 (Boxers list). The census supplied the NAME ONLY; no fact in this record is sourced to it (CTL-GOV-004). SCOPE GATE: PASS — African American boxer born in Atmore, Alabama, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, documented in Britannica and the New Georgia Encyclopedia. Vital status: LIVING — giving interviews as of April 2025 (RingSide24). PROVISIONAL GAP: no dated 2026 vital-status evidence was found in this pass; the record is staged Provisional on the vital-status point only, pending a 2026-dated sighting or interview. STATISTICS (sourced, dated): Final professional record 44 wins (29 by knockout), 10 losses, 2 draws (Britannica, as summarized 2025–2026; New Georgia Encyclopedia); only four-time world heavyweight champion; IBHOF inductee 2017. MEDIA: photo HELD (candidate: Wikimedia Commons photography of Evander Holyfield (1990s title era); no file page read at file-page level — CTL-PHOTO-001; CTL-created graphic is the standing alternative); chart FILLED (charts/chart-ctl-e-6003-evander-holyfield.svg); video HELD (Shorts Link Map checked — no matching CTL Short); audio HELD (no rights basis). MEDIA LAYER (staged 2026-10-16; full per-asset PHOTO-001 records + embed specs in the packet's staged JSON, Drive packet folder): map = N/A (Person records carry no map slot under the media-layer rule; maps attach to places and institutions.) | visual_assets = HELD: | chart = FILLED (CTL-created SVG (black / deep red / gold) built only from this record's sourced facts) | video = HELD (No matching-entity CTL Short in the Shorts Link Map catalog (checked by name and variants), and no official/em) | audio = HELD (No CTL-owned or rights-cleared matching-entity audio at staging; the subject's own recordings/appearances are )

Relationships

• George Benton — worked under
  Evander Holyfield (CTL-E-6003) trained under George Benton (CTL-E-6052) during Benton's seventeen years as head trainer with Lou Duva and Main Events; the International Boxing Hall of Fame lists Holyfield among the fighters Benton trained.
• George Foreman — related to
  Holyfield defended the undisputed heavyweight title against George Foreman (CTL-E-5999, staged in this same packet) by unanimous decision in April 1991 (New Georgia Encyclopedia career summary). Both endpoints are staged in Batch E; the edge resolves at assembly.
• Mike Tyson — related to
  Holyfield stopped Mike Tyson (CTL-E-5680) in the eleventh round on 9 November 1996 to win the heavyweight title a third time; Tyson was disqualified for biting Holyfield's ear in the 28 June 1997 rematch (New Georgia Encyclopedia; Britannica-derived summaries).

Referenced by

• Dwight Muhammad Qawi — related to → this record
• James Toney — related to → this record

Sources

• Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Evander Holyfield', as summarized in World in Sport career profile — final record 44 wins, 10 losses, 2 draws; only fighter to win the heavyweight championship four times; International Boxing Hall of Fame induction 2017 — https://worldinsport.com/evander-holyfield/ (build store)
• New Georgia Encyclopedia, 'Evander Holyfield (b. 1962)' — Atlanta upbringing; 1997 Tyson disqualification; Ruiz trilogy 2000–2001; final bout May 2011 vs. Brian Nielsen; career record 44-10-2 — https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/evander-holyfield-b-1962/ (primary source · build store)
• NY Fights (Britannica-derived career summary) — undisputed cruiserweight champion April 1988; Douglas knockout 25 October 1990; Tyson TKO win 9 November 1996; retired 2014 at 44 wins (29 KOs), 10 losses, 2 draws; IBHOF 2017 — https://nyfights.com/boxing/worldwide/evander-holyfield-will-fight-tyson-conqueror-kevin-mcbride-on-june-5-triller-card/ (build store)
• RingSide24, 'Evander Holyfield Names Unexpected Fighter As His Toughest Opponent' (29 April 2025) — Holyfield speaking in interview in April 2025; most recent dated vital-status evidence found in this pass — https://ringside24.com/en/news/boxing/217711-evander-holyfield-names-unexpected-fighter-as-his-toughest-opponent-he-was-different.amp (build store)

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