Meeting brings Holyfield-Lewis fight one step closer to reality

An Evander Holyfield-Lennox Lewis heavyweight title unification fight is a step closer to happening, but a hurdle remains to be cleared.

An understanding was reached between the two camps at a Saturday meeting at promoter Don King's Florida office, lawyer Milt Chwasky said Sunday.Chwasky, who represents WBC champion Lewis and his co-promoter Panos Eliades of Britain, said it is now up to King and Time Warner Sports to reach an agreement within a specified time limit.

Holyfield, the IBF-WBA champion, is promoted by King, whose fights are shown on Showtime-SET. A Holyfield-Lewis fight, however, would by shown on TVKO, Time Warner's pay-per-view outlet. Lewis has a deal with HBO-TVKO.

Attending the meeting with King, Eliades and Chwasky were Dino Duva, Lewis' co-promoter; Duva's attorney, Pat English; Lewis' manager Frank Maloney; Holyfield's attorney Jim Thomas; and King's attorney Charles Lomax.