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Las Vegas casino owner Steve Wynn won the right to promote Buster Douglas’ first defense of his heavyweight championship against Evander Holyfield with a purse bid of $32.1 million. Wynn outbid Dan Duva of Main Events, who bid $29.1 million. There were no other bidders.

The purse bid was conducted by the World Boxing Assn., whose turn it is to have a mandatory title defense, because no promoter was able to sign the fight. The match is scheduled for Sept. 20 at Wynn’s Mirage Hotel.

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