Evander Holyfield vs. Francois Botha - Revision history

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-== Bout Summary ==
+==Notes==
-In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the  World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title, with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and appeared to win rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds appeared very close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand at 0:24 of the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee [[Russell Mora]] stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with [[Al Bernstein]]. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time. Two judges had the bout 67-66 for Botha, while the third judge had the bout 69-64 for Holyfield, the bout still close by the scoring going into the eighth. Before the bout began, a moment of silence and the 'ringing of the bell' was observed for boxing referee [[Arthur Mercante Sr.]], who died earlier in the day at age 90.
+*Holyfield and Botha fought for the vacant heavyweight title of the World Boxing Federation, which had dissolved in 2004 and was re-established in 2009.

Ric at 02:49, 3 December 2011

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	== Bout Summary ==		== Bout Summary ==
	~~[[File:Evander Holyfield vs. Francois Botha (poster).jpg\|right\|300px]]~~
	In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title, with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and appeared to win rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds appeared very close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand at 0:24 of the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee [[Russell Mora]] stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with [[Al Bernstein]]. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time. Two judges had the bout 67-66 for Botha, while the third judge had the bout 69-64 for Holyfield, the bout still close by the scoring going into the eighth. Before the bout began, a moment of silence and the 'ringing of the bell' was observed for boxing referee [[Arthur Mercante Sr.]], who died earlier in the day at age 90.		In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title, with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and appeared to win rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds appeared very close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand at 0:24 of the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee [[Russell Mora]] stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with [[Al Bernstein]]. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time. Two judges had the bout 67-66 for Botha, while the third judge had the bout 69-64 for Holyfield, the bout still close by the scoring going into the eighth. Before the bout began, a moment of silence and the 'ringing of the bell' was observed for boxing referee [[Arthur Mercante Sr.]], who died earlier in the day at age 90.

Slugger at 18:11, 2 December 2011

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	In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title, with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and appeared to win rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds appeared very close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand at 0:24 of the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee Russell Mora stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with Al Bernstein. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time. Two judges had the bout 67-66 for Botha, while the third judge had the bout 69-64 for Holyfield, the bout still close by the scoring going into the eighth. Before the bout began, a moment of silence and the 'ringing of the bell' was observed for boxing referee Arthur Mercante Sr., who died earlier in the day at age 90.		== Bout Summary ==
			[[File:Evander Holyfield vs. Francois Botha (poster).jpg\|right\|300px]]
			In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title, with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and appeared to win rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds appeared very close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand at 0:24 of the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee [[Russell Mora]] stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with [[Al Bernstein]]. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time. Two judges had the bout 67-66 for Botha, while the third judge had the bout 69-64 for Holyfield, the bout still close by the scoring going into the eighth. Before the bout began, a moment of silence and the 'ringing of the bell' was observed for boxing referee [[Arthur Mercante Sr.]], who died earlier in the day at age 90.

AntonS at 17:53, 24 May 2010

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	In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title ~~held by Botha~~, with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and appeared to win rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds appeared very close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand at 0:24 of the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee Russell Mora stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with Al Bernstein. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time. Two judges had the bout 67-66 for Botha, while the third judge had the bout 69-64 for Holyfield, the bout still close by the scoring going into the eighth. Before the bout began, a moment of silence and the 'ringing of the bell' was observed for boxing referee Arthur Mercante Sr., who died earlier in the day at age 90.		In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title, with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and appeared to win rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds appeared very close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand at 0:24 of the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee Russell Mora stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with Al Bernstein. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time. Two judges had the bout 67-66 for Botha, while the third judge had the bout 69-64 for Holyfield, the bout still close by the scoring going into the eighth. Before the bout began, a moment of silence and the 'ringing of the bell' was observed for boxing referee Arthur Mercante Sr., who died earlier in the day at age 90.

