Vitor Belfort stops Evander Holyfield in Round 1

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Evander Holyfield, months shy of his 59th birthday, was stopped on his feet by former UFC champion Vitor Belfort just 1:49 into the opening round on Saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Belfort, 44, swarmed Holyfield from the opening bell and never let up in the Triller Fight Club main event as former President Donald Trump watched on from the commentary booth. The former heavyweight champion, one of boxing's all-time greats, showed no resistance at all in his first fight since 2011.

A flurry of punches sent Holyfield to the canvas, and after he beat the count, Belfort let his hands go until the ref wisely stopped the fight, saving Holyfield from further punishment.

Holyfield (44-10-2, 29 KOs), who landed only one punch, accepted the assignment on eight days' notice after Oscar De La Hoya tested positive for COVID-19. De La Hoya-Belfort was sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission, but executive director Andy Foster refused to sanction Holyfield-Belfort as even an exhibition.

https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/32192621/vitor-belfort-overwhelms-evander-holyfield-first-round-tko-victory

[True Dough]

1. California's athletic commission wouldn't sanction this "fight"

But of course that hot mess Florida did. And it was a mistake! At age 59, Holyfield should never have been allowed to climb into the ring against a 40-something opponent, if at all.

[Walleye]

3. It is a disgusting idea. A man 15 years his junior. Boxing is a young man's game

[LenaBaby61]

8. Holyfield is now cash poor ....

and has 11 kids, and some of them very young that he has to support. So, of course he'd climb back in the ring for the $$$ His net worth is about $500,000.

JOURNEY Evander Holyfield made millions from Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis fights, but lost it all and was then forced to sell 109-room mansion to Rick Ross – now he’s about to step into the ring again.

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/728082/evander-holyfield-next-fight-record-mike-tyson-ear-lennox-lewis-mansion/

[Walleye]

2. At least nobody got an ear bitten off

[2naSalit]

4. The best thing that could result...

Is a seriously truncated broadcast of tfg's BS! Don't know if that happened, hope it did.

[brush]

5. Well that shouldn't have happened. Holyfield is the only one...

they could find to step for De La Hoya?

[True Dough]

6. Holyfield had a boxing match lined up but his opponent also had to withdraw

So since he was training and supposedly prepared to fight, they paired Holyfield with Belfort due to timing.

[rickyhall]

7. What was a 60-year-old doing in a prize fight? Anything for $$.