Donnell Holmes (The Real Touch of Sleep) pugile

Donnell Holmes (born January 3, 1973 in Ivanhoe, North Carolina) is an American professional boxer who fights in the heavyweight division.Holmes had an amateur record of 73-13 (64 KOs) before turning professional in January 2003, winning his first fight at The Hilton, Wilmington, NC, USA, in which Holmes beat fellow American fighter Johan Carrington.He is as of 2009 31-1-2 and promoted by Gary Shaw after leaving Don King.He fought Brian Minto for the interim WBO NABO Heavyweight Title and Minto's WBA Fedecentro Heavyweight Title on August 14, 2009 in which he lost by a technical decision after the fight was stopped after four rounds all the judges had Minto leading so Minto was declared the winner and it was also the first loss of Holmes career.