Michael Dokes vs. Evander Holyfield, billed as "A Date with Destiny", was a professional boxing match contested on March 11, 1989 for the WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title.

This officially set up a match between Holyfield and Dokes[3] which was billed as "A Date with Destiny" as the winner was all but guaranteed a title shot against undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.

Despite his success in the heavyweight division, where Holyfield had fought only twice, Dokes was instilled as massive 9–1 underdog though by the night of the fight the odds had fallen to 3–1.

In round six, Holyfield began taking control and opened up a cut above Dokes' left eye, which would hinder him the rest of the bout.

[7] With a Tyson match not in the cards for 1989, Holyfield instead agreed to face Brazilian prospect Adílson Rodrigues in the first defense of his Continental Americas heavyweight title.