Virgil Akins (60-31-2, 34) was born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. on March 10, 1928. At the age of 20 years on March 10, 1948, he made his professional boxing debut against Albert Adams, winning the fight via 6-round points decision.
On his 67th career fight at 30 years old, Akins became a welterweight world champion on June 6, 1958 after defeating Vince Martinez via 4th-round TKO to win the vacant The Ring title.
Akins' last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Rip Randall at age 34 on March 20, 1962. He was on a 2-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Virgil Akins' best fight was against Tony DeMarco.
Akins has 31 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Virgil Akins Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
93 | Mar 20, 1962 34 years 60-31-2 (34) | Rip Randall | 10 | UD | Loss | |
92 | Dec 27, 1961 33 years, 9 months 60-30-2 (34) | Ralph Dupas | 10 | UD | Loss | |
91 | Dec 13, 1961 33 years, 9 months 60-29-2 (34) | Vince Bonomo | 4 | TKO | Win | |
90 | Nov 17, 1961 33 years, 8 months 59-29-2 (33) | Stefan Redl | 10 | PTS | Draw | |
89 | Oct 16, 1961 33 years, 7 months 59-29-1 (33) | Jose Antonio Burgos | 10 | TKO | Win | |
88 | Sep 22, 1961 33 years, 6 months 58-29-1 (32) | Kenny Lane | 10 | UD | Loss | |
87 | Sep 5, 1961 33 years, 5 months 58-28-1 (32) | Henry White | 10 | MD | Loss | |
86 | Jul 10, 1961 33 years, 4 months 58-27-1 (32) | Cecil Shorts | 8 | TKO | Win | |
85 | May 15, 1961 33 years, 2 months 57-27-1 (31) | Billy Collins | 10 | UD | Win | |
84 | Mar 4, 1961 32 years, 11 months 56-27-1 (31) | Gerald Gray | 10 | MD | Win | |
83 | Jan 16, 1961 32 years, 10 months 55-27-1 (31) | TJ Jones | 9 | TKO | Win | |
82 | Dec 6, 1960 32 years, 8 months 54-27-1 (30) | Candy McFarland | 10 | SD | Loss | |
81 | Nov 21, 1960 32 years, 8 months 54-26-1 (30) | Carl Hubbard | 5 | KO | Win | |
80 | Jul 6, 1960 32 years, 3 months 53-26-1 (29) | Luis Manuel Rodriguez | 10 | UD | Loss | |
79 | May 20, 1960 32 years, 2 months 53-25-1 (29) | Charley Scott | 10 | UD | Win | |
78 | Apr 1, 1960 32 years 52-25-1 (29) | Fernando Barreto | 10 | PTS | Win | |
77 | Mar 8, 1960 31 years, 11 months 51-25-1 (29) | Wally Swift | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
76 | Jan 28, 1960 31 years, 10 months 51-24-1 (29) | Don Fullmer | 10 | UD | Loss | |
75  | Dec 10, 1959 31 years, 9 months 51-23-1 (29) | 20 years, 4 months 21-1 (5) | 10 | SD | Loss | |
74 | Oct 28, 1959 31 years, 7 months 51-22-1 (29) | Kenny Lane | 10 | MD | Loss | |
73 | Aug 14, 1959 31 years, 5 months 51-21-1 (29) | Stan Harrington | 10 | MD | Win | |
72 | Jun 17, 1959 31 years, 3 months 50-21-1 (29) | Luis Manuel Rodriguez | 10 | UD | Loss | |
71 | Apr 24, 1959 31 years, 1 months 50-20-1 (29) | Don Jordan | WL | 15 | UD | Loss For The Ring |
70 | Dec 5, 1958 30 years, 8 months 50-19-1 (29) | Don Jordan | WL | 15 | UD | Loss Lost The Ring |
