Keith Pickett Holmes (born March 30, 1969) is an American former
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
*Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
* Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
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.
Professional career
Holmes began his pro career in 1989 and captured the WBC Middleweight Title by scoring a TKO over
Quincy Taylor in 1996. He defended the title twice before losing the belt to
Hassine Cherifi in 1998, a decision loss in which he dropped Cherifi once. In 1999, Holmes landed a rematch with Cherifi and regained the belt via a 7th-round TKO. Holmes again defended the title twice before losing the belt to middleweight legend
Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight class ...
in a clear-cut decision loss as part of the
Middleweight World Championship Series unification tournament.
He continued to fight sparingly after the loss to Hopkins, and in 2005 lost an IBF Light Middleweight Title Eliminator bout against
Roman Karmazin
Roman Alexandrovich Karmazin (born January 2, 1973) is a Russian former professional boxer. He held the International Boxing Federation, IBF Light Middleweight title.
Professional career
Karmazin suffered his first loss in 2002, a twelve-round d ...
in a close majority decision.
Holmes is a
vegan
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products and the consumption of animal source foods, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A person who practices veganism is known as a ve ...
.
"BOXING; Holmes Relies on Diet in March to Title Bout"
''The New York Times
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''. Retrieved 6 Feb. 2019.
Professional boxing record
See also
*List of world middleweight boxing champions Championship recognition
1884–1910
Champions were recognized by public acclamation. A champion in that era was a fighter who had a notable win over another fighter and kept winning afterward. Retirements or disputed results could lead to a cha ...
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1969 births
Living people
American male boxers
Boxers from Washington, D.C.
African-American boxers
World middleweight boxing champions
World Boxing Council champions
20th-century American sportsmen