What is Kendall Holt's Record?
- Born
- Jun 14, 1981
- Age
- 42
- Debut
- Mar 30, 2001
- Record
- 28-6
- Title Fights
- 5
- KOs
- 16 (47.1%)
- Height
- 175 cm
- Reach
- 188 cm
- Ape Index
- 13 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBO |
|---|
| sLT w1 d1 |
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Kendall Holt (Rated R) is a 42-year old retired American professional boxer. He was born in Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. on June 14, 1981. Holt made his professional boxing debut at the age of 19, on March 30, 2001. He is a former super-lightweight world champion.
Kendall Holt Record
In a professional boxing career spanning 11 years and 10 months, Kendall Holt fought 34 times with 28 wins and 6 losses. By his last professional fight on February 22, 2013, Holt's record stood at 28-6 (16 KO wins, 4 KO losses).
Following is a tabular list of Holt's fights. For a list with more details — like opponent record, opponent stats, including videos — refer to "All of Kendall Holt's fights".
| Total Fights | 34 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 28 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 16 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 1 |
| Title Defenses | 1 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 1 |
| Losses via KO | 4 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Feb 22, 2013 | 31 | Lamont Peterson | Loss * | TKO8 |
| 33 | Mar 15, 2012 | 30 | Tim Coleman | Win | TKO2 |
| 32 | Oct 15, 2011 | 30 | Danny García | Loss | SD |
| 31 | May 13, 2011 | 29 | Julio Díaz | Win | TKO3 |
| 30 | Jan 29, 2011 | 29 | Lenin Arroyo | Win | TKO1 |
| 29 | Feb 27, 2010 | 28 | Kaizer Mabuza | Loss | RTD6 |
| 28 | Apr 4, 2009 | 27 | Timothy Bradley | Loss * | UD |
| 27 | Dec 13, 2008 | 27 | Demetrius Hopkins | Win * | SD |
| 26 | Jul 5, 2008 | 27 | Ricardo Torres | Win * | KO1 |
| 25 | Feb 7, 2008 | 26 | Ben Tackie | Win | MD |
| 24 | Sep 1, 2007 | 26 | Ricardo Torres | Loss * | TKO11 |
| 23 | Apr 20, 2007 | 25 | Mike Arnaoutis | Win | UD |
| 22 | Nov 3, 2006 | 25 | Isaac Hlatshwayo | Win | UD |
| 21 | Nov 3, 2006 | 25 | Volodymyr Khodakovskyy | Win | UD |
| 20 | May 27, 2005 | 23 | Jaime Rangel | Win | SD |
| 19 | Feb 4, 2005 | 23 | David Díaz | Win | TKO8 |
| 18 | Dec 9, 2004 | 23 | Carlos Antonio Escobar | Win | UD |
| 17 | Oct 14, 2004 | 23 | Roberto Ortega | Win | UD |
| 16 | Jun 18, 2004 | 23 | Thomas Davis | Loss | TKO1 |
| 15 | Mar 26, 2004 | 22 | Gilberto Reyes | Win | KO1 |
| 14 | Dec 6, 2003 | 22 | John Trigg | Win | MD |
| 13 | Oct 24, 2003 | 22 | Norberto Frias | Win | KO3 |
| 12 | Apr 25, 2003 | 21 | Richard Best | Win | TKO2 |
| 11 | Mar 15, 2003 | 21 | Cardyl Finley | Win | TKO2 |
| 10 | Nov 7, 2002 | 21 | Andriy Trunov | Win | UD |
| 9 | Oct 11, 2002 | 21 | Kevin Carter | Win | TKO1 |
| 8 | Jul 12, 2002 | 21 | Norberto Frias | Win | UD |
| 7 | Apr 20, 2002 | 20 | Rashaan Abdul Blackburn | Win | TKO5 |
| 6 | Mar 3, 2002 | 20 | Curtis Wilkens | Win | TKO3 |
| 5 | Dec 14, 2001 | 20 | Matt Hill | Win | TKO2 |
| 4 | Oct 26, 2001 | 20 | Marcus Luck | Win | PTS |
| 3 | Jun 26, 2001 | 20 | Marat Sunyuntaev | Win | KO2 |
| 2 | Apr 20, 2001 | 19 | Jonathan Kuhn | Win | TKO1 |
| 1 | Mar 30, 2001 | 19 | Frank Zorchak | Win | KO1 |
* World-title fight
World Titles
Holt was a super-lightweight world champion. He has held one world title at super-lightweight, which was a lineal championship win.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Super-lightweight | WBO |
Statistics
Kendall Holt is 175 cm tall (5' 8.90") with a reach of 188 cm (6' 2.02"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 13 cm (5.12").
Holt has a 47.1% KO rate. Of his total 16 KO wins, 14 were in the early rounds and two in the mid rounds. He has six first-round KO wins.
Career Summary
Kendall Holt's professional boxing career spanned more than 11 years — from 2001 to 2013.
Holt made his professional boxing debut against Frank Zorchak at the age of 19 on March 30, 2001, defeating Zorchak via 1st round KO. He went on to win 14 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 10 wins via stoppage.
Holt had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on September 1, 2007 after 23 professional fights, against Ricardo Torres for the WBO title. He lost to Torres via 11th round TKO.
Holt has won one world title at super-lightweight. For all the details about Holt's world title wins and defenses refer to "Kendall Holt World Titles".
Some of Holt's best fights and notable victories include wins over Ricardo Torres, David Díaz, Lenin Arroyo, Julio Díaz, Demetrius Hopkins, and Isaac Hlatshwayo.
Holt had a total of six losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was on February 22, 2013 against fellow American boxer Lamont Peterson for Peterson's super-lightweight IBF title. Holt lost the fight via 8th round TKO. It's been 10 years, 7 months, and 6 days since this fight.
Career Highlights
Holt fought a total of 34 times during his professional career, which includes 5 world-title fights at the super-lightweight division. These two fights are the highlight of his career.
September 1, 2007: In his first world-title fight, Kendall Holt loses to Ricardo Torres via 11th round TKO. He was fighting for the WBO super-lightweight title.
July 5, 2008: Holt wins the WBO super-lightweight title from Ricardo Torres, by beating Torres via 1st round KO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Kendall Holt have on his record?
Holt knocked out 16 of his 34 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 47.1%. Of his total 28 wins, 16 of them were via KO (57.1%).
Fight Recommendations
If you are interested in Holt's boxing career, you should definitely check out the following fights.
- Kendall Holt defeats Ricardo Torres via 1st round KO in their 2nd fight
- Kendall Holt loses to Lamont Peterson via 8th round TKO
- Kendall Holt loses to Ricardo Torres via 11th round TKO
- Kendall Holt defeats David Díaz via 8th round TKO
- Kendall Holt loses to Timothy Bradley via 12-round unanimous decision
- Kendall Holt loses to Danny García via 12-round split decision