Atlanta , Georgia ( CNN ) -- Candi Holyfield , the wife of former heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield , has filed for a temporary protective order against her husband , according to court records . The case was filed last week in Fayette County , Georgia , Superior Court , according to the Web site for the court clerk 's office . The listing said the case involved family violence and an ex parte , or emergency , protective order , but provided no additional details . In court documents posted on the gossip site Radar Online , Candi Holyfield claims Evander Holyfield struck her February 1 after she asked him about the heat being cut off . She said her husband told her she needed to put God first and asked her whether she had been tithing , then struck her when she refused to show him check stubs of payments to the church . The couple was in bed , she said , and `` he got up and turned the light on and started looking at my face and told me he was sorry , that he knew he should n't have done that . '' But , she alleges , Evander Holyfield `` has hurt me before and ... been violent in the presence of children . '' Candi Holyfield says in the documents that the abuse began about six months into their marriage . In 2008 , she said , Holyfield choked her in front of the couple 's daughter and the housekeeper , and in 2009 he struck her in front of their children . The emergency protective order was granted , according to the documents posted on Radar Online , pending a hearing set for February 18 . Holyfield , 47 , is a four-time heavyweight boxing champion , and has estimated winnings of more than $ 200 million . During the summer , his $ 10 million home in Fayette County was under foreclosure , but was pulled from the auction block at the last minute .
Protective order filed against boxer Evander Holyfield , according to court records . Documents allege Holyfield struck wife , hit her with water bottle . Holyfield 's $ 10 million home went into foreclosure in 2009 .