Las Vegas (USA) (AFP)
Evan Holyfield, son of former world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, made his middleweight debut by beating Nick Winstead in the first round on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, where Dad had beaten Mike twice. Tyson.
Under the eyes of his illustrious father, Evan Holyfield took only 16 seconds to beat his opponent and put him to the ground. The referee immediately decided to stop the fight that was to take place in four rounds, under the boos of spectators who would have liked to see it extend, especially since Winstead did not seem at all hurt.
A rather strange decision, so smiles on Evan Holyfield, 22, for whom it will be necessary to wait for a second fight to better gauge its value.
His father is one of the big names in boxing, having been world heavyweight champion several times in the 1990s and 2000s, after having been at light heavyweight.
Among his legendary fights are those won against Mike Tyson in 1996, by the referee's stop in the 11th round, and in 1997, by disqualification after Iron Mike "had bitten his ear. A surreal scene remained in the memories.
The Las Vegas evening poster is the long-awaited light heavyweight fight between Mexican Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Russian WBO belt contender Sergey Kovalev.
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