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Evander Holyfield defeats Mitt Romney in charity boxing match

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
May 16, 2015

Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and former Heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield put on a show for charity Friday night with a celebrity boxing match in Salt Lake City.

>> Mobile users, click here to watch Romney knock Holyfield down

CharityVision, the nonprofit behind the event, was expected to take in about $1 million from the event. The group provides healthcare to people with vision problems in impoverished areas around the globe.

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In the Friday night match, Romney, 68, got in a few body blows and worked up a sweat before being declared the loser. He even knocked Holyfield down in the second round — with a little help from Holyfield, of course.

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