69 | Sep 18, 1958 30 years, 6 months 50-18-1 (29) | Del Flanagan | 10 | UD | Loss | |
68 | Aug 20, 1958 30 years, 5 months 50-17-1 (29) | Charley Tombstone Smith | 10 | TKO | Win | |
67 | Jun 6, 1958 30 years, 2 months 49-17-1 (28) | Vince Martinez | WL | 4 | TKO | Win Won The Ring Vacant |
66 | Mar 21, 1958 30 years 48-17-1 (27) | Issac Logart | WL | 6 | TKO | Win |
65  | Jan 21, 1958 29 years, 10 months 47-17-1 (26) | 26 years 54-10-1 (31) | WL | 12 | TKO | Win |
64 | Oct 29, 1957 29 years, 7 months 46-17-1 (25) | 25 years, 9 months 54-9-1 (31) | WL | 14 | KO | Win |
63 | Sep 18, 1957 29 years, 6 months 45-17-1 (24) | Gil Turner | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
62 | Aug 9, 1957 29 years, 4 months 45-16-1 (24) | Garnet Hart | 8 | TKO | Win | |
61 | Jul 8, 1957 29 years, 3 months 44-16-1 (23) | Franz Szuzina | 10 | UD | Loss | |
60 | Jun 12, 1957 29 years, 3 months 44-15-1 (23) | Walter Byars | 10 | UD | Win | |
59 | May 24, 1957 29 years, 2 months 43-15-1 (23) | Jimmy Beecham | 3 | TKO | Win | |
58 | Mar 4, 1957 28 years, 11 months 42-15-1 (22) | Franz Szuzina | 10 | UD | Win | |
57 | Jan 31, 1957 28 years, 10 months 41-15-1 (22) | Al Andrews | 6 | TKO | Win | |
56 | Jan 8, 1957 28 years, 9 months 40-15-1 (21) | Sammy Walker | 10 | UD | Win | |
55 | Oct 22, 1956 28 years, 7 months 39-15-1 (21) | Pat Lowry | 2 | KO | Win | |
54 | Sep 15, 1956 28 years, 6 months 38-15-1 (20) | Charlie Sawyer | 10 | UD | Loss | |
53 | Jun 21, 1956 28 years, 3 months 38-14-1 (20) | Don Jose | 4 | TKO | Win | |
52 | Mar 21, 1956 28 years 37-14-1 (19) | Hector Constance | 10 | UD | Win | |
51 | Mar 8, 1956 27 years, 11 months 36-14-1 (19) | Andy Watkins | 2 | TKO | Win | |
50 | Jan 26, 1956 27 years, 10 months 35-14-1 (18) | Mel Barker | 8 | TKO | Win | |
49 | Jan 19, 1956 27 years, 10 months 34-14-1 (17) | Clarence Cook | 4 | KO | Win | |
48 | Jan 3, 1956 27 years, 9 months 33-14-1 (16) | Rudolph Bent | 5 | TKO | Win | |
47 | Dec 2, 1955 27 years, 8 months 32-14-1 (15) | Issac Logart | 10 | UD | Loss | |
46 | Sep 13, 1955 27 years, 6 months 32-13-1 (15) | Harold Jones | 10 | UD | Win | |
45 | Aug 8, 1955 27 years, 4 months 31-13-1 (15) | Issac Logart | 10 | SD | Win | |
44 | Jun 21, 1955 27 years, 3 months 30-13-1 (15) | Bill Sudduth | 8 | TKO | Win | |
43 | May 23, 1955 27 years, 2 months 29-13-1 (14) | Joe Miceli | 1 | TKO | Win | |
42 | May 2, 1955 27 years, 1 months 28-13-1 (13) | Ronnie Delaney | 8 | KO | Win | |
41 | Apr 8, 1955 27 years 27-13-1 (12) | Johnny Brown | 8 | PTS | Draw | |
40 | Mar 15, 1955 27 years 27-13 (12) | Tommy Maddox | 4 | TKO | Win | |
39 | Mar 2, 1955 26 years, 11 months 26-13 (11) | Johnny Brown | 10 | TKO | Win | |
38 | Oct 26, 1954 26 years, 7 months 25-13 (10) | Henry Hank | 8 | UD | Win | |
37 | Oct 16, 1954 26 years, 7 months 24-13 (10) | Andrew Brown | 10 | SD | Loss | |
