Pros react after Vitor Belfort TKO’s Evander Holyfield

By Chris Taylor - September 11, 2021

Triller Fight Club returned tonight with ‘Legends 2’, a fight card headlined by boxing heavyweights Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort.

Vitor Belfort, Evander Holyfield

The event was originally slated to take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. However, the fight card was moved after original headliner Oscar De La Hoya was forced to withdraw due to illness, and Holyfield was booked as the short-notice replacement. California would not sanction the Holyfield vs Belfort fight to take place in the state which resulted in the event being shifted to Florida.

Evander Holyfield, who is now 58-years-old, had not competed since 2011 where he scored a TKO victory over Brian Nielsen. The boxing legend, who is the only four-time world heavyweight champion, entered tonight’s contest sporting a 44-10-2 record a professional.

Holyfield vs. Belfort, Evander Holyfield, Vitor Belfort

Meanwhile, Vitor Belfort (26-14 MMA, 2-0 Boxing) was returning to combat sports for the first time since 2018 this evening. In his most previous effort at UFC 224, ‘The Phenom’ wound up suffering a knockout loss to Lyoto Machida. That setback was preceded by a unanimous decision victory over Nate Marquardt in 2017.

Tonight’s Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort bout proved to be a a short and very one-sided contest. ‘The Phenom’ came out aggressively and did not stop throwing big punches until the referee stepped in to mercifully save the boxing legend in Evander Holyfield.

Official Result: Vitor Belfort def. Evander Holyfield via TKO at 1:49 of Round 1

Check out how the pros reacted to Holyfield vs. Belfort below:

Post-fight reactions to Vitor Belfort defeating Evander Holyfield:

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Boxing News Evander Holyfield Vitor Belfort