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Virgil Hill
World championships at light heavyweight and cruiserweight.
Olympic medal · Hall of Fame
- Born
- 18 January 1964
- Birthplace
- Clinton
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Virgil Hill
American boxer nicknamed Quicksilver who moved from Olympic silver to a long professional championship career.
Early life
Amateur development
Won the 1984 National Golden Gloves middleweight championship before representing the United States at the Los Angeles Olympics.
Career
- 1984
Olympic silver
Finished runner-up at middleweight and turned professional.
- 1987
First world title
Defeated Leslie Stewart for the WBA light-heavyweight belt.
- 1992
Regained title
Beat Frank Tate for the vacant WBA championship.
- 1996
Unification
Defeated Henry Maske to add the IBF title.
- 2000
Cruiserweight
Won the WBA championship at a second weight.
Achievements
Olympic medal
Won middleweight silver.
Hall of Fame
Entered the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Beyond sport
Family
Met Olympic athlete Denean Howard at the 1984 Games; they married. Their daughter Azaria became a US bobsledder.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Shane Balkowitsch. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.