On December 15, 2001, John Ruiz (37-4, 27 KOs), the heavyweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Evander Holyfield (37-5-1, 25 KOs).
John Ruiz is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Holyfield, 9 months and 12 days ago. Evander Holyfield is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 58% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Ruiz, 9 months and 12 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 98.5-1.5 in favor of John Ruiz. Evander Holyfield won't be able to do much against Ruiz.
The fight ended in a split decision draw and both the fighters added a draw to their respective records — Ruiz is now 37-4-1 and Holyfield, 37-5-2.