Keith Holmes (boxer)

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Keith Pickett Holmes, born March 30, 1969 in Washington, DC, is an American boxer.

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 in a clear-cut decision loss. He continued to fight sparingly after the loss to Hopkins, and in 2005 lost an IBF Light Middleweight Title Eliminator bout against Roman Karmazin in a close majority decision.

Preceded by Quincy Taylor	WBC Middleweight Champion 16 March 1996 – 2 May 1998	Succeeded by Hacine Cherifi
Preceded by Hacine Cherifi	WBC Middleweight Champion 24 April 1999 – 14 Apr 2001	Succeeded by Bernard Hopkins