Governor Matt Bevin joined four-time world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield on Friday, May 12 to announce a championship boxing match to be held in Louisville on June 24 at Freedom Hall. The announcement was made in conjunction with the Louisville Sports Commission, the Muhammad Ali Center, Top Knotch Boxing, Kentucky Venues, and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer. The televised event will kick off a fight series entitled the “Real Deal Championship Boxing Series” that will be promoted by Holyfield’s company, Real Deal Sports & Entertainment. As a result of the Red Tape Reduction Initiative, Kentucky has experience approximately a 30 percent growth in combat sports revenue during the last fiscal year.