After two compelling bouts with Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield said yesterday that he is concerned about his motivation ahead of his upcoming world heavyweight title unification bout with Michael Moorer.
Holyfield holds the WBA title after his pair of victories against Tyson and will be aiming to add Moorer's IBF title to his collection when they meet in Las Vegas on November 8th.
At the moment, Holyfield is finding it hard to get up for the unification bout.
"When you have a guy like Mike Tyson, and all the publicity that brings, you really have something to fight for. The big thing for me is to be self-motivated. "Michael Moorer can lure you to sleep and cause you to look lousy. I will have to dictate the pace and do the things that I have to do to be successful."
Meanwhile, Nigeria called off its participation in the World Amateur Boxing Championships, scheduled to begin today in Budapest, because of lack of funds.
In addition, the Hungarian embassy in Nigeria failed to grant the boxers entry visas in time according to Nigeria Amateur Boxing Association chairman David Johnson.
