Evander Holyfield vs. Jeremy Bates
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Evander Holyfield 220 lbs beat Jeremy Bates 226 lbs by TKO at 2:56 in round 2 of 10
- Date: 2006-08-18
- Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Referee: Rafael Ramos
- Judge: Don Griffin 10-9
1 109 - Judge: Gale Van Hoy 10-9
1 109 - Judge: Neal Young 10-9
1 109
Notes
- In the last five years and 20 fights before this bout, Bates had piled up 10 wins and 10 losses. Only two of those 10 wins were against fighters with a winning record: Carlton Johnson (15-10-2) and Jeff Lally (23-21-1).
- Coming into the fight, Holyfield was not ranked among top 15 contenders by any major sanctioning body.
- This was Holyfield's first win in four years and his first knockout in nine years.
- After the victory and Calvin Brock dropping from the WBC ratings to fight Wladimir Klitschko for the IBF title, Holyfield entered WBC's Top 15 in September.