On June 19, 1992, Evander Holyfield (27-0, 22 KOs), the undisputed heavyweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and IBF belts, defends his undisputed championship against former world champion Larry Holmes (54-3, 37 KOs).
Evander Holyfield is coming in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Bert Cooper, 6 months and 27 days ago. Larry Holmes is on a 6-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Ray Mercer, 4 months and 12 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Evander Holyfield at 99-1 winning odds. Larry Holmes really doesn't have much to present against Holyfield.
Evander Holyfield defeated Larry Holmes via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles. Holyfield improves his record to 28-0, while Holmes adds a loss to his record at 54-4.