Keith Pickett Holmes (born March 30, 1969) is an American former boxer.
Professional career 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 as part of the Middleweight World Championship Series 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.
Holmes is a vegan."BOXING; Holmes Relies on Diet in March to Title Bout". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 Feb. 2019.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateAgeLocationNotes46Win41–5Willis LockettUD8Jun 6, 200945Loss40–5Tito MendozaUD8Aug 16, 200644Win40–4Cory CummingsUD10Oct 7, 200643Loss39–4Roman KarmazinMD12Apr 2, 200542Win39–3Kuvonchbek ToygonbaevMD10Mar 14, 200441Win38–3Jason PapillionTKO8 (8), Oct 4, 200340Win37–3Anthony IvoryUD10Aug 9, 200339Loss36–3Bernard HopkinsUD12Apr 14, 200138Win36–2Robert McCrackenTKO11 (12), Apr 29, 200037Win35–2Andrew CouncilUD12Sep 24, 199936Win34–2Hacine CherifiTKO7 (12), Apr 24, 199935Win33–2Alex LuboTKO1 (10)Feb 6, 199934Win32–2Urbano GurrolaUD10Nov 13, 199833Loss31–2Hacine CherifiUD12May 2, 199832Win31–1Paul VadenTKO11 (12), Dec 5, 199731Win30–1Richie WoodhallTKO12 (12), Oct 19, 199630Win29–1Quincy TaylorTKO9 (12), Mar 16, 199629Win28–1Kevin TillmanUD6Dec 16, 199528Win27–1Tommy SmallTKO4 (10), Aug 19, 199527Win26–1Kenneth KiddTKO1 (10), Apr 10, 199526Win25–1Sam WilsonKO2 (10), Mar 20, 199525Win24–1Andrew CouncilUD12Sep 23, 199424Win23–1Darryl LattimoreKO3 (?)Aug 18, 199423Win22–1Eric RhinehartTKO2 (10), Jul 20, 199422Win21–1Kelcie BanksTKO3 (10), May 11, 199421Win20–1Luis CastilloKO2 (?)Apr 8, 199420Win19–1Sam GervinsTKO2 (?)Apr 2, 199419Win18–1Bobby HightowerKO1 (?)Mar 16, 199418Win17–1Jeff JohnsonUD12Jan 27, 199417Win16–1Jim JacksonTKO1 (?)Dec 7, 199316Win15–1Reggie StricklandUD8Dec 2, 199315Win14–1Harold BennettKO3 (?)Nov 12, 199314Win13–1Kimara DavisTKO1 (?)Oct 14, 199313Win12–1Ralph SoutherlandKO1 (?)Oct 8, 199312Win11–1Nick ParkerTKO6 (?)Sep 25, 199311Win10–1Lennell StromanKO1 (?)Sep 4, 199310Win9–1 Horace WattersonPTS6Aug 14, 19939Win8–1Jose Hiram TorresTKO6 (?), Apr 10, 19918Loss7–1Ronald HammondUD6Jul 20, 19907Win7–0Anthony RossUD6Jun 15, 19906Win6–0Tom AlexanderUD6Jun 1, 19905Win5–0Anthony GreenSD6May 17, 19904Win4–0Drew HayesPTS4Apr 3, 19903Win3–0Jerome WashingtonKO1 (?)Feb 10, 19902Win2–0Roland JonesTKO2 (?)Nov 15, 19891Win1–0Kilpatrick MitchellUD4Oct 26, 1989
See also List of world middleweight boxing champions
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