Philip Holiday

Phillip James Holiday (born 23 May 1970 in Benoni, South Africa) is a former professional world boxing champion[1] in the lightweight division who also competed as a welterweight and a junior middleweight later in his career. Holiday turned pro in 1991 and captured the Vacant IBF Lightweight Title in 1995 with a win over Miguel Julio. In his prime, Holiday was regarded as an undersized lightweight, however he defended his title six times, including a notable knockout victory over three divisional world champion Jeff Fenech[2], before eventually losing by decision in a hard fought battle against an undefeated "Sugar" Shane Mosley, who was rated at the time as the best pound for pound boxer in the world[3]. In 2010, at age 40, Holiday made a comeback to the ring and won the Australian Junior Middleweight Title.

Professional boxing record
39 Wins (22 knockouts, 17 decisions), 7 Losses (2 knockouts, 5 decisions), 1 No Contest
Result Record Opp Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 39-7-1 13-3-3 Jason Kanofski SD 10 10 Oct 2010 Mansfield, Queensland, Australia Vacant Australian Light Middleweight Title
Loss 38-7-1 15-3-0 Samuel Colomban RTD 11 18 Mar 2010 Flemington, Victoria, Australia WBO Oriental Welterweight Title
Loss 38-6-1 10-0-0 Muhammadqodir Abdullaev TKO 4 19 Jan 2003 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Vacant WBO Intercontinental Super Lightweight Title
Win 38-5-1 7-1-0 Fred Kinuthia SD 10 8 Nov 2002 Springvale, Victoria, Australia
Win 37-5-1 17-2-1 Ernie Artango TKO 8 27 Sep 2002 Southport, Queensland, Australia

See also

References
  1. Christley, Jason (31 July 1997). "Humble Holiday a rarity in today's boxing world". The Day. p. C3. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/sport/the-night-i-belted-fenech/news-story/07dbe6830d0fe57762e423351710be1e?sv=b1a5c1b0b1362923026c01b5a8cbe72e
  3. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_Ring_Magazine's_Annual_Ratings
Achievements
Preceded by
Oscar De La Hoya
Vacates		 IBF Lightweight boxing champion
19 Aug 1995 – 2 Aug 1997		 Succeeded by
Shane Mosley


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