Evander Holyfield is set to take on Kevin McBride on Saturday 5th June 2021 in the United States. The fight is scheduled for 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there is no weight limit.
This fight will appear on the undercard of Teofimo Lopez’s and George Kambosos Jnr’s clash for the The Ring Lightweight, IBF World Lightweight, WBA Super World Lightweight and WBC Franchise Lightweight championship.
Four-time world heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield is making his return to the “sweet science” at the tender age of 58, no doubt an attempt to follow the financial footprint of fellow geriatric pugilist Mike Tyson.
“The Real Deal” retired from boxing after stopping Brian Nielsen in May 2011.
Holyfield (57-10-2, 1 NC) returns on June 5 opposite 47 year-old Kevin McBride (35-10-1), perhaps best known for retiring Tyson back in June 2005. “The Clones Colossus” has not competed in nearly a decade, having dropped six of his last seven.
When is Evander Holyfield vs Kevin McBride?
- Evander Holyfield vs Kevin McBride takes place on Saturday, June 5.
- Expect the ring walk at around 4-5am BST.
- The exhibition bout is chief support to the main event of Teofimo Lopez vs George Kambosos Jr on the next Triller card.
What TV channel and live stream is it on?
- Those in the UK will be able to live stream the Triller card through Fite.TV.
- The PPV event will cost £23.99 (£17.24) to purchase.
- A TV channel has yet to be announced for the card in the UK.
What is the full card?
The main event will see the mouthwatering clash between world champ Teofimo Lopez against George Kambosos Jr.
Lopez was sparkling in his triumph over Vasyl Lomachenko in October.
- Teofimo Lopez vs George Kambosos Jr (for WBA, IBF, WBO lightweight world titles)
- Evander Holyfield vs Kevin McBride (heavyweight)
HOLYFIELD VS MCBRIDE STATS
Evander Holyfield steps into the ring with a record of 44 wins, 10 loses and 2 draws, 29 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Kevin McBride will make his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 10 loses and 1 draw, with 29 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest McBride has advantage in power over Holyfield, with a 83% knock out percentage over Holyfield’s 66%.
Evander Holyfield is the older man by 11 years, at 58 years old.
McBride has a height advantage of 4 inches over Holyfield. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Evander Holyfield & Kevin McBride fight out of an orthodox stance.
Holyfield is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 1984, 8 years and 1 month earlier than McBride, whose first professional fight was in 1992. He has fought 443 more professional rounds, 443 to McBride’s 0.
WHAT TIME DOES HOLYFIELD VS MCBRIDE START?
The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST in the United States, which is around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
WHO IS SHOWING HOLYFIELD VS MCBRIDE?
Holyfield vs McBride will be broadcast on Fite.tv PPV US in the US, while the fight will be broadcast in the United Kingdom by Fite.tv PPV UK.
As fight fans know, Irish heavyweight Kevin McBride, best known for retiring Mike Tyson in 2005, will box Evander Holyfield on June 5. Now aged 47, McBride feels he will defeat 58 year old Holyfield and then get a rematch with Tyson.
HOW DO YOU STREAM HOLYFIELD VS MCBRIDE?
In the US you can stream Holyfield vs McBride via Fite.tv on a PPV basis. Once purchased, you can watch on your Smart TV, Phone or Desktop PC, and they have apps available on Roku, Xbox, Chromecast and Apple TV.
The whole event costs $49.99.
You can currently stream US cards like Holyfield vs McBride via Fite.tv on a PPV basis. Once purchased, you can watch on your Smart TV, Phone or Desktop PC, and they have apps available on Roku, Xbox, Chromecast and Apple TV.
The whole event costs $23.99.
WHAT WERE THE ODDS ON HOLYFIELD VS MCBRIDE?
Kevin McBride is currently (+100) to win the contest outright, while you can get (+100) on Evander Holyfield if you fancy the incredible upset.