Evan Holyfield did not look like The Real Deal on Saturday.
Holyfield, the son of boxing legend Evander Holyfield, took the first loss of his career at TrillerVerz 5, a stunning knockout defeat to Jurmain McDonald, who is an electrician in his day job, according to Yahoo Sports. The 24-year-old Holyfield is now 9-1.
McDonald capitalized on a lackluster Holyfield jab attempt by connecting with an overhand right to send Holyfield to the canvas.
Evan Holyfield was knocked out by Jurmain McDonald on Saturday in a massive upset. Fite TVHolyfield seemed to handle the loss well, writing on Twitter, “Blessed to be in good health, and that was good shot no cap! Hope I didn’t disappoint too many folk, but I promise I’ll make up for it. Definitely still have my sights on being world champion!”
McDonald, 32, was 6-5 before his massive upset. Holyfield was a -10000 favorite at some sportsbooks, according to Yahoo Sports. Haymakers TV said after the fight McDonald said he had to go to work on Monday for his electrician job.
Holyfield, a light middleweight, began his professional boxing career in 2019.
