On December 20, 2008, a 46-year-old Evander Holyfield (42-9-2, 27 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBA title held by 35-year-old Russian boxer Nikolai Valuev (49-1, 34 KOs).
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 7 days. Valuev was on a 3-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
Nikolai Valuev defeated Evander Holyfield via majority decision and successfully defended his WBA heavyweight title. Valuev improves his record to 50-1, while Holyfield adds a loss to his record at 42-10-2.
On October 13, 2007, a 44-year-old Evander Holyfield (42-8-2, 27 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBO title held by 32-year-old Russian boxer Sultan Ibragimov (21-0-1, 17 KOs).
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Ibragimov was on a 2-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 11 days.
Sultan Ibragimov defeated Evander Holyfield via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO heavyweight title. Ibragimov improves his record to 22-0-1, while Holyfield adds a loss to his record at 42-9-2.
On November 13, 2004, a 42-year-old Evander Holyfield (38-7-2, 25 KOs) and Larry Donald met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 9 days.
Evander Holyfield lost to Larry Donald via unanimous decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 38-8-2.
On October 4, 2003, a 40-year-old Evander Holyfield (38-6-2, 25 KOs) and a 35-year-old James Toney (66-4-2, 42 KOs) met in the ring.
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 20 days. Toney was on a 12-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 8 days.
James Toney stopped Evander Holyfield via TKO in the 9th round. Toney improves his record to 67-4-2 (43 KOs), while Holyfield adds a loss to his record at 38-7-2.
On December 14, 2002, 40-year-old Evander Holyfield (38-5-2, 25 KOs) and 32-year-old Chris Byrd (35-2, 20 KOs) fought for the vacant IBF heavyweight title.
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 13 days. Byrd was on a 4-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 6 days.
Chris Byrd defeated Evander Holyfield via unanimous decision . Byrd improves his record to 36-2, while Holyfield adds a loss to his record at 38-6-2.
On March 3, 2001, Evander Holyfield and John Ruiz met again in an immediate rematch.
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 19 days. Ruiz was on a -1-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 19 days.
John Ruiz defeated Evander Holyfield via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the WBA title — in his first world-title fight. Ruiz improves his record to 37-4, while Holyfield adds a loss to his record at 37-5-1.
On November 13, 1999, the 37-year-old WBA and IBF heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield (36-3-1, 25 KOs), and the 34-year-old WBC heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis (34-1-1, 27 KOs) faced each other for the undisputed world championpionship.
Holyfield came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months. Lewis was on a 0-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months.
Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the WBA, IBF, and WBC heavyweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed heavyweight world champion. Lewis improves his record to 35-1-1, while Holyfield adds a loss to his record at 36-4-1.
On November 4, 1995, a 33-year-old Evander Holyfield (31-2, 22 KOs) and a 28-year-old Riddick Bowe (37-1, 31 KOs) met in the ring for the 3rd time,.
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. Bowe was on a 3-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
In the rematch, Riddick Bowe stopped Evander Holyfield via TKO in the 8th round. Bowe improves his record to 38-1 (32 KOs), while Holyfield adds a loss to his record at 31-3.
On April 22, 1994, the 31-year-old WBA and IBF heavyweight world champion, Evander Holyfield (30-1, 22 KOs), faced a 26-year-old Michael Moorer (34-0, 30 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 16 days. Moorer was on a 34-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
Michael Moorer defeated Evander Holyfield via majority decision and wins the WBA and IBF titles. Moorer improves his record to 35-0, while Holyfield adds a loss to his record at 30-2.
On November 13, 1992, the 30-year-old undisputed heavyweight world champion, Evander Holyfield (28-0, 22 KOs), faced a 25-year-old Riddick Bowe (31-0, 27 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Holyfield came in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days. Bowe was on a 31-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 26 days.
Riddick Bowe defeated Evander Holyfield via unanimous decision and wins the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed heavyweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Bowe improves his record to 32-0, while Holyfield adds a loss to his record at 28-1.