The fight took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 28, 1997 . The referee officiating the fight was Mills Lane, who was brought .\rbr\rbrEvander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, billed as The Sound and the Fury and afterwards infamously referred to as The Bite Fight, was a professional boxing .\rbr\rbrMike Tyson - Evander Holyfield BITE ANALYSIS.\rbr\rbrThis day nineteen years ago, Mike Tyson bit off a piece of Evander Holyfields ear when they squared off for the WBA Heavyweight Championship in Las Vegas, .