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December 3, 2010

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Holyfield eyes world title again

EVANDER Holyfield vowed yesterday he'll continue to fight until he regains the world heavyweight title.

The 48-year-old former champion will face Denmark's 45-year-old Brian Nielsen in Copenhagen on March 5 in a non-title bout.

"My goal is to be the undisputed world champion one more time before I let it go. Once I do that, I sit down," he said. "And until I do that, I continue to fight."

David Haye and Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko hold the current world heavyweight titles.

Holyfield, who held the heavyweight title four times, knocked out Francois Botha last April after losses to Nikolay Valuev and Sultan Ibragimov. He has a career record of 43-10-2, with 28 knockouts.

"The most important thing to me is to fights. I take the fights that are available," he told a news conference.

Nielsen, who lost to Tyson in 2001, retired in 2003 after an 11-year pro career because of a knee injury that has required several operations.

Nielsen claims to have lost 33 pounds (15 kilograms) in the past few months but says he needs to drop more weight. "I know that I have always been fat, but for my own sake I need to look like a boxer for once ... which I have never done before," he said smiling.



 

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