The gloves that were worn by Evander Holyfield during his 1997 heavyweight rematch with Mike Tyson, in which Tyson bit off a chunk of Holyfield's ear, fetched US$35,200 at auction. The gloves were part of a list of 445 items that belonged to former heavyweight world champion Holyfield that were auctioned off by the Beverly Hills-based auction house Julien's. The purple satin robe and black satin belt he wore in 1996 during the first of his two fights against Tyson sold for US$10,880. AFP
Undefeated American Austin Trout jabbed his way to a unanimous points-decision victory over Miguel Cotto to retain his WBA light middleweight title at New York's legendary Madison Square Garden. "Miguel Cotto is a great champion. It's just an honour to be in the same ring with him. To have my hand raised with a kingpin like Cotto is a dream come true," Trout said. AFP