Mills Lane

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Evander Holyfield has his right ear checked by referee Mills Lane after he was bit on the ear by Mike Tyson during the third round of their WBA heavyweight boxing match June 28, 1997, in Las Vegas. Lane, the Hall of Fame boxing referee who was the third man in the ring when Tyson bit Holyfield’s ear, died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. He was 85. Lane had suffered a stroke in 2002 and son Tommy said his father had taken a significant turn for the worse recently before entering hospice care Friday. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) ** FILE**