Editing Evander Holyfield (section)

====Holyfield vs. Valuev====
{{Main|Nikolai Valuev vs. Evander Holyfield}}
He told [[BBC Scotland]]'s Sports Weekly "I'm gonna fight, be the heavyweight champion of the world one more time. Then I'm gonna write another book and tell everybody how I did it." On December 20, 2008, he fought, at the [[Hallenstadion]] in [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]], the WBA Heavyweight Champion [[Nikolai Valuev]] for a paycheck of $600,000, the lowest amount he has ever received for a championship fight. At the weigh-in, he weighed 214 pounds, Valuev weighed a career low of 310 pounds.

Valuev defeated Holyfield by a highly controversial majority decision after a relatively uneventful bout. One judge scored the bout a draw 114–114, while the others had Valuev winning 116–112 and 115–114. Many analysts were outraged at the decision, thinking Holyfield had clearly won.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?categoryId=2491554&brand=null&videoId=3784246&n8pe6c=2 Dan Rafael Breaks Down Valuev's Win – ESPN Video – ESPN] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224122514/http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?categoryId=2491554&brand=null&videoId=3784246&n8pe6c=2 |date=December 24, 2008 }}. Sports.espn.go.com (December 20, 2008). Retrieved on October 3, 2011.</ref> There was talk of a rematch in 2009.

The WBA did their own investigation into the controversial decision;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090729165421/http://sports-odds.com/fight/123008-nikolai-valuev-win-over-evander-holyfield-under-investigation.html Nikolai Valuev Win Over Evander Holyfield Under Investigation]</ref> "As the World Boxing Association (WBA) always cares about and respects the fans' and the media's opinion, the Championship Committee has ordered a panel of judges to review the tape of the fight between Nikolai Valuev and Evander Holyfield, for the WBA heavyweight title" read a statement from the WBA. The organization also expressed that they "will give a decision accordingly in the following weeks." Many speculated that an immediate rematch would be the most likely scenario, but this never materialised. Valuev lost the WBA title in his next fight against [[Great Britain|British]] boxer [[David Haye]].