25 Years Later, Boxing Legend Evander Holyfield Finally Reveals Who Stole His Ear

June 28th marked the 25th anniversary of one of the most infamous moments in boxing history. Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield were set to face off in a rematch, but things would escalate as Tyson bit off a portion of Holyfield’s ear in the third round.

Tyson was then disqualified from the fight and had his boxing license suspended. Now, 25 years later, The Real Deal has come out and revealed what happened to his ear.

Evander Holyfield reveals what happened to his ear

According to many reports, Holyfield’s ear was said to be lost in the ambulance in which he was being transported. However, in a special feature by ESPN for the 25th anniversary of this incident, Holyfield revealed his ear was stolen.

The reporter asked the former champion if he thought his ear was stolen. ” Do you think someone stole that piece of ear? ” He said. Holyfield then revealed that he knew exactly who stole his ear,” I probably could tell you exactly who the person was, but you know I don’t wanna start no trouble it was somebody on my team people you would never think would do it” He said.

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The reporter then clarifies whether this mystery is solved or not and Holyfield hilariously responded by saying,” Yeah it’s solved definitely. I got 35 million dollars but I gotta messed up ear but I’m good”

Why did Mike Tyson bite Holyfield’s ear off?

This fight was not the first time that these two faced each other, as this was the rematch. In the first fight, Holyfield pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the sports after beating Tyson in the 11th round. Moreover, the second fight also looked like it was going in the same direction.

‘Iron Mike’  was seemingly getting frustrated by Holyfield’s use of his head as he head-butted Tyson several times through the fight, which even opened a cut above his right eye. In the third round, Tyson started without his mouth guard and bit Holyfield around the nip of his ear. Holyfield started jumping in agony and pointed towards his ear to inform the referee. Tyson was disqualified and paid a fine of $3 million. Holyfield would also go on to lose his next fight against Lennox Lewis while Tyson was facing his suspension.

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