LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 29, 1997

* Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II
* Heavyweight boxing title fight
* "The Sound and the Fury" "The Bite Fight"
* MGM Grand Garden Arena - Las Vegas

The top of the front page has a three column photo showing Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield's ear with heading: "A Lobe Blow"
The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "A Bite to the Finish" with subheads and two related photos. More on page 19 of this section.
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Background: The June 29, 1997 edition of the Los Angeles Times captured one of the most shocking and infamous moments in athletic history: the WBA Heavyweight Championship rematch between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Billed officially as "The Sound and the Fury" but instantly immortalized as "The Bite Fight," the event reached a chaotic climax in the third round when Tyson twice bit Holyfield's ears, severing a piece of his right ear cartilage and spitting it onto the canvas. Referee Mills Lane’s immediate disqualification of Tyson sparked near-riots in the arena, leading the LA Times to cover the heavy fallout with front-page prominence—featuring the famous "A Lobe Blow" photo on the main front cover and "A Bite to the Finish" across the sports section. Beyond the immediate chaos, the fight's significance resounded through combat sports for decades: it permanently tarnished Tyson's legacy, resulted in a $3 million fine alongside the temporary revocation of his boxing license, and served as a watershed moment that exposed the volatile intersection of multi-million dollar sports spectacle, unhinged athlete behavior, and instant global media fascination.