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WHERE ARE

THEY NOW

EVANDER HOLYFIELD
LOCAL has been publishing for over 18 years and we have the
archives to show it. With this column we continue to reach back
into our old issues to see “Where are they now?”

MARCH 2016

Photography by Ricardo Merendoni

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SEPTEMBER 1999

VOLUME 1 | ISSUE 09
Evander Holyfield | World Champion Boxer
EVANDER HOLYFIELD GRACED THE COVER OF 002HOUSTON BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF
1999. HE USED TO TRAIN AT BILL BENTON’S HOUSE OF PAIN AND FREQUENTED
HOUSTON PRIMARILY BECAUSE HIS PERSONAL TRAINER, STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
COACH TIM HALLMARK, LIVED IN HOUSTON.
MOST RECENTLY THE FIVE-TIME WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION RETIRED FROM THE
SPORT IN 2014 AT THE AGE OF 51. HE LOST THE $230 MILLION AMASSED IN HIS 26-YEARLONG CAREER. HE IS DIVORCED FROM THREE WIVES AND HAS 11 CHILDREN, MANY OF
WHICH ARE SHOWING PROMISE IN ATHLETIC CAREERS.

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