After taking a beating in a knockout loss to Lamont Peterson last month, Kendall Holt has decided to launch his latest comeback as a welterweight.
With a .500 record over his last six fights and two of those losses being stoppages, Holt says staying at 140 pounds has become a physical burden.
The time is right for me to make this transition to welterweight, I feel like I’ve still got a lot of fight in me and what better way to exercise it than to be in a division with so many interesting match ups. It isn’t just what I want, it’s also what my body is telling me to do and my body is telling me that I’m going to be a physically better fighter in the move up.
I’m trying to get as far as I can and I’m looking to make this welterweight run count. I’m not some kid coming into the division, I am a proven fighter with a recognized name and I’m looking to land some of the most interesting fights that can be made. The good thing is I the division is stacked 1-10 and I’m looking to knock one of those guys out of their spot.
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The Peterson loss pretty much ended any chance of Holt getting back in the 140 pound title picture, so this is a smart move. His team mentioned interest in possibly Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto — two guys in need of a solid name to get their careers back on track. Holt provides that and as someone who’s coming off a bad KO defeat and is moving up, I think the chances are high that one of those guys takes the bait.
The question for Holt is if he’ll bring his power up from 140 and how that Peterson loss has taken out of him.
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