# Philip Holiday

Phillip James Holiday (born 23 May 1970) is a South African former professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2010. He won the IBF lightweight title in 1995, making six successful defences until suffering the first defeat of his career against Shane Mosley.

## Professional boxing record

| 47 fights | 39 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 22 | 2 |
| By decision | 17 | 5 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 47 | Loss | 39–7–1 | Jason Kanofski | SD | 10 | 10 Jun 2010 | Mansfield Tavern, Mansfield, Australia | Won vacant Australian light middleweight title |
| 46 | Loss | 38–7–1 | Samuel Colomban | RTD | 11 (12), 3:00 | 18 Mar 2010 | Racecourse Atrium Room, Flemington, Australia | For WBO Oriental welterweight title |
| 45 | Loss | 38–6–1 | Muhammad Abdullaev | TKO | 4 (12), 0:55 | 19 Jan 2003 | Telstra Superdome, Melbourne, Australia | For vacant WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title |
| 44 | Win | 38–5–1 | Fred Kinuthia | SD | 10 | 8 Nov 2002 | Town Hall, Springvale, Australia | |
| 43 | Win | 37–5–1 | Ernie Artango | TKO | 8 (10) | 27 Sep 2002 | Southport RSL Club, Gold Coast, Australia | |
| 42 | Loss | 36–5–1 | Anders Styve | UD | 6 | 16 Jun 2001 | Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark | |
| 41 | Loss | 36–4–1 | Héctor Camacho Jr. | TD | 6 (12) | 29 Jul 2000 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | For WBA-NABA light welterweight title; Unanimous TD |
| 40 | Draw | 36–3–1 | Gerald Reed | TD | 4 (8), 0:42 | 20 May 2000 | Ballys Park Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 39 | Loss | 36–3 | Thomas Damgaard | UD | 12 | 18 Feb 2000 | Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark | |
| 38 | Win | 36–2 | Stephanus Carr | RTD | 4 (10) | 28 Aug 1999 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | |
| 37 | Win | 35–2 | Shawn Simmons | TKO | 5 (10) | 8 Jun 1999 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | |
| 36 | Loss | 34–2 | Colin Dunne | UD | 12 | 27 Feb 1999 | York Hall, London, England | For WBU lightweight title |
| 35 | Win | 34–1 | José Luis Baltazar | TKO | 7 (10), 0:23 | 12 Dec 1998 | Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England | |
| 34 | Win | 33–1 | Tanveer Ahmed | RTD | 5 (8) | 17 Oct 1998 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | |
| 33 | Win | 32–1 | Miguel Chavez | TKO | 6 (10), 2:30 | 25 Apr 1998 | National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales | |
| 32 | Loss | 31–1 | Shane Mosley | UD | 12 | 2 Aug 1997 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Conneticut, U.S. | Lost IBF lightweight title |
| 31 | Win | 31–0 | Pete Taliaferro | SD | 12 | 16 May 1997 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | Retained IBF lightweight title |
| 30 | Win | 30–0 | Ivan Robinson | UD | 12 | 21 Dec 1996 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | Retained IBF lightweight title |
| 29 | Win | 29–0 | Joel Díaz Jr. | UD | 12 | 19 Oct 1996 | Wembley Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | Retained IBF lightweight title |
| 28 | Win | 28–0 | Jeff French | TKO | 2 (12), 2:18 | 18 May 1996 | The Glasshouse, Melbourne, Australia | Retained IBF lightweight title |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | John Lark | TKO | 10 (12), 2:32 | 17 Feb 1996 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | Retained IBF lightweight title |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Rocky Martínez | UD | 12 | 4 Nov 1995 | Superbowl, Sun City, South Africa | Retained IBF lightweight title |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Miguel Julio | RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | 19 Aug 1995 | Superbowl, Sun City, South Africa | Won vacant IBF lightweight title |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Gene Reed | RTD | 4 (10) | 4 Feb 1995 | Morula Sun Casino, Mabopane, South Africa | |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Harold Miller | UD | 10 | 26 Nov 1994 | Superbowl, Sun City, South Africa | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Danny Myburgh | KO | 5 (10) | 20 Aug 1994 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Jesse Torres | PTS | 10 | 7 May 1994 | Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Bobby Giepert | UD | 8 | 19 Mar 1994 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Jorge Palomares | UD | 8 | 5 Feb 1994 | Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Sugar Baby Rojas | UD | 10 | 20 Nov 1993 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Mike Juárez | PTS | 10 | 29 Sep 1993 | Morula Sum Casino, Mabopane, South Africa | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Harry Escott | UD | 8 | 21 Jul 1993 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Kevin Toomey | KO | 2 (8) | 25 May 1993 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Chuck Richards | UD | 8 | 6 Apr 1993 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Verdell Smith | TKO | 8 (8) | 16 Jan 1993 | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Peter Bradley | TKO | 6 (8) | 24 Oct 1992 | Morula Sun Casino, Mabopane, South Africa | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Sipho Mathonsi | TKO | 2 (6) | 22 Sep 1992 | Morula Sun Casino, Mabopane, South Africa | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Mabili Ndlovu | PTS | 8 | 22 Aug 1992 | Superbowl, Sun City, South Africa | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ivor Levesse | TKO | 3 (6) | 24 Jun 1992 | Town Hall, Benoni, South Africa | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Bheki Dlamini | RTD | 4 (6) | 9 Jun 1992 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Simon Oupa Thobejane | TKO | 5 (6) | 14 Apr 1992 | Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Christian Dabula | TKO | 6 (6) | 22 Feb 1992 | Superbowl, Sun City, South Africa | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Muzi Vilakazi | PTS | 6 | 4 Feb 1992 | Morula Sun Casino, Mabopane, South Africa | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Sydney Makohba | TKO | 1 (6) | 23 Nov 1991 | Superbowl, Sun City, South Africa | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Livingstone Maxengwane | TKO | 1 (6) | 8 Oct 1991 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Paulos Morobi | PTS | 4 | 1 Jun 1991 | Nasrec Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Timothy Kabene | TKO | 2 (4) | 18 Apr 1991 | Morula Sun Casino, Mabopane, South Africa | |