Adolpho Washington (born 7 September 1967) is a retired professional boxer. He held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1996 until 1997, and challenged twice for WBA world titles at cruiserweight and light heavyweight.
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. 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. In 2001 he lost to Vassily Jirov and retired.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes44Loss Jeremy BatesRTD123/04/2016 43Win31–9–2 Mike PeakUD1028/09/2001 42Loss30–9–2 Vassiliy JirovUD1020/07/2001 41Win30–8–2 Bradley RoneUD819/04/2001 40Win29–8–2 Tim KnightUD801/03/2001 39NC28–8–2 Dicky RyanND810/02/2000 38Win28–8–2 Paul PhillipsTKO329/10/1999 37Loss27–8–2 James ToneyTKO1030/07/1999 36Loss27–7–2 Torsten MayTD905/06/1999 35Win27–6–2 Art JimmersonTKO327/11/1998 34Loss26–6–2 Orlin NorrisUD1222/05/1998 33Loss26–5–2 Arthur WilliamsUD1206/01/1998 32Loss26–4–2 Uriah GrantMD1221/06/1997 31Win26–3–2 Torsten MayUD1231/08/1996 30Win25–3–2 Artis PendergrassUD1010/02/1996 29Loss24–3–2 Orlin NorrisUD1217/03/1995 28Win24–2–2 David IzeqwireTKO805/11/1994 27Draw23–2–2 Anaclet WambaPTS1214/07/1994 26Win23–2–1 Dale JacksonPTS1224/02/1994 25Win22–2–1 Iran BarkleyTKO620/10/1993 24Win21–2–1 Tim NoblePTS817/07/1993 23Win20–2–1 Vaughn HooksSD1015/05/1993 22Loss19–2–1 Virgil HillTD1120/02/1993 21Win19–1–1 Drake ThadziUD1016/01/1993 20Win18–1–1 Mike BrooksTKO129/08/1992 19Win17–1–1 Richard MincyTKO107/08/1992 18Win16–1–1 Tony BrownKO126/10/1991 17Win15–1–1 Dana TaylorKO119/10/1991 16Win14–1–1 Anthony WillisPTS608/10/1991 15Win13–1–1 Kevin CasimierUD1002/10/1991 14Loss12–1–1 Kevin CasimierSD1028/11/1990 13Win12–0–1 Rocky FabrizioTKO109/11/1990 12Win11–0–1 Ron MimsUD816/10/1990 11Win10–0–1 Rocky BentleyUD628/08/1990 10Win9–0–1 Jeff CooperTKO128/07/1990 9Win8–0–1 Nathon JacksonKO210/02/1990 8Draw7–0–1 David GravesPTS625/01/1990 7Win7–0 Elton DublinKO323/09/1989 6Win6–0 Ron LewisTKO401/08/1989 5Win5–0 David BatesTKO115/07/1989 4Win4–0 Rick MayerTKO118/05/1989 3Win3–0 Oscar Raglin StricklandKO102/05/1989 2Win2–0 Jordan KeepersKO207/04/1989 1Win1–0 Phil ScottUD407/03/1989
See also List of world cruiserweight boxing champions
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