Evander Holyfield's Fayette County Mansion Under Foreclosure
Posted: 9:02 am EDT June 5, 2008Updated: 4:18 pm EDT June 11, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. -- Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield appears to be having financial problems.A legal notice that appeared in a local newspaper shows his Fayette County estate is under foreclosure. The 104-room, 54,000-square-foot home worth an estimated $10 million is set to be auctioned by a bank on July 1.The mother of one of Holyfield's nine children says he has missed two child-support payments. Toi Irvin, who lives in Clayton County, filed a petition for contempt in Fayette County Superior Court on behalf of her 10-year-old son.Irvin says she was told by Holyfield's representatives not to expect the payment for May and June totaling $6,000.SPORTS: Friend Unimpressed By Dale Earnhardt Jr.
"It wasn't so much that he didn't pay," Irvin's attorney, Randy Kessler told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "She was told they didn't know if she would be paid at all."The 45-year-old Holyfield has declined comment on the child-support allegations and the foreclosure.Holyfield last fought on Oct. 13, 2007. He has been trying to secure another heavyweight championship.
"It wasn't so much that he didn't pay," Irvin's attorney, Randy Kessler told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "She was told they didn't know if she would be paid at all."The 45-year-old Holyfield has declined comment on the child-support allegations and the foreclosure.Holyfield last fought on Oct. 13, 2007. He has been trying to secure another heavyweight championship.
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