HOLT HANDLES HOPKINS, RETAINS TITLE WITH SPLIT DECISION; AND FOREMAN OUTCLASSES MOORE ON SPECIAL EDITION OF SHOBOX

WBC Jr. Welterweight Champion Timothy Bradley Spies His Next Opponent From Ringside

Kendall Holt successfully retained his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Jr. welterweight world title against previously undefeated Demetrius Hopkins Saturday night by split decision.

In the Jr. middleweight co-feature, Yuri Foreman's speed and footwork proved to be too much for his opponent. Foreman pitched a near shut out to James Moore in the 10-round bout.

Holt of Paterson, N.J. improved his record to 25-2 (13 KOs) while Hopkins of Philadelphia, Pa. falls to 28-1-1 (11 KOs).

Hopkins, who was initially scheduled to fight on the undercard against Germaine Sanders, stepped in to the main event after Holt's original opponent, Ricardo Torres, withdrew from the fight due to illness.

World Boxing Council (WBC) 140-pound champion Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley sat ringside Saturday and got an up close and personal look at his next opponent. Bradley and Holt will meet in a world title unification early in 2009 on SHOWTIME.

Foreman of Brooklyn, NY by way of Gomel, Belarus remained undefeated Saturday night and improved his record to 27-0 while Moore of Queens via Arklow, County Wickow, Ireland faced the second loss of his career with a record now of 16-2.

SHOWTIME will replay Saturday's telecast on Wednesday Dec. 17 at 11 p.m. ET/PT on SHO 2.