By Mark Vester
It didn't take long for the four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield (40-8-2, 26 KOs) to drop promoter Murad Muhammad of M&M Sports, and sign up with the company that started his career, New Jersey based Main Events.
The breakup of the Holyfield-Muhammad relationship was likely a direct result of last November's failed pay-per-view that saw Holyfield gain a points win over Fres Oquendo in San Antonio, Texas.
Because the pay-per-view lost so much money due to the poor buyrate and live gate figures, most of the undercard fighters, and Fres Oquendo, were initially stiffed or received checks that bounced. Lou DiBella, who promoted Oquendo at the time of the fight, was close to filing suit against Muhammad.
There was a rumor that even Holyfield received a check that bounced, but it was never confirmed. Ironically, while fighters were being stiffed, Muhammad was offering IBF champ Wladimir Klitschko $20 million dollars to face Holyfield.
The New Jersey Herald-News reports that Holyfield's first fight with Main Events will be in the spring. At the time, no major network has agreed to televise the bout.
