On February 14, 1987, Evander Holyfield (13-0, 9 KOs), the cruiserweight WBA champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Henry Tillman (14-1, 10 KOs).
Evander Holyfield is coming in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Mike Brothers, 2 months and 6 days ago. Henry Tillman is on a 4-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round TKO win over Stanley Ross, 1 month and 19 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Evander Holyfield at 99-1 winning odds. Henry Tillman really doesn't have much to present against Holyfield.
Evander Holyfield stopped Henry Tillman via TKO in the 7th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA cruiserweight title. Holyfield improves his record to 14-0 (10 KOs), while Tillman adds a loss to his record at 14-2.