/ 23 March 1999

HOLYFIELD-LEWIS REMATCH FOR SEPTEMBER

EVANDER HOLYFIELD and Lennox Lewis have agreed on terms for a rematch for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Promoter Don King said on television on Sunday night: “I’ve signed both fighters for the rematch. This is the only curative we have in boxing when you have a dispute: is to have a rematch.” The ruling that the fight was a draw had caused a storm in the boxing world as many felt Lewis was clearly the winner. King said that both fighters want the bout in September and that both would be guaranteed $15-million for the rematch. Possible sites include New York, Las Vegas, London and South Africa but this is yet to be announced. Lewis’s promoter claimed last week that President Nelson Mandela had offered South Africa for the rematch but Mandela’s spokesperson denied this.