Hacine Cherifi vs Keith Holmes II
On April 24, 1999, Hacine Cherifi (26-3-1, 17 KOs), the middleweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Keith Holmes (33-2, 22 KOs).
Cherifi vs Holmes II Stats
Hacine Cherifi is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate; his last fight was a points decision win over Anthony Ivory, 6 months and 14 days ago. Keith Holmes is on a 2-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round TKO win over Alex Lubo, 2 months and 18 days ago.
Cherifi vs Holmes II Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Keith Holmes at 99-1 winning odds. Hacine Cherifi really doesn't have much to present against Holmes.
Cherifi vs Holmes II Result
In the rematch, Keith Holmes stopped the champion via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC middleweight champion. Holmes improves his record to 34-2 (23 KOs), while Cherifi adds a loss to his record at 26-4-1.