Virgil Hill (51-7, 24) was born in Clinton, Missouri, U.S. on January 18, 1964. At the age of 20 years on November 15, 1984, he made his professional boxing debut against Arthur Wright, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 19th career fight at 23 years old, Hill became a light-heavyweight world champion on September 5, 1987 after defeating Leslie Stewart via 4th-round TKO to win the WBA title.
He then went on to become world champion at the cruiserweight weight class as well, winning the WBA title against Frank Tate via 12-round unanimous decision on September 29, 1992.
Hill's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO win against Jimmy Campbell at age 51 on February 28, 2015. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Virgil Hill's best fights have been against Bobby Czyz, Lou Del Valle, Frank Tate, Donny Lalonde, Fabrice Tiozzo, Leslie Stewart and Saúl Montana.
Hill has 7 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | Feb 28, 2015 51 years, 1 months 51-7 (24) | Jimmy Campbell | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
57  | Nov 24, 2007 43 years, 10 months 50-7 (23) | 37 years, 1 months 27-3-1 (18) | CR | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA |
56 | Mar 31, 2007 43 years, 2 months 50-6 (23) | Henry Maske | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
55 | Jan 27, 2006 42 years 50-5 (23) | Valery Brudov | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
54  | May 22, 2004 40 years, 4 months 49-5 (23) | 31 years, 11 months 29-2 (21) | CR | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
53  | Jul 5, 2003 39 years, 5 months 49-4 (23) | 43 years, 3 months 41-4-1 (33) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
52 | Nov 17, 2002 38 years, 9 months 48-4 (23) | Joey DeGrandis | CR | 12 | UD | WIN |
51 | Aug 23, 2002 38 years, 7 months 47-4 (23) | Carlos Bates | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
50 | Feb 23, 2002 38 years, 1 months 46-4 (22) | 29 years, 8 months 26-2 (18) | CR | 8 | RTD | LOSS Lost WBA |
49  | Dec 9, 2000 36 years, 10 months 46-3 (22) | 31 years, 7 months 42-1 (28) | CR | 1 | TKO | WIN Won WBA |
48 | May 9, 1999 35 years, 3 months 45-3 (21) | Glenn Thomas | 10 | UD | WIN | |
47 | Nov 7, 1998 34 years, 9 months 44-3 (21) | James Hayes | CR | 2 | KO | WIN |
46  | Apr 25, 1998 34 years, 3 months 43-3 (20) | 29 years, 3 months 35-1 (30) | 4 | KO | LOSS | |
45  | Jun 13, 1997 33 years, 4 months 43-2 (20) | 29 years, 1 months 33-0 (24) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA, IBF For WBO |
44 | Nov 23, 1996 32 years, 10 months 43-1 (20) | Henry Maske | LHW | 12 | SD | WIN Won IBF Defended WBA Vacant |
43  | Apr 20, 1996 32 years, 3 months 42-1 (20) | 27 years, 9 months 22-0 (15) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
42 | Sep 2, 1995 31 years, 7 months 41-1 (20) | Drake Thadzi | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
41 | Apr 1, 1995 31 years, 2 months 40-1 (20) | Crawford Ashley | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
40  | Jul 23, 1994 30 years, 6 months 39-1 (20) | 29 years, 10 months 34-3 (20) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
39 | Dec 17, 1993 29 years, 10 months 38-1 (20) | Guy Waters | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
38  | Nov 9, 1993 29 years, 9 months 37-1 (20) | 22 years, 11 months 21-3 (20) | LHW | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
37 | Aug 28, 1993 29 years, 7 months 36-1 (19) | Sergio Daniel Merani | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
36 | Apr 3, 1993 29 years, 2 months 35-1 (19) | 23 years, 10 months 25-0 (15) | LHW | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBA |
35  | Feb 20, 1993 29 years, 1 months 34-1 (19) | 25 years, 5 months 19-1-1 (13) | LHW | 11 | TD | WIN Defended WBA |
34 | Sep 29, 1992 28 years, 8 months 33-1 (19) | 28 years, 1 months 30-2 (17) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
33 | Apr 11, 1992 28 years, 2 months 32-1 (19) | Lottie Mwale | LHW | 4 | KO | WIN |
32 | Mar 1, 1992 28 years, 1 months 31-1 (18) | Aundrey Nelson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
31  | Jun 3, 1991 27 years, 4 months 30-1 (18) | 32 years, 7 months 49-3-1 (40) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA |
30 | Jan 6, 1991 26 years, 11 months 30-0 (18) | Mike Peak | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
29 | Oct 27, 1990 26 years, 9 months 29-0 (18) | Frank Minton | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | Jul 7, 1990 26 years, 5 months 28-0 (17) | Tyrone Frazier | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
27 | Feb 25, 1990 26 years, 1 months 27-0 (17) | David Vedder | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
26 | Oct 24, 1989 25 years, 9 months 26-0 (17) | James Kinchen | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
25 | May 27, 1989 25 years, 4 months 25-0 (16) | Joe Lasisi | LHW | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
24  | Mar 4, 1989 25 years, 1 months 24-0 (15) | 27 years 34-3 (24) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
23 | Nov 11, 1988 24 years, 9 months 23-0 (15) | Willie Featherstone | LHW | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
22 | Jun 6, 1988 24 years, 4 months 22-0 (14) | Ramzi Hassan | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
21 | Apr 3, 1988 24 years, 2 months 21-0 (14) | Jean-Marie Emebe | LHW | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
20 | Nov 21, 1987 23 years, 10 months 20-0 (13) | Rufino Angulo | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
19  | Sep 5, 1987 23 years, 7 months 19-0 (13) | 26 years, 5 months 24-1 (16) | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN Won WBA |
18 | Jul 19, 1987 23 years, 6 months 18-0 (12) | Junior Edmonds | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17  | Jun 13, 1987 23 years, 4 months 17-0 (12) | 32 years, 8 months 70-23-1 (49) | 2 | KO | WIN | |
16  | May 1, 1987 23 years, 3 months 16-0 (11) | 35 years, 4 months 43-7-3 (21) | 1 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Mar 6, 1987 23 years, 1 months 15-0 (10) | James Williams | 4 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Dec 11, 1986 22 years, 10 months 14-0 (9) | Clarence Osby | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN |
13 | Oct 17, 1986 22 years, 8 months 13-0 (9) | Eric Winbush | 10 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Oct 4, 1986 22 years, 8 months 12-0 (9) | Wayne Caplette | 1 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Aug 14, 1986 22 years, 6 months 11-0 (8) | Marcus Dorsey | 2 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Aug 2, 1986 22 years, 6 months 10-0 (7) | Willie Mayberry | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Jul 10, 1986 22 years, 5 months 9-0 (6) | Mike Sedillo | 10 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Jun 30, 1986 22 years, 5 months 8-0 (6) | Santiago Valdez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Apr 30, 1986 22 years, 3 months 7-0 (5) | Abdul Hakim | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Mar 2, 1986 22 years, 1 months 6-0 (4) | James Williamson | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jan 22, 1986 22 years 5-0 (3) | Fred Jordan | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Jul 13, 1985 21 years, 5 months 4-0 (2) | Dawud Shaw | 6 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Feb 16, 1985 21 years 3-0 (2) | David Vedder | 6 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Jan 5, 1985 20 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | John Tyrell | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Nov 15, 1984 20 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Arthur Wright | 2 | TKO | WIN |
