Candi Holyfield, the fighter’s Evander Holyfield third wife, said her 47-year-old man struck her in the face, head and back on the night of February 1. she was pregnant with the couple’s first child. (They were on the Candidate’s 24th Birthday, July 1, 2003, have two children, aged 6 and 4) now 30, has received NOK Candi and asks for an Atlanta court to step in and judge.
He said I was disrespectful, “30-year-old Candi Holyfield said in a Feb. 3 court filing. He began to tell me that I had to begin to put God first in my life.”
The document from the Fayette County Court filed last week show that Candi accrued Evander Holyfield for domestic violence and acting violently toward her. The request for a temporary protection order with matching file is found on
Candi Holyfield said in the protective that her husband had beaten her before, citing several cases of physical abuse since 2008.
But in a statement Thursday through a publicist, Candi Holyfield praised her husband’s character.
“Our current situation is in no way should be seen as a reflection of his character. I’ve been with this man for nine years and will be the first to say that he has many qualities that I admire and respect,” she said .
Evander Holyfield won the heavyweight world champion four times and earned more than 200 million U.S. dollars in the ring.
However, the later days of his 26 year career has been plagued by economic problems, including child support questions about any of his 11 children.
Holyfield has not fought since December 2008, when he lost a title fight decision to Russia’s Nikolai Valuev, the fifth loss in their last nine games.
