Mitt Romney, Evander Holyfield (Photo : REUTERS/Jim Urquhart)
Two weeks after the historical Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight in Las Vegas, former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, 68, and five-time heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield, 52, sparred at a charity fight night event in Salt Lake City.
In the light-hearted fight on May 15, which came amid several other fights by professional boxers and an auction, Romney and Holyfield sparred for only two short rounds, according to CNN.
With the help of Holyfield, Romney trained with the Fullmer Brothers Boxing Gym before the main event.
The song "I Will Survive" played while Romney walked into the ring in a red robe on fight night with his wife, Ann, joining him, wearing a Batman baseball cap turned sideways.
Barely throwing any punches, Romney and Holyfield just danced around and lightly jabbed each other in the midsection, making it look like a comedic event. Early in the second round, Romney threw in the towel although Holyfield took a tumble on the mat.
Holyfield said Romney was the oldest and smallest person he ever fought.
The politician, who weighed in at 179 pounds, immediately ran away from the professional boxer, who weighed in at 236 pounds. It may not be considered a boxing match as it was said to be more like a tickle fight with each of them landing gentle blows.
On the other hand, the charity fight night managed to raise at least $1 million for the CharityVision, a Utah-based organization that helps doctors in developing countries offer surgeries to people with curable blindness and restore their vision.
A Utah resident, Romney's son Josh Romney is a volunteer president for CharityVision, according to Fox News.
