Former UFC world champion Vitor Belfort has come out in defense of last month's first round blowout of 58-year-old Evander Holyfield. Holyfield, a former undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion, took the fight on very late notice after Oscar De La Hoya withdrew with a COVID-19 diagnosis.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom has joined in the criticism of last Saturday's fight between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort. The 58-year-old Holyfield, a former undisputed heavyweight champion, stepped in on a week's notice.
Youtube star turned boxer, Jake Paul (4-0, 3 KOs), believes former UFC champion Vitor Belfort is obsessed with fighting him. Last Saturday night in Florida, Belfort scored a first round stoppage of former undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield.
UFC President Dana White erupted when reporters questioned him regarding last Saturday's pay-per-view event that was staged by the Triller app in Hollywood, Florida.
Former UFC champion Vitor Belfort, 44-years-old, has continued to call for a boxing showdown with social media star Jake Paul (4-0, 3 KOs). Belfort returned to a boxing ring last Saturday in Florida, and he picked up a first round stoppage over former undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman is shaking his head after watching last Saturday's boxing match between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort, which headlined a Triller pay-per-view event in Hollywood, Florida.
Keeping with the theme of ridiculousness that encapsulated Saturday night’s event in Hollywood, Florida, Vitor Belfort called out boxing’s biggest star after defeating a 58-year-old former heavyweight champion who hadn’t boxed in 10 years.
Former two division world champion David Haye was not happy with the way Vitor Belfort blew out Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield in one round on Saturday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Vitor Belfort was even quicker to call out Jake Paul on Saturday night than he was to vanquish Evander Holyfield. The former UFC light heavyweight champion challenged Paul to a $25 million, winner-take-all fight after he stopped the 58-year-old Holyfield in the first round of their ill-conceived cruiserweight bout in Hollywood, Florida. Ryan Kavanaugh, Triller’s CEO, and Triller executive chairman Bobby Sarnevesht quickly added $5 million to the proposed eight-figure purse for a Belfort-Paul bout during Belfort’s post-fight interview in the ring.
Holyfield, Belfort Fight Photos Gallery - Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood - Former UFC champion Vitor Belfort (1-0, 1 KO) pulled off an upset, even with age disparity, when he stopped a 58-year-old former undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield (44-10-2, 29 KOs) in the first round. (photos by Amanda Westcott)