Keith Holmes (41-5, 25) was born in Washington, D.C., United States on March 30, 1969. At the age of 20 years on October 26, 1989, he made his professional boxing debut against Kilpatrick Mitchell, winning the fight via 4-round unanimous decision.
On his 30th career fight at 26 years old, Holmes became a middleweight world champion on March 16, 1996 after defeating Quincy Taylor via 9th-round TKO to win the WBC title.
Holmes' last fight was a 8-round unanimous decision win against Willis Lockett at age 40 on June 6, 2009. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Keith Holmes' best fights were against Quincy Taylor, Richie Woodhall and Hacine Cherifi. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Keith Holmes".
Holmes has 5 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Keith Holmes Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Jun 6, 2009 40 years, 2 months 41-5 (25) | Willis Lockett | SWL | 8 | UD | WIN |
45 | Aug 16, 2006 37 years, 4 months 40-5 (25) | Tito Mendoza | LHW | 8 | UD | LOSS |
44 | Oct 7, 2006 37 years, 6 months 40-4 (25) | Cory Cummings | SWL | 10 | UD | WIN |
43  | Apr 2, 2005 36 years 39-4 (25) | 32 years, 3 months 32-1-1 (21) | SWL | 12 | MD | LOSS |
42 | Mar 14, 2004 34 years, 11 months 39-3 (25) | Kuvonchbek Toygonbaev | MD | 10 | MD | WIN |
41 | Oct 4, 2003 34 years, 6 months 38-3 (25) | Jason Papillion | MD | 8 | TKO | WIN |
40 | Aug 9, 2003 34 years, 4 months 37-3 (24) | Anthony Ivory | MD | 10 | UD | WIN |
39  | Apr 14, 2001 32 years 36-3 (24) | 36 years, 2 months 38-2-1 (28) | MD | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC |
38 | Apr 29, 2000 31 years 36-2 (24) | Robert McCracken | MD | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
37 | Sep 24, 1999 30 years, 5 months 35-2 (23) | Andrew Council | MD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
36  | Apr 24, 1999 30 years 34-2 (23) | 31 years, 4 months 26-3-1 (17) | MD | 7 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
35 | Feb 6, 1999 29 years, 10 months 33-2 (22) | Alex Lubo | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN |
34 | Nov 13, 1998 29 years, 7 months 32-2 (21) | Urbano Gurrola | MD | 10 | UD | WIN |
33 | May 2, 1998 29 years, 1 months 31-2 (21) | 30 years, 4 months 24-3-1 (17) | MD | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC |
32 | Dec 5, 1997 28 years, 8 months 31-1 (21) | Paul Vaden | MD | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
31  | Oct 19, 1996 27 years, 6 months 30-1 (20) | 28 years, 6 months 21-0 (13) | MD | 12 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
30  | Mar 16, 1996 26 years, 11 months 29-1 (19) | 32 years, 7 months 26-3 (22) | MD | 9 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
29 | Dec 16, 1995 26 years, 8 months 28-1 (18) | Kevin Tillman | SWL | 6 | UD | WIN |
28 | Aug 19, 1995 26 years, 4 months 27-1 (18) | Tommy Small | SWL | 4 | TKO | WIN |
27 | Apr 10, 1995 26 years 26-1 (17) | Kenneth Kidd | SWL | 1 | TKO | WIN |
26 | Mar 20, 1995 25 years, 11 months 25-1 (16) | Sam Wilson | SWL | 2 | KO | WIN |
25 | Sep 23, 1994 25 years, 5 months 24-1 (15) | Andrew Council | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN |
24 | Aug 18, 1994 25 years, 4 months 23-1 (15) | Darryl Lattimore | 3 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Jul 20, 1994 25 years, 3 months 22-1 (14) | Eric Rhinehart | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | May 11, 1994 25 years, 1 months 21-1 (13) | Kelcie Banks | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Apr 8, 1994 25 years 20-1 (12) | Luis Castillo | 2 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Apr 2, 1994 25 years 19-1 (11) | Sam Gervins | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Mar 16, 1994 24 years, 11 months 18-1 (10) | Bobby Hightower | 1 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Jan 27, 1994 24 years, 9 months 17-1 (9) | Jeff Johnson | 12 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Dec 7, 1993 24 years, 8 months 16-1 (9) | Jim Jackson | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Dec 2, 1993 24 years, 8 months 15-1 (8) | Reggie Strickland | 8 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Nov 12, 1993 24 years, 7 months 14-1 (8) | Harold Bennett | 3 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Oct 14, 1993 24 years, 6 months 13-1 (7) | Kimara Davis | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Oct 8, 1993 24 years, 6 months 12-1 (6) | Ralph Southerland | 1 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Sep 25, 1993 24 years, 5 months 11-1 (5) | Nick Parker | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Sep 4, 1993 24 years, 5 months 10-1 (4) | Lennell Stroman | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Aug 14, 1993 24 years, 4 months 9-1 (3) | Horace Watterson | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
9 | Apr 10, 1991 22 years 8-1 (3) | Jose Hiram Torres | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jul 20, 1990 21 years, 3 months 7-1 (2) | Ronald Hammond | 6 | UD | LOSS | |
7 | Jun 15, 1990 21 years, 2 months 7-0 (2) | Anthony Ross | 6 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Jun 1, 1990 21 years, 2 months 6-0 (2) | Tom Alexander | 6 | UD | WIN | |
5 | May 17, 1990 21 years, 1 months 5-0 (2) | Anthony Green | 6 | SD | WIN | |
4 | Apr 3, 1990 21 years 4-0 (2) | Drew Hayes | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Feb 10, 1990 20 years, 10 months 3-0 (2) | Jerome Washington | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Nov 15, 1989 20 years, 7 months 2-0 (1) | Roland Jones | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Oct 26, 1989 20 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | Kilpatrick Mitchell | 4 | UD | WIN |
