🇺🇸UNITED STATES · AGE 98Retired

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Virgil

Akins

“Honeybear”

60 – 31 – 2

34 KO · 56.67% RATE · 13 TRACKED BOUTS

Current Form

Last 5

LLLLL

Current Streak

L5

Layoff (Retired)

64.4 years

Last Bout

L to Ralph Dupas · UD
Dec 27, 1961

Title Reigns

2 reigns

Title History

Ring
Welterweight
Jun 1958 – Dec 1958
WBA
Welterweight
Jun 1958 – Dec 1958

Derived from Wikipedia bout notes — best-effort, may miss interim or vacated belts.

Complete Fight History

Showing 13 of 13

1961

DEC 27L toRalph Dupas· UDBayfront Park Auditorium · Miami—

1960

JUL 6L toLuis Manuel Rodríguez· UDFreedom Hall · Louisville—

JAN 28L toDon Fullmer· UDKiel Auditorium · Saint Louis—

1959

DEC 10L toDenny Moyer· SDAuditorium · Portland—

JUN 17L toLuis Manuel Rodríguez· UDExhibition Hall · Miami Beach—

1958

JAN 21d.Tony DeMarco· TKO · R12Boston Garden · Boston—

1957

OCT 29d.Tony DeMarco· KO · R14Boston Garden · Boston—

1952

JUL 30L toJohnny Saxton· UDChicago Stadium · Chicago—

1951

DEC 6d.Joe Brown· UDKiel Auditorium · Saint Louis—

JUL 6L toJoe Brown· PTSColiseum Arena · New Orleans—

MAY 25L toJoe Brown· UDColiseum Arena · New Orleans—

APR 17d.Wallace Smith· PTSKiel Auditorium · Saint Louis—

APR 4d.Wallace Smith· PTSArena · Saint Louis—