Hacine Cherifi vs Keith Holmes 2
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 2 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 2 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 2 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.