Claim: Mike Tyson boxed Evander Holyfield in November 1996.
Evidence: After being stripped of the WBC title in the same year , Tyson lost the WBA title to Evander Holyfield by an eleventh-round stoppage.
Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield , billed as `` Finally '' , was a professional boxing match fought between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson for the World Boxing Association heavyweight championship on November 9 , 1996 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise , Nevada.