The Mike Tyson-Evander Holyfield bout, in which Tyson bit off a piece of the champion's ear, set pay-per-view records, the Showtime network said.
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A spokesman for the cable network said Tuesday preliminary numbers indicate the fight was purchased by between 1.8 and 1.9 million people, breaking the 1.6 million record set by the first Tyson-Holyfield match last November. Final figures will not be available for several days.The fight will be replayed on Showtime on July 7. More Tyson-Holyfield coverage is on D5.