Eleazar Evan Holyfield (born October 23, 1997) is an American professional boxer. He is the son of former two-division world champion of boxing, Evander Holyfield.
Background Holyfield was born in Atlanta. He is the middle child of 11 total children that Evander Holyfield has fathered. His younger brother, Elijah Holyfield, is a running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. Holyfield is represented professionally by Athelo Group, a sports agency based out of Connecticut.
Professional career Holyfield made his professional debut on November 2, 2019, on the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. He scored a technical knockout (TKO) victory against Nick Wenstead at 16 seconds in the first round. He went on a 9-fight win streak, winning five of them inside the distance. He suffered his first defeat on May 14, 2022, via knockout. The defeat came at the Kia Forum in Inglewood at on the Sergey Kovalev vs. Tervel Pulev undercard against journeyman 32 year old Jurmain McDonald. It was a minute into the second round when McDonald landed a right hand to Holyfield's head as he fell face first onto the canvas. To his credit, he got back and tried to argue with the referee, but the fight was over. He was scheduled to return after a 2-year hiatus, at the CountryBox: Where Music Meets Boxing event on July 1, 2025, when he replaced Shannon Briggs.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundsDateLocationNotes13Win12–1LaTreveon GrantKO1 (6). Jul 1, 202512Win11–1Juan Meza MorenoUD6Jun 24, 202311Win10–1Terrance JarmonTKO1 (6). Feb 18, 202310Loss9–1Jurmain McDonaldKO 2 (6), May 14, 20229Win9–0Chris RollinsUD 6Jan 22, 20228Win8–0Charles Stanford 2 (6), Oct 23, 20217Win7–0Agustin CiceroTKO3 (6), Jul 30, 20216Win6–0Nicholas ComptonUD4Apr 10, 20215Win5–0Donnis ReedTKO1 (4), Dec 12, 20204Win4–0Dylan Carlson4Mar 7, 20203Win3–0Travis NeroTKO1 (4), Feb 8, 20202Win2–0Henry MendezTKO3 (4), Nov 23, 20191Win1–0Nick Winstead1 (4), Nov 2, 2019
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