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Evander Holyfield (The Real Deal)

Evander Holyfield was born on 19th October 1962 in Alabama. He is very famous and also known as the real deal and the Warrior. He is an American and a very famous National boxer of his time. His boxing career started in the year 1984 got retired in the year 2011.

He won WWE, WBC titles four times in his career and IBF titles three times in his career. He represented the United States Summer Olympics with a bronze medal. In the year 1985, he won his first World Championship by defeating Qawi for the WBA title. Then defeated Ricky and Carlos for WBC and IBF titles. Due to medical advice, he was pressured to retire in 1994.

But only after one year he came back and defeated Tyson and won again the WBA title. In the year 2014, he had a rank of 77 out of the hundred greatest punchers of all time. He has a large fan base and is a true legend in boxing. He has 44 wins out of a total of 57 fights he fought in his career.

Well, how well do you know about Evander Holyfield? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Evander Holyfield’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Evander Holyfield to date.

Biography and Early Life

He was born on October 19 in the year 1962 in a small town also known as a mill town in America. His parents had a total of nine children, he was the smallest boy among all children. Holyfield started boxing at a very early age when he was just seven years old and he had a great passion for boxing.

He won the boys club boxing tournament when he was just seven years old. At the age of 13 by continuous hard work, he was qualified to compete in his first Junior Olympics. Then he never stopped as when he was 15 years old, he was named the South Eastern regional champion.

At the age of 22, he had a record of winning 160 games lose only 14. Out of 160 wins 76 times he won by knockout. He was the second runner-up in the Cuban world championship. More than 5 lakh people follow him on Facebook.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Evander Holyfield in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Evander Holyfield’s age is 58 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 19 October 1962. Though, he is 6′ 3″ in feet and inches and 189 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 165 lbs in Pound and 75kg in Kilograms.

Education

He was the smallest child of his parents. He completed his schooling at Fulton High School in the year 1980 and then went to South Atlanta High School for further studies From childhood he decided on boxing as his career and spent most of his time doing boxing.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Holyfield was the smallest child of his parents. His elder brother is a very famous actor Bernald Holyfield. He had no time for the relationship and had no girlfriend. All the time he was focusing on how to improve himself better and better. Then he married three times and from all the wives he got separated. He has a total of eleven children from his three wives and the rest three women are unknown. He is a Christian. He also advertised for many different things. He is a legend in boxing.

Many times in his career he was pressured to leave boxing for various reasons but he never gave up. And did everything to make his passion grow more. And today he has a very large fan base.

Is Evander Holyfield Gay?

No, he is not gay. Holyfield had no girlfriend. But he has been married three times in his life but those did not last long. He has a total of eleven children.

Professional Career

Holyfield started boxing at a very early age of three years. He won many championships in school and college. He qualified to compete in the Summer Olympics at a very early age. Then he never looked back in his life he won many IBF, WBA, and other boxing titles many years. He maintains a very good record of wins in his career and also winning by knockouts.

He had not a good and healthy married life and faced many sad moments. But he never let them affect a career. He never let anyone come between his career. This all makes him different from others. He was pressurised several times to quit boxing but he knew he can come back and he never gave up. He won every fight from 1992 to 1989.

Awards

Holyfield won many awards in his career. The best boxer ESPY award in the year 1994 and again continuously in the years 1997 and 1998. He also won the BBC Sports Personality World Sports Star of the Year award in 1996. He won the best comeback athlete ESPY award in 1997 and most Dramatic Individual Performance of the year in 1997.

Net worth, Salary & Earnings of Evander Holyfield in 2021

As of 2021, Holyfield has a total net worth of $2 million. He has earned a large sum of money from his boxing career and advertising for various things. Earlier he had a large net worth of more than $300 million dollars but in the year 2012, he became bankrupt. His restaurants and products failed. He faced a big loss and that made him financially weak.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

  • He was the smallest child of a total of nine children of his parents.
  • He represented his country in the Summer Olympics at a very early age.
  • He has eleven children.
  • He had married thrice and got divorced every time.
  • He has more wins by knock out his opponents.
  • He is very famous on social media.

Evander Holyfield is a hard-working and famous boxer. He never loses his concentration from his career and achieved many milestones in his career. He is a true legend in America’s boxing history.

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Facts of Evander Holyfield

  • Gender Male
  • full nameEvander Holyfield
  • birthplaceAlabama, USA
  • Date of Birth October 19, 1962
  • Age 62 years 0 months
  • Horoscope Libra
  • Lucky Number 11
  • Lucky Stone Peridot
  • Lucky Color Blue
  • Best Match for Marriage Gemini
  • nationalityAmerican
  • religionChristian
  • net worth$2 Million
  • professionProfessional Boxer
  • weightIn Kilograms – 75 Kg, In Pounds – 165 lbs
  • heightIn Centimeters – 189 cm, In Feet and Inches – 6′ 3″
  • hair colorLight Brown
  • eye colorBrown
  • high schoolFulton High School

Written by Joel S. Elkins

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