Which year did Holyfield win his first world championship?
1984
1985
1986
1987
Answer
In 1986, Evander Holyfield won his first world championship. He was 21 years old at the time and had been boxing for only four years. He defeated Dwight Muhammad Qawi in a unanimous decision to win the WBA cruiserweight title. Holyfield would go on to win four more world titles in his career, including the heavyweight title twice.
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