Boxing trunks worn by Evander Holyfield

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Created by: Everlast Worldwide, Inc., founded 1910
Worn by: Holyfield, Evander, American, born 1962

Date: 1989

Medium: synthetic fiber
Dimensions: H x W x D (on form): 19 3/8 × 12 × 8 1/2 in. (49.2 × 30.5 × 21.6 cm)

Description: Red and white boxing shorts worn by Evander Holyfield. Shorts are predominantly red with a white stripe on both sides. The waist band is white with a white label with black type that reads: [®/EVERLAST/MADE IN U.S.A.]. White embroidered type at bottom of shorts' front reads: [Real-Deal/Holyfield].

Place used: Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Clothing-Historical

Type: athletic shorts; sports uniforms

Topic: Athletes; Boxing; Clothing and dress; Sports

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2013.120.14

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Boxing trunks worn by Evander Holyfield