Editing Evander Holyfield (section)

===Holyfield vs. Nielsen===
A fight with [[Brian Nielsen (boxer)|Brian Nielsen]], the most popular Danish heavyweight in that country's history, was scheduled for March 5, 2011, in Denmark, but needed to be postponed to May 7, 2011, due to a cut Holyfield received in the Williams fight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/03/evander-holyfields-cut-postpones-brian-nielsen-fight-to-may-7/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629151050/http://www.aolnews.com/2011/02/03/evander-holyfields-cut-postpones-brian-nielsen-fight-to-may-7/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-06-29|title=News & latest headlines from AOL|work=AOL.com}}</ref>

The official weigh-in was held on Friday night in Denmark, with Holyfield at 225 pounds, while his opponent Nielsen, with his shorts on, weighed 238 pounds. Nielsen had never been this light in his career. Nielsen had said that although it would be mighty difficult for him to beat Holyfield, he promised it would not be a one sided affair. Holyfield said that if he won he would move to next level and challenge for major titles.

Holyfield started the fight aggressively, pressing the 46-year-old Nielsen into the ropes and landing several hard jabs and hooks, knocking him down in the 3rd round. Despite getting a swollen eye in the 4th round, Nielsen kept on clowning to provoke Holyfield throughout the bout, prompting his trainer, Paul Duvill, to beg him to stop fooling around and focus on Holyfield. In round 10, Nielsen pushed a tired-looking Holyfield into the ropes with a series of combinations, before Holyfield turned it around. Holyfield pushed Nielsen into a corner and battered him with combinations until the referee stopped the contest.<ref>[http://sporten.tv2.dk/article.php/id-39595795:nielsen-vs-holyfield-omgang-for-omgang.html Nielsen vs Holyfield: Omgang for omgang – TV 2 Sporten]. Sporten.tv2.dk. Retrieved on October 3, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://sporten.tv2.dk/article.php/id-39599628:boksebamsen-fik-med-bj%C3%B8rnekloen.html Boksebamsen fik med bjørnekloen – TV 2 Sporten]. Sporten.tv2.dk. Retrieved on October 3, 2011.</ref>