Virgil Hill

World title reigns and bouts

WBA
WBAR
WBA
IBF
WBO
Cruiserweight
Light Heavyweight
1989
(24 years old)
1992
(27 years old)
1995
(30 years old)
1998
(33 years old)
2001
(36 years old)
2004
(39 years old)
2007
(42 years old)

Timeline of world title events

    5 Sep 1987

    Virgil Hill beats Leslie Stewart via knockout 4/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Virgil Hill becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

    21 Nov 1987

    Virgil Hill beats Rufino Angulo via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    3 Apr 1988

    Virgil Hill beats Jean Marie Emebe via knockout 11/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    6 Jun 1988

    Virgil Hill beats Ramzi Hassan via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    11 Nov 1988

    Virgil Hill beats Willie Featherstone via knockout 10/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    4 Mar 1989

    Virgil Hill beats Bobby Czyz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    27 May 1989

    Virgil Hill beats Joe Lasisi via knockout 7/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    24 Oct 1989

    Virgil Hill beats James Kinchen via knockout 1/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    25 Feb 1990

    Virgil Hill beats David Vedder via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    7 Jul 1990

    Virgil Hill beats Tyrone Frazier via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    6 Jan 1991

    Virgil Hill beats Mike Peak via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    3 Jun 1991

    Thomas Hearns beats Virgil Hill via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    29 Sep 1992

    Virgil Hill beats Frank Tate via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Virgil Hill becomes the WBA Light Heavyweight world champion

    20 Feb 1993

    Virgil Hill beats Adolpho Washington via technical decision 11/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    3 Apr 1993

    Virgil Hill beats Fabrice Tiozzo via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    28 Aug 1993

    Virgil Hill beats Sergio Daniel Merani via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    9 Nov 1993

    Virgil Hill beats Saul Montana via knockout 10/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    17 Dec 1993

    Virgil Hill beats Guy Waters via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    23 Jul 1994

    Virgil Hill beats Frank Tate via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    1 Apr 1995

    Virgil Hill beats Crawford Ashley via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    2 Sep 1995

    Virgil Hill beats Drake Thadzi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    20 Apr 1996

    Virgil Hill beats Lou Del Valle via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    23 Nov 1996

    Virgil Hill beats Henry Maske via split decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    Virgil Hill becomes the IBF Light Heavyweight world champion

    13 Jun 1997

    Dariusz Michalczewski beats Virgil Hill via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight (175 lb)

    9 Dec 2000

    Virgil Hill beats Fabrice Tiozzo via knockout 1/12

    Cruiserweight (190 lb)

    Virgil Hill becomes the WBA Cruiserweight world champion

    23 Feb 2002

    Jean Marc Mormeck beats Virgil Hill via corner retirement 8/12

    Cruiserweight (190 lb)

    22 May 2004

    Jean Marc Mormeck beats Virgil Hill via unanimous decision 12/12

    Cruiserweight (200 lb)

    27 Jan 2006

    Virgil Hill beats Valery Brudov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Cruiserweight (200 lb)

    Virgil Hill becomes the WBAR Cruiserweight world champion

    24 Nov 2007

    Firat Arslan beats Virgil Hill via unanimous decision 12/12

    Cruiserweight (200 lb)