# Keith Holmes (boxer)

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.

## Professional boxing record

| 46 fights | 41 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 25 | 0 |
| By decision | 16 | 5 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
| 46 | Win | 41–5 | Willis Lockett | UD | 8 | Jun 6, 2009 | 40 years, 132 days | Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 45 | Loss | 40–5 | Tito Mendoza | UD | 8 | Aug 16, 2006 | 37 years, 139 days | Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama | |
| 44 | Win | 40–4 | Cory Cummings | UD | 10 | Oct 7, 2006 | 37 years, 191 days | Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 43 | Loss | 39–4 | Roman Karmazin | MD | 12 | Apr 2, 2005 | 36 years, 3 days | DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | IBF light middleweight title eliminator |
| 42 | Win | 39–3 | Kuvonchbek Toygonbaev | MD | 10 | Mar 14, 2004 | 34 years, 350 days | Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. | |
| 41 | Win | 38–3 | Jason Papillion | TKO | 8 (8), 2:40 | Oct 4, 2003 | 34 years, 188 days | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 37–3 | Anthony Ivory | UD | 10 | Aug 9, 2003 | 34 years, 132 days | Convention Center, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 39 | Loss | 36–3 | Bernard Hopkins | UD | 12 | Apr 14, 2001 | 32 years, 15 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost WBC middleweight title |
| 38 | Win | 36–2 | Robert McCracken | TKO | 11 (12), 2:24 | Apr 29, 2000 | 31 years, 30 days | Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, England, U.K. | Retained WBC middleweight title |
| 37 | Win | 35–2 | Andrew Council | UD | 12 | Sep 24, 1999 | 30 years, 178 days | MCI Center, Washington, D.C., U.S. | Retained WBC middleweight title |
| 36 | Win | 34–2 | Hacine Cherifi | TKO | 7 (12), 2:13 | Apr 24, 1999 | 30 years, 25 days | MCI Center, Washington, D.C., U.S. | Won WBC middleweight title |
| 35 | Win | 33–2 | Alex Lubo | TKO | 1 (10) | Feb 6, 1999 | 29 years, 313 days | Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 34 | Win | 32–2 | Urbano Gurrola | UD | 10 | Nov 13, 1998 | 29 years, 228 days | Hilton Hotel, Winchester, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 33 | Loss | 31–2 | Hacine Cherifi | UD | 12 | May 2, 1998 | 29 years, 33 days | Astroballe, Villeurbanne, Rhône, France | Lost WBC middleweight title |
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Paul Vaden | TKO | 11 (12), 1:11 | Dec 5, 1997 | 28 years, 250 days | Amphitheater, Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S. | Retained WBC middleweight title |
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Richie Woodhall | TKO | 12 (12), 2:32 | Oct 19, 1996 | 27 years, 203 days | The Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S. | Retained WBC middleweight title |
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | Quincy Taylor | TKO | 9 (12), 1:43 | Mar 16, 1996 | 26 years, 352 days | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Won WBC middleweight title |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Kevin Tillman | UD | 6 | Dec 16, 1995 | 26 years, 261 days | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Tommy Small | TKO | 4 (10), 2:58 | Aug 19, 1995 | 26 years, 142 days | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Kenneth Kidd | TKO | 1 (10), 2:13 | Apr 10, 1995 | 26 years, 11 days | Brewery's Thunderdome, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Sam Wilson | KO | 2 (10), 1:22 | Mar 20, 1995 | 25 years, 355 days | Louisville Gardens, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Andrew Council | UD | 12 | Sep 23, 1994 | 25 years, 177 days | Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S. | Won vacant USBA super welterweight title |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Darryl Lattimore | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 18, 1994 | 25 years, 141 days | Convention Center, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Eric Rhinehart | TKO | 2 (10), 2:28 | Jul 20, 1994 | 25 years, 112 days | The Ritz, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Kelcie Banks | TKO | 3 (10), 1:48 | May 11, 1994 | 25 years, 42 days | ABC Auditorium, Annandale, Virginia, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Luis Castillo | KO | 2 (?) | Apr 8, 1994 | 25 years, 9 days | Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Sam Gervins | TKO | 2 (?) | Apr 2, 1994 | 25 years, 3 days | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Bobby Hightower | KO | 1 (?) | Mar 16, 1994 | 24 years, 351 days | Forest City, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Jeff Johnson | UD | 12 | Jan 27, 1994 | 24 years, 303 days | ABC Auditorium, Annandale, Virginia, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Jim Jackson | TKO | 1 (?) | Dec 7, 1993 | 24 years, 252 days | Grand Theatre, New Albany, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Reggie Strickland | UD | 8 | Dec 2, 1993 | 24 years, 247 days | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Harold Bennett | KO | 3 (?) | Nov 12, 1993 | 24 years, 227 days | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Kimara Davis | TKO | 1 (?) | Oct 14, 1993 | 24 years, 198 days | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Ralph Southerland | KO | 1 (?) | Oct 8, 1993 | 24 years, 192 days | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Nick Parker | TKO | 6 (?) | Sep 25, 1993 | 24 years, 179 days | Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Lennell Stroman | KO | 1 (?) | Sep 4, 1993 | 24 years, 158 days | Forest City, North Carolina, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Horace Watterson | PTS | 6 | Aug 14, 1993 | 24 years, 137 days | Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Jose Hiram Torres | TKO | 6 (?), 2:31 | Apr 10, 1991 | 22 years, 11 days | La Fontaine Bleue, Lanham, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 8 | Loss | 7–1 | Ronald Hammond | UD | 6 | Jul 20, 1990 | 21 years, 112 days | Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Anthony Ross | UD | 6 | Jun 15, 1990 | 21 years, 77 days | Coolidge High Fieldhouse, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Tom Alexander | UD | 6 | Jun 1, 1990 | 21 years, 63 days | Teamsters Local 557 Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Anthony Green | SD | 6 | May 17, 1990 | 21 years, 48 days | National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Drew Hayes | PTS | 4 | Apr 3, 1990 | 21 years, 4 days | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jerome Washington | KO | 1 (?) | Feb 10, 1990 | 20 years, 317 days | Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Roland Jones | TKO | 2 (?) | Nov 15, 1989 | 20 years, 230 days | Teamsters Local 557 Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Kilpatrick Mitchell | UD | 4 | Oct 26, 1989 | 20 years, 210 days | International Hotel & Resorts, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |