Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Holyfield drops in to watch "future of boxing" (Reuters)

U.S. boxer Evander Holyfield attends the WBO super flyweight title bout between Colombian William Urina and Argentine Omar Andres Narvaez at the Luna Park arena in Buenos Aires June 11, 2011. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian

LONDON (Reuters) - Heavyweight great Evander Holyfield dropped by London's boxing arena on Wednesday to cast an eye over the next generation of fighters looking to take a leaf out of his book by preparing for the professional ranks with an Olympic medal. Holyfield joined a list of great U.S. fighters, such as Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali, who brought home an Olympic medal and then dominated the sport after he claimed a light heavyweight bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. ...




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