Boxing legend Evander Holyfield is supporting Navy SEAL charities

Orvelin Valle
Mar 31, 2018 2:43 AM PDT
1 minute read
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SUMMARY

Last month Evander Holyfield turned 53, but instead of swimming in birthday gifts, it was he who was doing the giving. The former heavyweight boxing champ teamed up with Don Mann, a former Navy SEAL Team 6 member and founder of 

Last month Evander Holyfield turned 53, but instead of swimming in birthday gifts, it was he who was doing the giving. The former heavyweight boxing champ teamed up with Don Mann, a former Navy SEAL Team 6 member and founder of Frogman Charities, to raise $1,000,000 for SEAL veterans and their families.


The non-profit's mission is to register participants for a self-paced 5K of either walking, running, biking, or paddling and making a donation.

"They get a medal, award, certificate, and the money goes to support these charities among the SEAL organizations," Mann said in the NBC video below. "These charities support the active duty folks with PTSD or combat-related injuries and wounds. It supports families who've lost husbands and fathers."

The former champ didn't just decide to support these charities out of the blue, it turns out his father was a veteran and joining the Navy was plan B if his boxing career didn't take off.

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