Adolpho Washington

Adolpho Washington (born 7 September 1967 in Lexington, Kentucky) is a retired professional boxer best known to hold the IBF Cruiser title for one fight. He had little power but a "steel" chin, and was never knocked out as a pro (but stopped once by James Toney).

Adolpho Washington
Statistics
NationalityAmerican
Born7 September 1967
Lexington, Kentucky
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins31
Wins by KO17
Losses9
Draws2
No contests1

Career

Washington turned pro in 1989 at light-heavy and in 1990 lost a decision to a fighter named K.Casimier with a 2-6-1 record. Later he beat hard-punching fringe contender Drake Thadzi on points. 1993 came his first crack at a title, taking on WBA Light Heavyweight Title holder Virgil Hill. Washington was caught in a bizarre incident in which he was unable to continue after being cut by bumping his head against a TV camera in the 11th round.[1] Washington was clearly losing the fight, and lost a technical decision.

Cruiserweight

The following year and one weight class higher, he beat an out-of ashape Iran Barkley on cuts and took on WBC Cruiserweight Title holder Anaclet Wamba, but failed to gain the title in a draw. One year later, he scored a rare KO over hard-punching contender Izegwire and took on Orlin Norris for the WBA Cruiserweight Title and again came up short by a razor-thin decision. In 1996 he was able to win a title, upsetting undefeated former Olympic Gold medalist Torsten May for the vacant IBF Cruiserweight Title. He equally surprisingly lost the title to puncher Uriah Grant in his next bout, and never fought for a major title again.

He never looked good after that losing to Norris and May in rematches. In 1999 he took on James Toney, the only man to stop him inside the distance, after Washington was bleeding excessively from his nose.[2] 2001 he lost to Vassily Jirov and retired.

Professional boxing record
31 Wins (17 knockouts, 14 decisions), 9 Losses (1 knockout, 8 decisions), 2 Draws, 1 No Contest[3]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 20-16-2 Mike Peak UD 10 28/09/2001 Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Loss 28-0 Vassiliy "Tiger" Jirov UD 10 20/07/2001 Canton, Ohio, United States 90-99, 89-100, 89-100.
Win 7-28-3 Bradley Rone UD 8 19/04/2001 Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Win 16-39 Tim "Dark" Knight UD 8 01/03/2001 Lexington, Kentucky, United States
No Contest 49-4 Dicky "Raging Bull" Ryan ND 8 10/02/2000 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Win 20-5 Paul "Rocky" Phillips TKO 3 29/10/1999 LaPorte, Indiana, United States
Loss 56-4-2 James "Lights Out" Toney TKO 10 30/07/1999 Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:52 of the tenth round.
Loss 18-2 Torsten May TD 9 05/06/1999 Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:26 of the ninth round due to cuts caused by an accidental headbut. 73-79, 74-78, 74-77.
Win 33-12 Art Jimmerson TKO 3 27/11/1998 Gary, Indiana, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:33 of the third round.
Loss 47-5 Orlin Norris UD 12 22/05/1998 Monroe, Michigan, United States IBA World Super Cruiserweight Title.
Loss 27-4-1 "King" Arthur Williams UD 12 06/01/1998 Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States
Loss 25-12 Uriah "Bossman" Grant MD 12 21/06/1997 Tampa, Florida, United States Lost IBF cruiserweight title
Win 15-0 Torsten May UD 12 31/08/1996 Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares, Spain Won vacant IBF cruiserweight title
Win 9-5 Artis "Mad Boxer" Pendergrass UD 10 10/02/1996 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 99-91, 98-92, 99-92.
Loss 42-3 Orlin Norris UD 12 17/03/1995 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States For WBA cruiserweight title
Win 16-0 David Izeqwire TKO 8 05/11/1994 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won IBO cruiserweight title
Draw 43-2 Anaclet Wamba PTS 12 14/07/1994 Monte Carlo, Monaco For WBC cruiserweight title
Win 20-7-3 Dale Jackson PTS 12 24/02/1994 Austin, Texas, United States
Win 31-8 Iran "Blade" Barkley TKO 6 20/10/1993 Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States
Win 4-3 Tim Noble PTS 8 17/07/1993 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Win 19-0 Vaughn "Turtle" Hooks SD 10 15/05/1993 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 33-1 Virgil Hill TD 11 20/02/1993 Fargo, North Dakota, United States For WBA light heavyweight title
Win 23-5-1 Drake "Nightmare" Thadzi UD 10 16/01/1993 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win -- Mike "Babbling" Brooks TKO 1 29/08/1992 Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
Win 0-1 Richard Mincy TKO 1 07/08/1992 Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Win 0-1 Tony Brown KO 1 26/10/1991 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Win -- Dana Taylor KO 1 19/10/1991 Beaver Lake, West Virginia, United States
Win 4-0 Anthony "Big Hand" Willis PTS 6 08/10/1991 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 5-7-1 Kevin Casimier UD 10 02/10/1991 Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Loss 4-6-1 Kevin Casimier SD 10 28/11/1990 Tampa, Florida, United States 95-96, 97-95, 95-96.
Win 11-7-1 Rocky Fabrizio TKO 1 09/11/1990 Hollywood, Florida, United States Referee stopped the bout at 3:03 of the first round.
Win 3-0 Ron Mims UD 8 16/10/1990 Tampa, Florida, United States
Win 7-22 Rocky Bentley UD 6 28/08/1990 Tampa, Florida, United States
Win 0-1 Jeff Cooper TKO 1 28/07/1990 Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
Win -- Nathon Jackson KO 2 10/02/1990 Metairie, Louisiana, United States
Draw 4-1-3 David "Digger" Graves PTS 6 25/01/1990 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Win 2-1 Elton Dublin KO 3 23/09/1989 Bossier City, Louisiana, United States
Win 5-11 Ron Lewis TKO 4 01/08/1989 Chicago, Illinois, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the fourth round.
Win 4-8 David Bates TKO 1 15/07/1989 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win -- Rick Mayer TKO 1 18/05/1989 Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Win 0-2 Oscar Raglin Strickland KO 1 02/05/1989 Chicago, Illinois, United States Strickland knocked out at 1:50 of the first round.
Win 0-12 Jordan Keepers KO 2 07/04/1989 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win 1-0 Phil Scott UD 4 07/03/1989 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Achievements
Preceded by
Alfred Cole
Vacates		 IBF Cruiserweight Champion
31 Aug 1996 – 21 June 1997		 Succeeded by
Uriah Grant

References
  1. http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/staba104.html
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2007-03-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=1642&cat=boxer
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