Holyfield Admits to 2 More Kids

Two days after his victory over Vaughn Bean, and only one week after his second wife gave birth to their first child, Evander Holyfield admitted that he has fathered two children out of wedlock in the past year with previous girlfriends.

Holyfield now has nine children--the newborn Elijah Jedidiah to his wife, Janice; three with his first wife, Paulette, from whom he has been divorced since 1991; and five others born out of wedlock to four women.

Holyfield told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that his wife was “my best friend,” but admitted he regretted getting married almost immediately after they met in October 1996.

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Sugar Shane impressed Sugar Ray in The Theatre at Madison Square Garden.

“It takes a special man to carry the name Sugar and I think Mosley can do it,” Ray Leonard said after Shane Mosley knocked down Eduardo Morales of Argentina twice and stopped him in the fifth round to retain the International Boxing Federation lightweight title.

Mosley’s victory followed a unanimous decision by Angel Manfredy over John Brown in defense of the super-featherweight title of the fringe World Boxing Union.

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If Mike Tyson gets his boxing license back, he’s looking to come back against a ranked opponent, his advisor, Shelly Finkel, said. . . . Julio Cesar Chavez, fresh off a second loss to Oscar De La Hoya, is looking to move down in weight class and is seeking permission from the World Boxing Council to fight for the super-lightweight title against the winner of the Nov. 28 title match between Miguel Angel Gonzalez of Mexico and Konstantin Tzsyu of Russia.