Roy Jones Jr. vs. Virgil Hill

Roy Jones Jr. vs. Virgil Hill
Date25 April 1998
VenueMississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Tale of the tape
Boxer Roy Jones Jr. Virgil Hill
Nickname "Junior" "Quicksilver"
Hometown Pensacola, Florida, U.S. Williston, North Dakota, U.S.
Purse $4,000,000 $1,000,000
Pre-fight record 35–1 (30 KO) 43–2 (20 KO)
Age 29 years, 3 months 34 years, 3 months
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 6 ft 1⁄2 in (184 cm)
Weight 177 lb (80 kg) 176+1⁄2 lb (80 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC
Light Heavyweight Champion "in recess"
The Ring No. 2 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion		 WBA
No. 1 Ranked Light Heavyweight[1]
IBF
No. 5 Ranked Light Heavyweight[2]
Former two time light heavyweight champion
Result
Jones defeats Hill by 4th round KO

Roy Jones Jr. vs. Virgil Hill was a professional boxing match contested on 25 April 1998.[3]

  1. ^ "WBA Ratings". squaredcircle.com. Squared Circle. 31 December 1997. Archived from the original on 12 February 1998. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ "IBF Ratings". squaredcircle.com. Squared Circle. January 1998. Archived from the original on 12 February 1998. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Roy Jones Jr. vs. Virgil Hill". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 23 November 2024.