By: Danny Serratelli, ringside
www.Braggingrightscorner.com

In a fight billed as a 12-round championship elimination, Evander Holyfield appeared to have eliminated Hasim Rahman from title contention, thus giving himself a legitimate chance at the winner of Mike Tyson vs. Lennox Lewis. Holyfield said if the winner of that bout won’t fight him, he will fight the winner of the John Ruiz vs. Kirk Johnson fight for the 3rd belt, the WBC’s.

Holyfield, who has never lost a fight in Atlantic City, New Jersey, took control of the fight and led on 2 of 3 judges scorecards when the ringside doctor at 1:40 of the 8th round stopped the fight. He was awarded a technical split decision because of a giant welt on Rahman