Timothy Bradley vs. Kendall Holt

Timothy Bradley Jr 138 lbs beat Kendall Holt 140 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12

• Date: 2009-04-04
• Location: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Referee: Michael Griffin
• Judge: Jack Woodburn 115-111
• Judge: Raul Nieves 114-112
• Judge: Richard DeCarufel 115-111

• World Boxing Council Light Welterweight Title (2nd defense of Bradley)
• World Boxing Organization Light Welterweight Title (2nd defense of Holt)
• Aired On: Showtime Championship Boxing (Main Event)
• Announcer: Jimmy Lennon Jr.
• Attendance: 7,513

Notes

• Timothy Bradley (23-0) 11 KOs vs. Kendall Holt (25-2) 13 KOs
• Bradley came in ranked as the # 2 junior welterweight in the world by The Ring Magazine. Kendall Holt came in ranked # 7 by the same publication.
• A big counter left hook sent Bradley down in Round 1. He was up quickly before going back to a knee to gather himself. It was the first time in his professional career to be knocked down.
• A clash of heads in Round 4 opened a small cut above Holt's right eye.
• Holt was warned in Round 5 for a low blow.
• Bradley was warned in Rounds 6 and 8 for a low blows.
• Bradley was ruled down again in Round 12 when a counter right uppercut caused his glove to touch the mat.

Summary

• Despite being knocked down twice in the fight, Timothy Bradley used a higher work rate and solid body work to earn a unanimous decision. Holt fought much of the fight as a counter puncher and landed the greater number of clean power punches, but simply was not aggressive enough through the middle rounds to gain favor with the judges.