On November 13, 1992, Evander Holyfield (28-0, 22 KOs), the undisputed heavyweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and IBF belts, defends his undisputed championship against fellow American challenger, Riddick Bowe (31-0, 27 KOs).
Evander Holyfield is coming in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Larry Holmes, 4 months and 25 days ago. Riddick Bowe is on a 31-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round TKO win over Pierre Coetzer, 3 months and 26 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Evander Holyfield at 99-1 winning odds. Riddick Bowe really doesn't have much to present against Holyfield.
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.