Fosho: moved Fight:1491444 to Evander Holyfield vs. Francois Botha

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Ringannouncer at 05:04, 11 April 2010

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	In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the ~~vacant~~ World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and appeared to win rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds appeared very close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand at 0:24 of the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee Russell Mora stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with Al Bernstein. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time. Two judges had the bout 67-66 for Botha, while the third judge had the bout 69-64 for Holyfield, the bout still close by the scoring going into the eighth. Before the bout began, a moment of silence and the 'ringing of the bell' was observed for boxing referee Arthur Mercante Sr., who died earlier in the day at age 90.		In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title held by Botha, with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and appeared to win rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds appeared very close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand at 0:24 of the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee Russell Mora stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with Al Bernstein. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time. Two judges had the bout 67-66 for Botha, while the third judge had the bout 69-64 for Holyfield, the bout still close by the scoring going into the eighth. Before the bout began, a moment of silence and the 'ringing of the bell' was observed for boxing referee Arthur Mercante Sr., who died earlier in the day at age 90.

Brizel at 04:46, 11 April 2010

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	In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the vacant World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and appeared to win rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds appeared very close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand at 0:24 of the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee Russell Mora stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with Al Bernstein. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time. Two judges had the bout 67-66 for Botha, while the third judge had the bout 69-64 for Holyfield, ~~indicating that~~ the bout ~~was~~ still close by the scoring going into the eighth ~~round~~. Before the bout began, a moment of silence and the 'ringing of the bell' was observed for boxing referee Arthur Mercante Sr., who died earlier in the day at age 90.		In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the vacant World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and appeared to win rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds appeared very close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand at 0:24 of the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee Russell Mora stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with Al Bernstein. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time. Two judges had the bout 67-66 for Botha, while the third judge had the bout 69-64 for Holyfield, the bout still close by the scoring going into the eighth. Before the bout began, a moment of silence and the 'ringing of the bell' was observed for boxing referee Arthur Mercante Sr., who died earlier in the day at age 90.

Brizel at 04:42, 11 April 2010

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	In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the vacant World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and appeared to win rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds appeared very close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand at 0:24 of the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee Russell Mora stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with Al Bernstein. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time. Two judges had the bout 67-66 for Botha, while the third judge had the bout 69-64 for Holyfield, indicating that the bout was still close by the scoring going into the eighth round.		In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the vacant World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and appeared to win rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds appeared very close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand at 0:24 of the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee Russell Mora stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with Al Bernstein. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time. Two judges had the bout 67-66 for Botha, while the third judge had the bout 69-64 for Holyfield, indicating that the bout was still close by the scoring going into the eighth round. Before the bout began, a moment of silence and the 'ringing of the bell' was observed for boxing referee Arthur Mercante Sr., who died earlier in the day at age 90.

Brizel at 04:37, 11 April 2010

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	In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the vacant World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and ~~won~~ rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds ~~were~~ close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand in the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee Russell Mora stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with Al Bernstein. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time.		In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the vacant World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and appeared to win rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds appeared very close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand at 0:24 of the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee Russell Mora stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with Al Bernstein. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time. Two judges had the bout 67-66 for Botha, while the third judge had the bout 69-64 for Holyfield, indicating that the bout was still close by the scoring going into the eighth round.

Brizel at 04:32, 11 April 2010

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	In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the vacant World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and won rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds were close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand in the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until ~~the~~ referee stopped the contest. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with Al Bernstein. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again.		In a bout broadcast by per-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada, Evander Holyfield won a share of the heavyweight championship for the fifth time by winning the vacant World Boxing Federation Heavyweight title with an eighth round knockout over Francois Botha. Holyfield weighed 220, Botha 250. Botha won the first two rounds by manhandling Holyfield, landing hooks on the inside and constantly tying him up. Holyfield began scoring in the second with with counter lefts, and won rounds three, four and five by landing counter rights over the Botha right, but the rounds were close. Holyfield won rounds six and seven with frequent flurries, particularly later in these rounds, which eventually wore Botha down. Holyfield knocked down Botha with a powerful right hand in the eighth. Botha beat the count. Holyfield stayed on top of Botha after the knockdown and continued hitting Botha until referee Russell Mora stopped the contest at 2:05. It appeared that the excess weight began to slow Botha down after the sixth round, leaving him more susceptible to getting hit, a fact noted by Holyfield in the post fight interview with Al Bernstein. Holyfield also stated in the post fight interview that he continued to improve as a fighter at age 47, and that he intended to fight again. Botha was warned for double hitting Holyfield's head in the first, and hitting behind the head in rounds two and three. 2200 fans were in attendance for the bout, with ticket sales picking up close to fight time.