1.   Holyfield must defend against Akinwande by June, which gives him plenty of time to fight Lewis in the most significant heavyweight matchup possible at the moment.

2.   The fight is perhaps the biggest involving two Los Angeles-based boxers in two decades, which has fostered pre-fight publicity that has rivaled some heavyweight championship matchups.

3.   The heavyweight matchups include Venus Williams vs. Anna Kournikova, Jim Courier vs. Tim Henman in a rematch of the Davis Cup, Patrick Rafter vs. Boris Becker.

4.   There were four others, all but one a heavyweight matchup.

5.   They say there is no greater sporting thrill than a great, hyped-to-the-hilt heavyweight matchup.

6.   With Mike Tyson out of the picture for now, what heavyweight matchups do we have to anticipate?

7.   Rahman faces Evander Holyfield in a heavyweight matchup Saturday night in a bout lacking luster of a title fight.

8.   The fight was the last undercard bout before the Mike Tyson-Frank Bruno world heavyweight championship matchup at MGM Grand Arena.

9.   The fight was among three world title bouts on the undercard of two world heavyweight title matchups.