Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II

The Sound and the Fury

Date	June 28, 1997
Venue	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	WBA heavyweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Evander Holyfield Mike Tyson Nickname The Real Deal Iron Hometown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Catskill, New York, U.S. Purse $35,000,000 $30,000,000 Pre-fight record 33–3 (24 KO) 45–2 (39 KO) Age 34 years, 8 months 30 years, 11 months Height 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (189 cm) 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Weight 218 lb (99 kg) 218 lb (99 kg) Style Orthodox Orthodox Recognition WBA heavyweight champion The Ring pound-for-pound No. 9 ranked fighter 2-division undisputed world champion WBA No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight Former undisputed heavyweight champion
Result
Holyfield wins via 3rd-round disqualification

Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, billed as The Sound and the Fury and afterwards infamously referred to as The Bite Fight, was a professional boxing match contested between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson on June 28, 1997, for the WBA Heavyweight Championship.^[1] It achieved notoriety as one of the most bizarre fights in boxing history after Tyson bit off a part of Holyfield's ear. Tyson was disqualified from the match and lost his boxing license, though it was later reinstated.

The fight took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The referee officiating the fight was Mills Lane, who was brought in as a late replacement when Tyson's camp protested the original selection of Mitch Halpern (who officiated the first fight) as the referee.^[2]