When Two Veteran Fighters Entered the Ring and Unleashed Mayhem
July 1986 Bronze medalist of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, 23-year-old Evander Holyfield, in just 12 bouts in the professional ring, enters the fight for the title of world champion. The current WBA titleholder is 33-year-old Dwight Muhammad Qawi for whom it was his second belt defense, and in the first defense, he defeated Leon Spinks ahead of schedule.