Quincy Taylor vs Keith Holmes
On March 16, 1996, Quincy Taylor (26-3, 22 KOs), the middleweight WBC champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Keith Holmes (28-1, 18 KOs).
Taylor vs Holmes Stats
Quincy Taylor is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Julian Jackson, 6 months and 26 days ago. Keith Holmes is on a 21-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Kevin Tillman, 3 months ago.
Taylor vs Holmes Prediction & Odds
The odds of winning are at 98.2-1.8 in favor of Keith Holmes. Quincy Taylor won't be able to do much against Holmes.
Taylor vs Holmes Result
Keith Holmes stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBC middleweight champion. Holmes improves his record to 29-1 (19 KOs), while Taylor adds a loss to his record at 26-4.