Evander Holyfield vs. Frans Botha April 10th

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The two of them finally reached a deal.

Evander Holyfield, who has had fights canceled in Uganda, South Korea and Ethiopia, finally has secured his next bout in the most foreign land of all: Las Vegas.

Holyfield, who hasn’t fought in Las Vegas since a loss to James Toney in 2003, will meet Frans Botha at the Thomas & Mack Center April 10, manager Ken Sanders said Friday. Details of the long-rumored bout were finalized Friday, with Holyfield guaranteed about $1 million. Link

[Dry_Fish]

$1 million dollars? Who would pay to watch this fight that is 10 years to late?

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Reminder: This fight is about to start.

[Puertorique]

Any updates on the two fighters that shouldn't be fighting?

[Puertorique]

Well the 47 year old Evander Holyfield is the WBF Heavy weight champ again. Haha.

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What's next for Holyfield?

While the sparse turnout raises questions about Holyfield's marketability, he maintains that matchmakers should consider him against any of the three more legitimate heavyweight title-holders -- brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko of Russia and David Haye of Great Britain.

"My name is still big out there," he said. "The WBF is a legitimate championship."

Manager Ken Sanders seeks to line up a similarly beatable opponent as Botha for Holyfield's next bout in Vienna, Austria, this summer.

"Evander is really popular there," Sanders said Monday. He claimed Austrian officials contacted him with an invitation.

Win there and Sanders foresees a return gig in Las Vegas this autumn.

"Evander is in tip-top form," he said. "I know this sounds crazy, but he looks better than he's ever looked."