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.
The winning odds are at 65.8-34.2 in favor of Evander Holyfield, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Riddick Bowe is going to put on an exceptional fight, Holyfield better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
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.