36 | Jun 2, 1954 26 years, 2 months 24-12 (10) | Joey Greenwood | 8 | TKO | Win | |
35 | Aug 29, 1953 25 years, 5 months 23-12 (9) | Philip Kim | 10 | TKO | Loss | |
34 | Apr 4, 1953 25 years 23-11 (9) | Johnny Gonsalves | 10 | MD | Loss | |
33 | Sep 30, 1952 24 years, 6 months 23-10 (9) | Joe Miceli | 10 | UD | Loss | |
32 | Jul 30, 1952 24 years, 4 months 23-9 (9) | Johnny Saxton | 10 | UD | Loss | |
31 | May 8, 1952 24 years, 1 months 23-8 (9) | Jay Watkins | 2 | TKO | Win | |
30 | Feb 29, 1952 23 years, 11 months 22-8 (8) | Henry Davis | 9 | TKO | Win | |
29 | Feb 19, 1952 23 years, 11 months 21-8 (7) | Joe Gilmer | 9 | TKO | Win | |
28 | Feb 8, 1952 23 years, 10 months 20-8 (6) | Baby LeRoy | 4 | TKO | Win | |
27 | Dec 24, 1951 23 years, 9 months 19-8 (5) | Luther Rawlings | 8 | PTS | Loss | |
26 | Dec 6, 1951 23 years, 8 months 19-7 (5) | Joe Brown | 10 | UD | Win | |
25 | Oct 17, 1951 23 years, 7 months 18-7 (5) | Luther Rawlings | 10 | SD | Win | |
24 | Sep 26, 1951 23 years, 6 months 17-7 (5) | Freddie Dawson | 10 | SD | Win | |
23 | Jul 6, 1951 23 years, 3 months 16-7 (5) | Joe Brown | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
22 | Jun 8, 1951 23 years, 2 months 16-6 (5) | Tommy Campbell | 10 | PTS | Win | |
21 | May 25, 1951 23 years, 2 months 15-6 (5) | Joe Brown | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
20 | Apr 17, 1951 23 years, 1 months 15-5 (5) | Wallace Bud Smith | 10 | PTS | Win | |
19 | Apr 4, 1951 23 years 14-5 (5) | Wallace Bud Smith | 10 | PTS | Win | |
18 | Mar 9, 1951 22 years, 11 months 13-5 (5) | Gene Parker | 6 | TKO | Win | |
17 | Jan 18, 1951 22 years, 10 months 12-5 (4) | Gene Parker | 6 | UD | Loss | |
16 | Dec 6, 1950 22 years, 8 months 12-4 (4) | Joe Sgro | 10 | UD | Win | |
15 | Nov 1, 1950 22 years, 7 months 11-4 (4) | Rudy Zadell | 3 | TKO | Win | |
14 | Oct 24, 1950 22 years, 7 months 10-4 (3) | Nelson Levering | 2 | KO | Win | |
13 | Oct 5, 1950 22 years, 6 months 9-4 (2) | Art Edmundson | 8 | PTS | Win | |
12 | Jul 15, 1950 22 years, 4 months 8-4 (2) | Joe Fisher | 8 | PTS | Loss | |
11 | Jul 6, 1950 22 years, 3 months 8-3 (2) | Nelson Levering | 6 | PTS | Loss | |
10 | Sep 29, 1949 21 years, 6 months 8-2 (2) | Arthur Persley | 6 | PTS | Loss | |
9 | Mar 30, 1949 21 years 8-1 (2) | Clem Custer | 8 | PTS | Win | |
8 | Mar 8, 1949 20 years, 11 months 7-1 (2) | Willie Cheatum | 8 | PTS | Win | |
7 | Feb 15, 1949 20 years, 11 months 6-1 (2) | Russ Moore | 2 | KO | Win | |
6 | Jan 17, 1949 20 years, 10 months 5-1 (1) | Joe Henderson | 3 | KO | Win | |
5 | Nov 23, 1948 20 years, 8 months 4-1 (0) | Danny Robinson | 6 | PTS | Win | |
4 | Jul 12, 1948 20 years, 4 months 3-1 (0) | Ollie Cobbins | 6 | PTS | Win | |
3 | Apr 21, 1948 20 years, 1 months 2-1 (0) | Charlie Baxter | 6 | PTS | Win | |
2 | Apr 5, 1948 20 years 1-1 (0) | Charlie Baxter | 3 | TKO | Loss | |
1 | Mar 10, 1948 20 years 1-0 (0) | Albert Adams | 6 | PTS | Win |
