ATLANTA -- Mike Tyson has been licensed to fight in Georgia, putting the Georgia Dome in the running as a site for his heavyweight title fight with Lennox Lewis.

The fight is still being shopped to several cities, though, and both the site and date of the bout are in question.

Georgia's top boxing administrator said Tyson received a license last week for a possible bout in Atlanta on June 8.

But Thomas Mishou, administrator of the Georgia Boxing Commission, said other cities are also in contention for the fight, which was originally set for April 6 in Las Vegas, but Nevada boxing officials last month rejected Tyson's bid for a license.

"There are other cities in consideration -- I think probably the lead city is L.A.," Mishou said. "Now that this has gone this far I think that Atlanta is being seriously considered."

Denver could also be a possibility. Promoter Marty Garafalo applied Monday to the Colorado Boxing Commission for a permit to host the fight, The Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News reported Wednesday. He has proposed the bout to occur June 8 at Invesco Field at Mile High.

Colorado Office of Boxing director Josef Mason was reviewing Garafalo's application.

Gov. Bill Owens came out against holding the fight, saying Wednesday it would tarnish the state's image and condone Tyson's behavior. In a letter to the boxing commission, Owens called the plan a bad idea.

"The state should act swiftly and decisively and reject any application for Tyson to fight here," Owens said.

"I believe the accomplishments of great boxers in the past such as Mohammed Ali are being tarnished by the inappropriate and illicit conduct of Mike Tyson. If we were to allow Tyson to fight here, it would only serve to condone his behavior and truly give Colorado a black eye. This is one proposal Colorado shouldn't bite on," Owens said.

Since then, promoters have scrambled to find another site, with several states saying they would not license Tyson. On Monday, the Texas Motor Speedway said it was withdrawing from consideration because it didn't consider Tyson a wholesome attraction.

Tyson adviser Shelly Finkel said Atlanta was a prime candidate for the fight.

"We chose Atlanta because there have been some big fights there, it's a major city that has held several big events and they have direct flights from London," Finkel told the New York Daily News.

Mishou confirmed a license was issued to Tyson. In Georgia, a license costs only $10 and an applicant must only prove he is physically fit for a match.

"June 8th is the date that I've heard that the match may very well take place," Mishou said.

Tyson also has a license application pending in Texas, and is expected to apply for a permit in California. Promoters in Michigan also are bidding to stage a fight there.

"The fight will not happen on April 6," Gary Shaw, Lewis' promoter at Main Events, said Tuesday. "Lennox is in a courtroom now. He's not in training. It's Feb. 12. Anyone who is realistic will tell you that it won't happen on April 6."