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Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, billed as the Sound and the Fury and afterwards infamously referred to as The Bite Fight, was a professional boxing match contested between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson on June 28, 1997, for the WBA Heavyweight Championship. It achieved notoriety as one of the most bizarre fights in boxing history, after Tyson bit off a part of Holyfield's ear. Tyson was disqualified from the match and lost his boxing license, though it was later reinstated.

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  • Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, billed as the Sound and the Fury and afterwards infamously referred to as The Bite Fight, was a professional boxing match contested between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson on June 28, 1997, for the WBA Heavyweight Championship. It achieved notoriety as one of the most bizarre fights in boxing history, after Tyson bit off a part of Holyfield's ear. Tyson was disqualified from the match and lost his boxing license, though it was later reinstated. The fight took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The referee officiating the fight was Mills Lane, who was brought in as a late replacement when Tyson's camp protested the original selection of Mitch Halpern (who officiated the first fight) as the referee. (en)
  • La rencontre Tyson contre Holyfield a opposé les boxeurs professionnels Mike Tyson et Evander Holyfield à deux reprises : une première fois le 9 novembre 1996 et une seconde fois le 28 juin 1997, chaque rencontre s'étant déroulée au MGM Grand et ayant été remportée par Evander Holyfield. (fr)
  • Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson è stato un incontro di pugilato tra Evander Holyfield e Mike Tyson, disputato il 28 giugno 1997 presso la MGM Grand Arena di Las Vegas, valevole per l'assegnazione del titolo dei pesi massimi WBA. La vittoria è andata al campione in carica Holyfield, che si è aggiudicato l'incontro per via della squalifica di Mike Tyson al 3º round, in seguito ai ripetuti tentativi dello stesso Tyson di mordere l'orecchie dell'avversario addentando è staccando un pezzo di cartilagine di quello destro. Il match è noto anche come Holyfield-Tyson II: The Sound and the Fury, per ragioni di tipo promozionale. L'incontro fu la rivincita dell'incontro precedente disputato il 9 novembre 1996. (it)
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  • 1997-06-28 (xsd:date)
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  • The Sound and the Fury (en)
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  • Atlanta, Georgia, US (en)
  • Catskill, New York, US (en)
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  • Iron (en)
  • The Real Deal (en)
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  • 2 (xsd:integer)
  • WBA heavyweight champion (en)
  • Former undisputed heavyweight champion (en)
  • The Ring pound-for-pound No. 9 ranked fighter (en)
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  • Holyfield wins via 3rd-round disqualification (en)
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  • Orthodox (en)
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  • WBA heavyweight title (en)
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  • 218.0
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  • La rencontre Tyson contre Holyfield a opposé les boxeurs professionnels Mike Tyson et Evander Holyfield à deux reprises : une première fois le 9 novembre 1996 et une seconde fois le 28 juin 1997, chaque rencontre s'étant déroulée au MGM Grand et ayant été remportée par Evander Holyfield. (fr)
  • Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, billed as the Sound and the Fury and afterwards infamously referred to as The Bite Fight, was a professional boxing match contested between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson on June 28, 1997, for the WBA Heavyweight Championship. It achieved notoriety as one of the most bizarre fights in boxing history, after Tyson bit off a part of Holyfield's ear. Tyson was disqualified from the match and lost his boxing license, though it was later reinstated. (en)
  • Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson è stato un incontro di pugilato tra Evander Holyfield e Mike Tyson, disputato il 28 giugno 1997 presso la MGM Grand Arena di Las Vegas, valevole per l'assegnazione del titolo dei pesi massimi WBA. La vittoria è andata al campione in carica Holyfield, che si è aggiudicato l'incontro per via della squalifica di Mike Tyson al 3º round, in seguito ai ripetuti tentativi dello stesso Tyson di mordere l'orecchie dell'avversario addentando è staccando un pezzo di cartilagine di quello destro. (it)
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  • Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II (en)
  • Tyson contre Holyfield (fr)
  • Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson (1997) (it)
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