COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — At the age of 48, Evander Holyfield won’t give up on his hopes of regaining the world heavyweight title.
The former undisputed champion resumes his longshot quest Saturday when he takes on Denmark’s 46-year-old Brian Nielsen in a non-title bout in the Danish capital.
Holyfield says “my goal is to be the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world … again.”
In his last ring appearance, Holyfield was cut above the left eye by an accidental head butt in his fight with Sherman Williams in January. The bout was ruled a no-contest.
Trainer Tommy Brooks predicts Holyfield will beat Nielsen in two rounds.
