Report: Riddick Bowe Won't Fight Lamar Odom After Evander Holyfield's Performance
Promoters have removed Riddick Bowe from his Oct. 2 fight against former NBA star Lamar Odom, according to TMZ Sports.
TMZ Sports reported Celebrity Boxing founder Damon Feldman made the decision after watching Evander Holyfield's one-sided loss to Vitor Belfort. The 58-year-old Holyfield mounted almost no offense en route to a first-round TKO.
That Bowe vs. Odom was sanctioned at all was condemned by many who questioned whether the former heavyweight champion was fit to compete.
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The concern grew after footage from one of Bowe's training sessions surfaced.
The 54-year-old's last fight of any kind was a Muay Thai encounter with Yevgeniy Golovin in 2013. His last foray in a boxing ring was 2008. As far back as 2000, lawyers for Bowe argued in court he had suffered brain damage that caused him to plead guilty in 1998 to a charge of domestic violence.
TMZ Sports reported Bowe will remained involved in next month's pay-per-view as a referee for Paulie Malignaggi's exhibition against Corey B.
