Keith Holmes | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | Keith Pickett Holmes |
Rated at | Middleweight |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Nationality | American |
Born |
Washington, D.C., United States |
March 30, 1969
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 46 |
Wins | 41 |
Wins by KO | 25 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Keith Pickett Holmes (born March 30, 1969) is an American boxer.
Holmes began his pro career in 1989 and captured the WBC Middleweight Title by scoring a TKO over Quincy Taylor in 1996. He defended the title twice before losing the belt to Hassine Cherifi in 1998, a decision loss in which he dropped Cherifi once. In 1999, Holmes landed a rematch with Cherifi and regained the belt via a 7th round TKO. Holmes again defended the title twice before losing the belt to middleweight legend Bernard Hopkins in a clear-cut decision loss in a unification tournament. He continued to fight sparingly after the loss to Hopkins, and in 2005 lost an IBF Light Middleweight Title Eliminator bout against Roman Karmazin in a close majority decision.