Keith Holmes Record
Keith Holmes is a 55-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former middleweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 19 years, 7 months, and 11 days, Holmes amassed a record of 41-5, which includes 25 wins via KO, 5 of which were in world-title fights.
Boxing Career
Keith Holmes was born in Washington, D.C., United States on March 30, 1969. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on October 26, 1989 against Kilpatrick Mitchell. Holmes defeated Mitchell via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Holmes became a world champion at the age of 26 after 29 professional fights. He challenged Quincy Taylor for the WBC middleweight title and stopped the champion in the 9th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Holmes' last fight was an unanimous decision victory over Willis Lockett at age 40, on June 6, 2009.
Some of Keith Holmes' best fights have been against Quincy Taylor, Richie Woodhall, and Hacine Cherifi. For a complete list of Holmes' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Keith Holmes".
Holmes has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Keith Holmes Losses".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Jun 06, 2009 | 40 |  Willis Lockett | win | UD 8 |
45 | Aug 16, 2006 | 37 | Tito Mendoza | loss | UD 8 |
44 | Oct 07, 2006 | 37 | Cory Cummings | win | UD 10 |
43 | Apr 02, 2005 | 36 | 
Roman Karmazin 32 32-1-1 | loss | MD 12 |
42 | Mar 14, 2004 | 34 | Kuvonchbek Toygonbaev | win | MD 10 |
41 | Oct 04, 2003 | 34 | Jason Papillion | win | TKO 8 |
40 | Aug 09, 2003 | 34 | Anthony Ivory | win | UD 10 |
39 | Apr 14, 2001 | 32 | 
Bernard Hopkins 36 38-2-1 | loss | UD 12 |
38 | Apr 29, 2000 | 31 | Robert McCracken | win | TKO 11 |
37 | Sep 24, 1999 | 30 | Andrew Council | win | UD 12 |
36 | Apr 24, 1999 | 30 | 
Hacine Cherifi 31 26-3-1 | win | TKO 7 |
35 | Feb 06, 1999 | 29 | Alex Lubo | win | TKO 1 |
34 | Nov 13, 1998 | 29 | Urbano Gurrola | win | UD 10 |
33 | May 02, 1998 | 29 |
Hacine Cherifi 30 24-3-1 | loss | UD 12 |
32 | Dec 05, 1997 | 28 | Paul Vaden | win | TKO 11 |
31 | Oct 19, 1996 | 27 | 
Richie Woodhall 28 21-0 | win | TKO 12 |
30 | Mar 16, 1996 | 26 | 
Quincy Taylor 32 26-3 | win | TKO 9 |
29 | Dec 16, 1995 | 26 | Kevin Tillman | win | UD 6 |
28 | Aug 19, 1995 | 26 | Tommy Small | win | TKO 4 |
27 | Apr 10, 1995 | 26 | Kenneth Kidd | win | TKO 1 |
26 | Mar 20, 1995 | 25 | Sam Wilson | win | KO 2 |
25 | Sep 23, 1994 | 25 | Andrew Council | win | UD 12 |
24 | Aug 18, 1994 | 25 | Darryl Lattimore | win | KO 3 |
23 | Jul 20, 1994 | 25 | Eric Rhinehart | win | TKO 2 |
22 | May 11, 1994 | 25 | Kelcie Banks | win | TKO 3 |
21 | Apr 08, 1994 | 25 | Luis Castillo | win | KO 2 |
20 | Apr 02, 1994 | 25 | Sam Gervins | win | TKO 2 |
19 | Mar 16, 1994 | 24 | Bobby Hightower | win | KO 1 |
18 | Jan 27, 1994 | 24 | Jeff Johnson | win | UD 12 |
17 | Dec 07, 1993 | 24 | Jim Jackson | win | TKO 1 |
16 | Dec 02, 1993 | 24 | Reggie Strickland | win | UD 8 |
15 | Nov 12, 1993 | 24 | Harold Bennett | win | KO 3 |
14 | Oct 14, 1993 | 24 | Kimara Davis | win | TKO 1 |
13 | Oct 08, 1993 | 24 | Ralph Southerland | win | KO 1 |
12 | Sep 25, 1993 | 24 | Nick Parker | win | TKO 6 |
11 | Sep 04, 1993 | 24 | Lennell Stroman | win | KO 1 |
10 | Aug 14, 1993 | 24 | Horace Watterson | win | PTS 6 |
9 | Apr 10, 1991 | 22 | Jose Hiram Torres | win | TKO 6 |
8 | Jul 20, 1990 | 21 | Ronald Hammond | loss | UD 6 |
7 | Jun 15, 1990 | 21 | Anthony Ross | win | UD 6 |
6 | Jun 01, 1990 | 21 | Tom Alexander | win | UD 6 |
5 | May 17, 1990 | 21 | Anthony Green | win | SD 6 |
4 | Apr 03, 1990 | 21 | Drew Hayes | win | PTS 4 |
3 | Feb 10, 1990 | 20 | Jerome Washington | win | KO 1 |
2 | Nov 15, 1989 | 20 | Roland Jones | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Oct 26, 1989 | 20 | Kilpatrick Mitchell | win | UD 4 |