Evander Holyfield 36–3–1 (25 KO) vs. Lennox Lewis 34–1–1 (27 KO) II, billed as Unfinished Business, was a professional boxing match contested on November 13, 1999 for the WBA, WBC, IBF, and vacant IBO undisputed heavyweight championship.

The two fighters had met eight months prior in Madison Square Garden. Though many felt Lewis had seemingly done enough to win, the bout was declared a draw, with one judge ruling the fight in favor of Lewis 116–113, another scoring the fight in Holyfield’s favor with a score of 115–113 and the third declaring the fight even at 115–115.[3] The ruling became one of the most controversial in boxing history, and as such, the three sanctioning bodies quickly ordered a rematch between the two.

A week after this first fight, Holyfield and Lewis agreed to the rematch, with the fight’s US$30 million purse being evenly split between them.[6] The match was originally scheduled for September, but was pushed back to November 13, with Las Vegas’ Thomas & Mack Center being announced as the site of the fight.

The fight was to occur exactly seven years after Riddick Bowe defeated Holyfield to become the last undisputed heavyweight champion. The men were to fight for the titles of the three major sanctioning bodies as well as the lesser-regarded IBO heavyweight title which had been stripped from Brian Nielsen prior to the fight.

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