William Joppy (40-7-2, 30) was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. on September 11, 1970. At the age of 22 years on February 26, 1993, he made his professional boxing debut against Dwayne Tennet, winning the fight via 4-round unanimous decision.
On his 23rd career fight at 25 years old, Joppy became a middleweight world champion on June 24, 1996 after defeating Shinji Takehara via 9th-round TKO to win the WBA title.
Joppy's last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision win against Cory Cummings at age 40 on March 12, 2011. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of William Joppy's best fights have been against Hacine Cherifi, Julio César Green, Howard Eastman, Roberto Durán, Shinji Takehara, Félix Trinidad and Rito Ruvalcaba.
Joppy has 7 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
49 | Mar 12, 2011 40 years, 6 months 40-7-2 (30) | Cory Cummings | 10 | UD | WIN | |
48  | Jan 8, 2011 40 years, 3 months 39-7-2 (30) | 27 years, 4 months 10-1 (6) | LHW | 6 | KO | LOSS For WBA |
47 | Nov 6, 2010 40 years, 1 months 39-6-2 (30) | Cory Cummings | 10 | MD | DRAW | |
46  | Mar 6, 2010 39 years, 5 months 39-6-1 (30) | 30 years, 2 months 30-2 (11) | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
45  | Feb 29, 2008 37 years, 5 months 39-5-1 (30) | 28 years 21-0 (17) | SMD | 10 | TKO | LOSS For IBF |
44 | Nov 16, 2007 37 years, 2 months 39-4-1 (30) | Etianne Whitaker | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
43 | Apr 27, 2007 36 years, 7 months 38-4-1 (29) | Virgil McClendon | 1 | RTD | WIN | |
42 | Jul 8, 2006 35 years, 9 months 37-4-1 (28) | Jonathan Corn | 5 | KO | WIN | |
41 | Jan 7, 2006 35 years, 3 months 36-4-1 (27) | Eric Howard | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
40 | Jul 29, 2005 34 years, 10 months 35-4-1 (26) | Rashaan Blackburn | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
39  | Dec 4, 2004 34 years, 2 months 34-4-1 (25) | 26 years, 3 months 21-0 (16) | MD | 12 | UD | LOSS |
38  | Dec 13, 2003 33 years, 3 months 34-3-1 (25) | 38 years, 10 months 42-2-1 (31) | MD | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, The Ring |
37 | Oct 10, 2002 32 years 34-2-1 (25) | Naotaka Hozumi | MD | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA (Regular) |
36  | Nov 17, 2001 31 years, 2 months 33-2-1 (24) | 30 years, 11 months 32-0 (29) | MD | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBA (Regular) Vacant |
35  | May 12, 2001 30 years, 8 months 32-2-1 (24) | 28 years, 4 months 39-0 (32) | MD | 5 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA |
34 | Dec 2, 2000 30 years, 2 months 32-1-1 (24) | Jonathan Reid | MD | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
33  | Sep 16, 2000 30 years 31-1-1 (23) | 32 years, 9 months 30-4-1 (19) | MD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
32 | May 20, 2000 29 years, 8 months 30-1-1 (23) | Rito Ruvalcaba | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
31 | Mar 3, 2000 29 years, 5 months 29-1-1 (22) | Fernando Zuniga | 10 | UD | WIN | |
30  | Sep 24, 1999 29 years 28-1-1 (22) | 32 years, 4 months 25-3 (17) | MD | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
29 | Jul 24, 1999 28 years, 10 months 27-1-1 (21) | Napoleon Pitt | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
28  | Aug 28, 1998 27 years, 11 months 26-1-1 (20) | 47 years, 2 months 101-13 (70) | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
27 | Jan 31, 1998 27 years, 4 months 25-1-1 (19) | 30 years, 8 months 22-2 (15) | MD | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA |
26 | Aug 23, 1997 26 years, 11 months 24-1-1 (19) | 30 years, 3 months 21-2 (15) | MD | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA |
25 | May 10, 1997 26 years, 7 months 24-0-1 (19) | Peter Venancio | MD | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
24 | Oct 19, 1996 26 years, 1 months 23-0-1 (19) | Ray McElroy | MD | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
23  | Jun 24, 1996 25 years, 9 months 22-0-1 (18) | 24 years, 4 months 24-0 (18) | MD | 9 | TKO | WIN Won WBA |
22 | Feb 10, 1996 25 years, 4 months 21-0-1 (17) | Dave Boone | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Dec 7, 1995 25 years, 2 months 20-0-1 (16) | Israel Figueroa | 1 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Sep 16, 1995 25 years 19-0-1 (15) | Rodney Toney | MD | 12 | MD | DRAW |
19 | Apr 29, 1995 24 years, 7 months 19-0 (15) | Joaquin Velasquez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
18 | Mar 1, 1995 24 years, 5 months 18-0 (15) | Tony McCrimmion | 3 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Sep 20, 1994 24 years 17-0 (14) | Tony Cartel | 2 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Aug 13, 1994 23 years, 11 months 16-0 (13) | Richard Evans | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
15 | Jul 30, 1994 23 years, 10 months 15-0 (13) | Miguel Angel Hernandez | 3 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Jun 15, 1994 23 years, 9 months 14-0 (12) | Carlos Christie | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
13 | May 13, 1994 23 years, 8 months 13-0 (12) | Carl Sullivan | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Apr 14, 1994 23 years, 7 months 12-0 (11) | Muhammad Shabazz | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Apr 8, 1994 23 years, 6 months 11-0 (10) | Kenneth Parker | 2 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Feb 27, 1994 23 years, 5 months 10-0 (9) | Tony McCrimmion | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Feb 17, 1994 23 years, 5 months 9-0 (8) | Robert Harris | 1 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Jan 7, 1994 23 years, 3 months 8-0 (7) | Willie Taylor | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Oct 21, 1993 23 years, 1 months 7-0 (6) | Tyrone Haywood | 2 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Sep 25, 1993 23 years 6-0 (5) | Ivory Teague | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Aug 13, 1993 22 years, 11 months 5-0 (4) | George Taylor | 3 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jun 18, 1993 22 years, 9 months 4-0 (3) | Tim Tisdale | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | May 12, 1993 22 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Shane Martin | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Apr 30, 1993 22 years, 7 months 2-0 (1) | Ken Ruffin | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Feb 26, 1993 22 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | Dwayne Tennet | 4 | UD | WIN |
