Evan Holyfield

Name: Evan Holyfield
Alias: Yung Holy
Birth Name: Eleazar Holyfield
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 188cm
Reach: 189cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Maurice Watkins

Promoter: Main Events

Amateur Background

• Former number one ranked Tae Kwon Do fighter in the United States in his weight class at only age 13 years old.

• Claims to have fought 80 amateur bouts, and was a U.S. team semifinalist.

• Son of two time undisputed world champion Evander Holyfield.

• Only one of eleven children of Evander Holyfield to become a boxer. Another brother, Elijah Holyfield, became a running back with the Carolina Panthers pro football team.

{Professional Background

• Won pro debut by knockout in 16 seconds, with his opponent never landing a punch.

• Managed and trained at Fighter Nation Boxing Gym in Houston, Texas, by former super lightweight contender Maurice 'Termite' Watkins, who went 15 rounds with Saoul Mamby in a 1980 WBC World title bout.