Evander Holyfield; Driver's License Suspended Over Child Support Battle (REPORT)
Evander Holyfield, one of the greatest boxers of all time, is stuggling financially and allegedly in danger of having his driver's license suspended after he failed to pay more than $300,000 in child support, according to TMZ.
The former unidsputed World Champion has been locked in a child support battle over his daughter, Emani Holyfield.
The Georgia Department of Human Services initially went after Evander to collect money he owed towards $372,097.40 in child support for his daughter.In September 2012. Court documents explained that he owed $563,900.91, which led to higher monthly payments from the former boxer. He repeatedly failed to make payments.
The courts ordered Holyfield to pay $2,950 a month until he paid off the debt. The 50-year-old put down $17,700 for his first payment. The judge also ordered that a percentage of his income be marked to continually pay off the child support. According to court documents, he missed several payments and still owes $327,858.36.
A Georgia judge gave the Division of Child Support Services the permission to begin the process of suspending Holyfield's driver's license as an incentive to get him to pay up. A hearing was set for August to check on Holyfield's progress.
Holyfield is commonly associated with the "ear biting" incident from a boxing match with Mike Tyson in 1997, for which he earned $34 million.
In 1999, Holyfield's ex, Janice, his wife of two years, filed for divorce after the boxer publicly admitted he fathered two children out of wedlock. Since then, Holyfield was divorced a total of three times and has fathered a dozen children with six different women.
Holyfield filed for bankruptcy in 2008 and was evicted from his 54,000-square foot, 109-room mansion south of Atlanta after he failed to reach a deal with JP Morgan Chase. The property was sold at auction for $7.5 million.
