The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Lineal ChampionVirgil Hill
(Virgil Eugene Hill)BORN January 18 1964; Clinton, Missouri (Fought out of Williston, North Dakota)HEIGHT.. 6-0 1/2WEIGHT 156-200 lbsMANAGERS Mike Hall, Eddie FutchTRAINERS Bill Sorenson, Allen Larsien
*** SOME AMATEUR BOUTS (250-11, 62 KO) *** 1983 -Hill won the National AAU Middleweight Championship 1983-1984 Sergei Vaselenko W 1984 Michael Nunn W Michael Nunn L Michael Nunn W -The previous 3 bouts were part of the Olympic trials Edward Neblett Los Angeles, Ca TK 2 Brian Schmacher Los Angeles, Ca W 3 Damir Skaro Los Angeles, Ca W 3 Mohamed Zoui Los Angeles, Ca W 3 Joon Sup Shin Los Angeles, Ca L 3 -The previous 5 bouts were held as part of the 1984 Olympic Games Middleweight Competition; Hill won the Silver Medal*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS *** 1984 Nov 15 Arthur Wright New York, NY TK 2 1985 Jan 5 John Tyrell Atlantic City, NJ TK 1 Feb 16 Dave Vedders Reno, Nv W 6 Jul 13 Dawud Shaw Atlantic City, NJ W 6 1986 Jan 22 Fred Jordan Atlantic City, NJ TK 4 Mar 2 James Williamson Lancaster, Pa TK 6 Apr 30 Abdul Hakim Atlantic City, NJ TK 4 Jun 30 Santiago Valdez Everett, Wa TK 1 Jul 10 Mike Sedillo Inglewood, Ca W 10 Aug 2 Willie Mayberry Detroit Lakes, Mn TK 1 Aug 14 Marcus Dorsey Lynwood, Wa TK 2 Oct 4 Wayne Caplette Williston, ND KO 1 Oct 17 Eric Winbush Bismarck, ND W 10 Dec 11 Clarence Osby New York, NY W 12 -WBC Continental Americas Light Heavyweight Championship 1987 Mar 6 James Williams Fargo, ND TK 4 May 1 Marvin Camel Grand Forks, ND KO 1 Jun 13 Marcos Geraldo Lake Tahoe, Nv KO 2 Jul 19 Hilliard "Junior" Edmonds Minot, ND W 10 Sep 5 Leslie Stewart Atlantic City, NJ TK 4 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World Nov 21 Rufino Angulo Paris, Fr W 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World 1988 Apr 2 Jean-Marie Emebe Bismarck, ND TK 11 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World; Some sources report 4/03/88 Jun 6 Ramzi Hassan Las Vegas, Nv W 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World Nov 11 Willy Featherstone Bismarck, ND TK 10 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World 1989 Mar 4 Bobby Czyz Bismarck, ND W 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World May 27 Joe Lasisi Bismarck, ND TK 7 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World Oct 24 James Kinchen Bismarck, ND TK 1 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World 1990 Feb 25 David Vedder Bismarck, ND W 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World Jul 7 Tyrone Frzaier Bismarck, ND W 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World Oct 27 Frank Minton Bismarck, ND TK 9 1991 Jan 6 Mike Peak Bismarck, ND W 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World Jun 3 Thomas Hearns Las Vegas, Nv L 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World 1992 Sep 29 Frank Tate Bismarck, Nv W 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World 1993 Feb 20 Adolph Washington Fargo, ND TW 11 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World; The verdict was a "Technical Win"; Washington was badly beaten; He bumped his left eye on a television camera following Round 11 and sliced it; The fight was stopped due to the cut and a verdict was rendered based upon the previous eleven rounds Apr 3 Fabrice Tiozzo Lavallois, Fr W 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World Aug 28 Sergio Merani Bismarck, ND W 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World Nov 9 Saul Montana Fargo, ND TK 10 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World Dec 17 Guy Waters Minot, ND W 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World 1994 Jul 23 Frank Tate Bismarck, ND W 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World 1995 Apr 1 Crawford Ashley Stateline, Nv W 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World Sep 2 Drake Thadzi London, Eng W 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World 1996 Apr 20 Lou Del Valle Grand Forks, ND W 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World; IBF Light Heavyweight Championship of the World Nov 23 Henry Maske Munich, Ger W 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World; IBF Light Heavyweight Championship of the World 1997 Jun 13 Dariusz Michalczewski Oberhausen, Ger L 12 -WBA Light Heavyweight Championship of the World; IBF Light Heavyweight Championship of the World 1998 Apr 25 Roy Jones Jr. Biloxi, Ms LK 4 Nov 7 Jim Hays Bismarck, ND KO 2 -IBC Cruiserweight Championship of the World 1999 May 9 Glenn Thomas Minot, ND W 10 2000 Dec 9 Fabrice Tiozzo Villeurbanne, Fr KO 1 -WBA Cruiserweight Championship of the World 2002 Feb 23 Jean-Marc Mormeck Marseille, Fr LT 9 -WBA Cruiserweight Championship of the World Aug 23 Carlos Bates New Town, ND KO 1 Nov 17 Joey DeGrandis Grand Forks, ND W 12 2003 Jul 5 Donnie Lalonde Winnipeg, Man, Can W 10 2004 May 22 Jean-Marc Mormeck Brakpan, Gau, SAfr L 12 -WBA Cruiserweight Championship of the World 2006 Jan 27 Valery Brudov Atlantic City, NJ W 12 -WBA Cruiserweight Championship of the World 2007 Mar 31 Henry Maske Munich, Ger L 12 Nov 24 Firat Arslan Dresden, Ger L 12 -WBA Cruiserweight Championship of the World
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization