Lindell Holmes
Lindell Holmes (born April 4, 1957 in Toledo, OH) is a retired American boxer who in 1990-91 held the IBF super-middleweight title.
Holmes turned professional in 1979 and in 1986 challenged IBF super-middleweight title holder Chong-Pal Park of South Korea. The bout was ruled a no-contest in the 2nd round after an accidental head-clash opened a cut on Park. In a rematch the following year, Holmes lost a split decision.
In 1990 he challenged for the vacant IBF super-middleweight title against Frank Tate, winning a decision and the belt. He defended the belt three times before losing it to Darrin Van Horn by TKO in eleven rounds. In 1993, holmes challenged WBO super-middleweight title holder Chris Eubank, but lost a decision. He retired later that year.
Preceded by Graciano Rocchigiani (Vacated) |
IBF Super Middleweight Champion 27 Jan 1990–18 May 1991 |
Succeeded by Darrin Van Horn |
Professional boxing record
45 Wins (36 knockouts, 9 decisions), 8 Losses (5 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 No Contest | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 26-6 | Jean-Marie Emebe | TKO | 5 | 17/06/1993 | Gennevilliers, Hauts-de-Seine, France | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 34-0 | Chris "Simply the Best" Eubank | UD | 12 | 20/02/1993 | Kensington, London, United Kingdom | WBO World Super Middleweight Title. 114-116, 109-120, 112-117. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 25-16 | Ralph Moncrief | UD | 10 | 04/11/1992 | Toledo, Ohio, United States | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 45-2 | Darrin "Schoolboy" Van Horn | KO | 11 | 18/05/1991 | Verbania, Piemonte, Italy | IBF World Super Middleweight Title. Holmes knocked out at 1:49 of the 11th round. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 19-1-1 | Antoine Byrd | SD | 12 | 07/03/1991 | Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain | IBF World Super Middleweight Title. 113-115, 115-113, 117-111. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 32-5 | Thulani "Sugar Boy" Malinga | UD | 12 | 15/12/1990 | Marino, Lazio, Italy | IBF World Super Middleweight Title. 116-112, 116-112, 117-113. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-1 | Carl "The Truth" Sullivan | TKO | 9 | 19/07/1990 | Seattle, Washington, United States | IBF World Super Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the ninth round. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 24-1 | Frank Tate | MD | 12 | 27/01/1990 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | IBF World Super Middleweight Title. 116-112, 119-112, 114-114. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-3-1 | Fermin Chirino | UD | 10 | 31/01/1989 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 18-2-1 | Philip Morefield | TKO | 7 | 25/11/1988 | Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States | IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 18-7-1 | Ricky Stackhouse | TKO | 1 | 25/08/1988 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-1 | Ralph "Psycho" Ward | UD | 8 | 26/06/1988 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | 78-73, 78-73, 79-72. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 25-1-1 | Steve Darnell | TKO | 2 | 09/05/1988 | Inglewood, California, United States | IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 37-4 | Lottie Mwale | KO | 8 | 11/03/1988 | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-7-1 | Jorge Amparo | UD | 12 | 16/09/1987 | Inglewood, California, United States | IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title. 118-109, 117-109, 117-110. |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 42-3-1 | Chong-Pal Park | SD | 15 | 03/05/1987 | Incheon, South Korea | IBF World Super Middleweight Title. 145-139, 142-143, 143-144. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-7-1 | Ron Malek | KO | 3 | 11/03/1987 | Toledo, Ohio, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 23-2 | Lamont Kirkland | TKO | 9 | 03/02/1987 | Inglewood, California, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:25 of the ninth round. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 21-27-2 | Sammy Floyd | TKO | 4 | 28/10/1986 | Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:20 of the fourth round. |
No Contest | 40-3-1 | Chong-Pal Park | NC | 2 | 06/07/1986 | Chungju, South Korea | IBF World Super Middleweight Title. Fight was stopped at 1:10 of the second round due to a severe gash caused by an accidental headbut. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-3 | Matthew Lewis | KO | 7 | 11/04/1986 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 20-1-1 | Brian Muller | KO | 9 | 17/03/1986 | Inglewood, California, United States | Muller knocked out at 1:17 of the ninth round. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 48-13-1 | Murray Sutherland | TKO | 3 | 25/02/1986 | Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States | IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the third round. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 19-0 | Jack Padia | TKO | 6 | 17/12/1985 | Inglewood, California, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16-3 | Luis Jose Rivera | TKO | 8 | 15/10/1985 | Inglewood, California, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-2 | Sanderline Williams | TKO | 9 | 29/06/1985 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-18 | Darrell Ned Miller | TKO | 2 | 16/05/1985 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17-2 | Andre "Sugarman" Cooper | TKO | 7 | 13/02/1985 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the seventh round. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-2 | Billy "The Kid" Robertson | TKO | 12 | 20/12/1984 | Inglewood, California, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the 12th round. |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 42-3 | Ayub Kalule | PTS | 8 | 09/11/1984 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 26-0 | Herol "Bomber" Graham | TKO | 5 | 22/07/1984 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 12-3 | Leroy Hester | TKO | 6 | 15/05/1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-20-2 | "Slick" Ricky Davis | KO | 1 | 11/04/1984 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 26-9-3 | Roy "Bleeding" Gumbs | KO | 7 | 21/03/1984 | Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 33-2 | Dwight Davison | TKO | 8 | 13/08/1983 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-1 | Alonzo Cutchins | TKO | 3 | 10/07/1983 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 12-12 | Jamie Thomas | TKO | 4 | 27/08/1982 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13-3 | Leslie "Sweet Lemonade" Gardner | KO | 4 | 25/07/1982 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-3-1 | Buster Drayton | PTS | 10 | 07/03/1982 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 11-4 | Irving "Suitcase" Hines | KO | 3 | 12/11/1981 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 40-19-1 | Rudy Robles | KO | 8 | 13/10/1981 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-1 | Daniel "Brandy" Alexander | TKO | 3 | 13/08/1981 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16-6-1 | James Waire | KO | 8 | 28/05/1981 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-3 | Carlton Swift | PTS | 8 | 12/04/1981 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-19-1 | Fermin Guzman | KO | 8 | 31/01/1981 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-11-1 | Gary "Tiger" Thomas | KO | 4 | 12/12/1980 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-15-1 | Sammy Floyd | KO | 4 | 02/12/1980 | Toledo, Ohio, United States | Floyd knocked out at 0:18 of the fourth round. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-7 | George "Governor" Madison | TKO | 4 | 16/10/1980 | Toledo, Ohio, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-4-1 | Benny Mitchell | KO | 3 | 10/09/1980 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-0 | Vernon Cunningham | KO | 4 | 17/07/1980 | Maumee, Ohio, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-0-1 | Willie Torres | KO | 1 | 03/05/1980 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 0-1 | Clifford Askew | KO | 1 | 02/03/1980 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | -- | "Double" Dave Roberts | KO | 3 | 07/02/1980 | Wyandotte, Michigan, United States | Roberts knocked out at 2:17 of the third round. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-4-1 | Rodney "Tiger" Coupe | KO | 1 | 15/11/1979 | Detroit, Michigan, United States |