Kendall Holt escapes Demetrius Hopkins with a split decision win

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With only 5 days to prepare, Demetrius Hopkins came within a whisker of winning his first world title when he filled in for an ill Ricardo Torres to challenge Kendall Holt for his WBO portion of the Jr. Welterweight title.

The fight which was held at Bally’s in Atlantic City, NJ and televised on Showtime had a steady theme, Holt was the aggressor and Hopkins looked to counter and capitalize on mistakes.

Though the TV announcer made you think that Holt was the second coming, truth is was this fight lacked in entertainment as both men wanted to fight smart as they had little time to prepare for their foe. It ended up going the 12 round distance and Jude Julie Lederman had it 115 – 113 for Hopkins but was overruled by Judges Luis Rivera and Judge Allan Rubenstein with scores of 117 – 111 & 116 – 112 respectively in favor of Kendall Holt.

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