Evander Holyfield Net Worth: Biography, Age, Record, Height, Children, Career, Net Worth & More

Evander Holyfield is a legendary boxer who competed against some of the greats of the hard-hitting sport. Holyfield had 10 defeats in his pro boxing career, but it does not take away the fact that he never stepped back from facing top contenders. 

Holyfield’s battle against Mike Tyson in the 1990s are still being talked and watched all over the world. “The Real Deal” took retirement in 2011. Since then, he has been paying a crucial role in charity and other noble activities. 

Evander Holyfield Basics Details

Basics	Details
Name	Evander Holyfield
Nicknames	The Real Deal, The Warrior
Born	19 October 1962
Age	63 years
Zodiac Sign	Libra
Nationality	American
Birth Place	Atmore, Alabama, United States
Ethncity	African-American
Height	6 feet and 2 inches
Weight	95 kg
Reach	78 inches
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Feet Size	15 (US)
Body Type	Fit & Athelatic
Stance	Orthodox
Competed	Cruiserweight, Heavyweight

Evander Holyfield’s Age

Evander Holyfield is in his 60s. He is 63 years old, being born on 19 October 1962 in Atmore, Alabama, United States. 

Holyfield, long after leaving the pro boxing circuit, still hits the gym hard. Hence, his fitness journey still inspires millions worldwide. 

Evander Holyfield Early Life, Parents & Siblings 

Life was utterly hard for Evander Holyfield as a kid. He lived with eight siblings, with very soft connection with the farther. Holyfield’s mother played the biggest role in her growth to become a top sports star in the world. 

As a kid, Holyfield had speech impediment problem. Hence, he was bullied to the core. 

• Isom Coley is Holyfield’s father. In 2007, he left this world. 
• Annie Holyfield is Evander’s mother. 
• While he grew up with eight siblings, Bernard Holyfield is the name that is in public. He co-wrote Evander’s autobiography in 1996: Holyfield: The Humble Warrior. 

Evander making tons of money in the 1990s changed the lives of all his siblings and parents for good. 

Evander Holyfield Wives 

Evander Holyfield married four times. He has taken divorce with all four. 

• Paulette Bowen is Evander’s first wife. In 1985, Paulette married Evander. And in 1991, they got separated. 
• He then married Janice Itson in 1996. But the marriage was able to last for four years. In 2000, they officially ended the relationship. 
• In 2003, Candi Calvana Smith became Evander Holyfield’s wife. But the divorce took place in 2004. 
• In 2004 only, he married for the fourth time. Millie Williams became his betterhalf. But the things between them ended in 2012.  

Since then, Holyfield preferred to live as a single man. Evander is a father of 11 children. But Paulette Bowen and Millie Williams are the only two wives with whom he had children. Rest of them came from his extramarital relationships. 

• Evander Holyfield Jr. and Ewin Holyfield are his children from his time with Paulette Bowen (1985 to 1991. Both of them took boxing, but they did not make it to the highest levels. 
• Mahlia Holyfield and Zachary Holyfield are Holyfield’s children with ex-wife Millie Williams (2004–2012). 

Holyfield is blessed to have six more children. Out of 11, only the name of one is missing from the public attention. He has total 11 children with six different partners. 

1. Alexis Holyfield 
2. Evangeline Holyfield 
3. Canaan Holyfield 
4. Madison Holyfield 
5. Jordan Holyfield

Evander Holyfield’s Amateur Boxing Career

• At the Boys & Girls Club in Atlanta, Evander started his journey to learn basics of boxing. 
• At the 1983 Pan American Games, he won the silver medal. 
• At the 1984 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal at Light Heavyweight. It was a controversial disqualification in the semi-finals. 
• He was famous for his relentless pressure. 
• Evender had 160 wins and 14 losses as an amateur. 

Evander, even back then, was seen as a future of boxing. His come forward style was famous. 

Professional Career of Evander Holyfield

After the LA Olympics in 1984, Evander turned professional. But he first dominated the Cruiserweight division. 

Basics	Details
Fights	57
Won	44
Lost	10
Draw	2
No contests	1
KO Wins	29

• In 1988, he became the Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion and won the WBA, WBC, IBF titles. 
• It made him be the first boxer to fully unify the Cruiserweight division. 
• In just 18 battles, he became the Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion. 

Evander then moved to the heavyweight and made a sound impact. 

• In 1990, he beat Buster Douglas to win the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles. It led him win the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship. 
• From 1991 to 1992l, he beat George Foreman, Bert Cooper and Larry Holmes to defend the titles three times. 
• In 1992, Riddick Bowe gave Evander his pro career’s first loss. 
• But in 1993, he beat Riddick Bowe in the rematch and won the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles. 
• However, in 1994, Michael Moorer gave Evander a shocking defeat. 
• He even lost the trilogy against Riddick Bowe in 1995. 
• Between 1996 and 1997, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield met twice. Holyfield won both of them. Mike even bitten Holyfield’s ear in the second fight, which made him disqualify. 
• In 1999, Evander met great Lennox Lewis twice. The first battle ended as a draw and the second won went in favour of Lewis. 

• In 2002, he beat Hasim Rahman. It could have been the right time to end the pro career. However, due to bad financial activities. He kept on fighting until 2011. It was the time where he lost five times. 

1. Alonzo Johnson, Lou Duva and Ronnie Shields were his three major boxing trainers. 
2. He was promoted by Dan Duva and Don King for most of his career. 

Evander Holyfield Social Media 

Evander Holyfield is on social media. It reflacts some of the golden moments of his life. 

• Evander Holyfield holds 1.5 million plus followers on Instagram. 
• He holds over 270k X followers. 
• 1.3 million plus is his Facebook fanbase. 
• He has a YouTube channel, but has it not picked great numbers yet. 

Platform	Username
Instagram	@evanderholyfield
YouTube	@Evander_Holyfield
Facebook	@TheRealDealHolyfield
X	@holyfield

Evander Holyfield Net Worth 

As per several portals, Evander Holyfield’s worth is only USD 1 million. But now, as of 2026, it has gone to USD 5 million. 

From 2023 to 2025, he made several guest appereaces for Riyadh Season, it landed him decent sums. 

Holyfield now makes the money from special appreaces. He is not totally broke; however, the net worth could have been better. He now sells Evander Holyfield Gym franchise worldwide, it makes him the money too. 

Being a top sporting name, he gets brand deals. For coming into podcasts, he charges the money. 

During his fighting career, he made around $230 million. However, indiscipline lifestyle made him lose everything. 

Holyfield takes an active part in raising money for the needful. A better investment could have made him a billionaire by now. As of 2026, he lives in Georgia, US. 

Hidden Facts and Trivia 

• Evander Holyfield is the first boxer to become the Cruiserweight and Undisputed Heavyweight champion. 
• A section fights fans feel that Holyfield took performance enhancing drugs during his peak years. However, there is no proof. 
• Holyfield is a International Boxing Hall of Fame mamber. In 2003, he was inducted. 
• He is also being known as “Cardio king”. 
• At one point of a time, he owned 100 plus room estate in Georgia. 
• After the Tyson ear saga, he made an appearance in movies, TV shows, and commercials. 
• He battled with a heart condition back in 1994. 
• Holyfield loves gymming to the core. 

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