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Holyfield says home will not be foreclosed

Former heavyweight champ denies being broke: 'I'm just not liquid'

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Former heavyweight champion boxer Evander Holyfield's 54,000 square-foot home in Fairburn, Ga. is worth an estimated $10 million and has 109 rooms, including 17 bathrooms, three kitchens and a bowling alley.
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updated 5:26 p.m. ET June 7, 2008

ATLANTA - Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield denies that his home will be foreclosed, saying “Everything is all right with the house now.”

A legal notice in a small local newspaper Wednesday said Holyfield’s estate will be auctioned to the highest bidder for cash on July 1. The 54,000-square-foot home has 109 rooms, including 17 bathrooms, three kitchens and a bowling alley. The estate is valued at $10 million.

In The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Saturday, Holyfield said he’s not broke — “I’m just not liquid.”

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