Holyfield tunes-up for Danish fight
Former heavyweight world champion Evander Holyfield will fight
Sherman "Tank" Williams next month as a tuneup for his March bout in
Copenhagen against Dane Brian Nielsen.
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Evander Holyfield |
Holyfield, who turned 48 last month, is trying to become the oldest
man to capture a major heavyweight crown, surpassing the mark set by
George Foreman when he stopped Michael Moorer for the title in 1994 at
age 45.
Holyfield, 43-10 with two drawn and 28 knockouts, will face
38-year-old Bahamas big man Williams, 34-11 with two drawn, on January
22 at the Greenbrier Resort.
Four-time heavyweight champion Holyfield is then set to fight Brian
Nielsen, 45, on March 5 in Denmark.
US veteran Holyfield, who lost the undisputed heavyweight crown to
Britain's now-retired Lennox Lewis in 1999, has vowed to keep fighting
until he regains a major world title.
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