Sultan Ibragimov vs. Evander Holyfield
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| Date | 13 October 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBO Heavyweight Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ibragimov defeated Holyfield via Unanimous Decision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sultan Ibragimov vs. Evander Holyfield, was a professional boxing match contested on 13 October 2007 for the WBO heavyweight championship.[1]
Background
Following Ibragimov's decision victory over Shannon Briggs to win the WBO belt in June 2007 he agreed to face WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev, however Chagaev contracted hepatitis B and pulled out.
After his poor performance against Larry Donald in November 2004 New York State Athletic Commission suspended the former four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, leading a 21-month absence from the ring. He returned to defeat his next four opponents before agreeing to stand in for Chagaev.
The fight
There were no knockdowns in the bout, which was scored 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111 by the judges, giving Ibragimov a unanimous decision victory.[2]
Aftermath
Ibragimov would agree to face IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko in the first heavyweight unification bout since 1999, losing his title in a unanimous decision before retiring. Holyfield would spend more than a year out of ring before facing WBA champion Nikolai Valuev where he would be on the end of a controversial majority decision ending his hopes of beating George Foreman's record as the oldest heavyweight champion in history.
Undercard
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Confirmed bouts:[3]
References
- ^ "Sultan Ibragimov vs. Evander Holyfield - BoxRec". boxrec.com.
- ^ "Ibragimov Holyfield: Evander Holyfield vs Sultan Ibragimov Boxing Result". www.boxing247.com.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".