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Light heavyweight · United States
William Douglas 42-16-1 32 KO · 1967–1980
William Douglas was a light heavyweight boxer from United States, born Mar 21, 1940. Record 42-16-1 with 32 knockouts over 1967–1980. William Douglas last fought William Kince on Aug 21, 1980 and won by TKO in round 4 of 8.
Also: ويليام دوغلاس · উইলিয়াম ডগলাস · 윌리엄 더글러스
Born Mar 21, 1940
Died Oct 7, 1999
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Nickname Dynamite
Debut Mar 18, 1967
Career 1967–1980
Rounds boxed 367
KO share 76%
Born in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Titles Inaugural world junior heavyweight title 1974
Boxerbook rating 1449 ± 268 · inactive since Aug 1980Why here › Confirmed bouts 5 of 59
Career record Record
42-16-1, 32 KOs · 1967–1980
Last result W
William Kince
TKO 4/8 · National Guard Armory, Columbus, 🇺🇸
The record 59 bouts, 1967–1980, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 59, Wikipedia (es) · 1
W
William Kince
TKO 4/8 · National Guard Armory, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 41-16-1 · Kince —
L
Jerry Martin
TKO 10/10 · Forum, Upper Darby, 🇺🇸
Douglas 41-15-1 · Martin —
W
Freddie Groves
TKO 2/10 · Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 40-15-1 · Groves —
W
Bob Robinson
TKO 2/10 · Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 39-15-1 · Robinson —
W
Harold Riggins
KO 5/15 · Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 38-15-1 · Riggins —
W
Sylvester Wilder
KO 3/10 · Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 37-15-1 · Wilder —
L
Paul Ramos
SD 10/10 · Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, 🇺🇸
Douglas 37-14-1 · Ramos —
W
Charles Smith
PTS 10/10 · Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Douglas 36-14-1 · Smith —
W
Pete Henry
KO 3/10 · Fairgrounds, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 35-14-1 · Henry —
L
TKO 5/10 · Spectrum, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Douglas 35-13-1 · Johnson 16-1-0
L
NABF Light Heavyweight Title. TKO 6/12 · Spectrum, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Douglas 35-12-1 · Muhammad 16-3-2
W
Al Bell
KO 1/10 · Fairgrounds, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 34-12-1 · Bell —
W
Don Rucker
KO 1/12 · Fairgrounds, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 33-12-1 · Rucker —
L
UD 10/10 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Douglas 33-11-1 · Galíndez 42-6-4
W
Angel Oquendo
TKO 7/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Douglas 32-11-1 · Oquendo —
L
Karl Zurheide
For NABF light heavyweight title TKO 8/12 · Adams Field House, Missoula, 🇺🇸
Douglas 32-10-1 · Zurheide —
L
MD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Douglas 32-9-1 · Bethea —
W
Pedro Soto
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Douglas 31-9-1 · Soto —
W
Dave Lee Royster
TKO 6/10 · Lausche Building, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 30-9-1 · Royster —
W
Karl Zurheide
TKO 3/10 · Lausche Building, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 29-9-1 · Zurheide —
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Danny Brewer
Won inaugural world junior heavyweight title KO 2/15 · State Fairgrounds, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 28-9-1 · Brewer —
L
Willie Monroe
UD 10/10 · Spectrum, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Douglas 28-8-1 · Monroe —
L
UD 10/10 · Curries Fountain, Durban, 🇿🇦
Douglas 28-7-1 · Makhatini —
W
Octavio Romero
TKO 10/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Douglas 27-7-1 · Romero —
L
For NABF middleweight title TKO 8/12 · Spectrum, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Douglas 27-6-1 · Briscoe 45-11-1
W
Steven Smith
KO 3/10 · Japan
Douglas 26-6-1 · Smith —
W
Ricky Ortiz
TKO 2/10 · Lausche Building, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 25-6-1 · Ortiz —
W
Nate Collins
RTD 8/10 · Spectrum, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Douglas 24-6-1 · Collins —
W
Marion Conner
TKO 8/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Douglas 23-6-1 · Conner —
W
Al Quinney
TKO 8/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Douglas 22-6-1 · Quinney —
W
Carlos Marks
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Douglas 21-6-1 · Marks —
W
Sydney Young Hoho
PTS 10/10 · Athlone Stadium, Cape Town, 🇿🇦
Douglas 20-6-1 · Hoho —
W
Carlos Marks
TKO 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Douglas 19-6-1 · Marks —
W
Billy Lloyd
KO 1/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Douglas 18-6-1 · Lloyd —
L
Jose Gonzalez
PTS 10/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Douglas 18-5-1 · Gonzalez —
W
Michael Paul
KO 1 · Pointe-à-Pitre, 🇫🇷
Douglas 17-5-1 · Paul —
L
PTS 10/10 · Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Douglas 17-4-1 · Sterling —
W
Dave Wyatt
KO 5 · Columbus, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Douglas 16-4-1 · Wyatt —
W
Nojeen Adigun
KO 4/10 · State Fairgrounds, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 15-4-1 · Adigun —
W
UD 10/10 · Fairgrounds, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 14-4-1 · Bethea —
D
PTS 10/10 · Lausche Building, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 14-4-0 · Fullmer 48-15-4
W
James Parks
UD 8/8 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Douglas 13-4-0 · Parks —
W
Willie Warren
UD 10/10 · Fairgrounds, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 12-4-0 · Warren —
W
TKO 10/10 · Fairgrounds, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Douglas 11-4-0 · McClure —
W
Sonny Floyd
TKO 5/10 · Fairgrounds, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 10-4-0 · Floyd —
L
Pedro Miranda
TKO 7/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Douglas 10-3-0 · Miranda —
W
Luis Vinales
KO 1/10 · Fairgrounds, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 9-3-0 · Vinales —
W
Kenny Partlow
KO 2/10 · Fairgrounds Coliseum, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 8-3-0 · Partlow —
W
Tommy Shaffer
UD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Zanesville, 🇺🇸
Douglas 7-3-0 · Shaffer —
L
Leon Washington
PTS 6/6 · Union Hall, New York City, 🇺🇸
Douglas 7-2-0 · Washington —
W
Charley Lewis
KO 2/10 · Fairgrounds, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 6-2-0 · Lewis —
W
Hilton Whitaker
UD 10/10 · Fairgrounds, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 5-2-0 · Whitaker —
W
Larry Tatum
UD 8/8 · Fairgrounds, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 4-2-0 · Tatum —
L
Larry Tatum
TKO 5/8 · Palisades Rink, McKeesport, 🇺🇸
Douglas 4-1-0 · Tatum —
W
Dawson Smith
TKO 4 · Fairgrounds, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 3-1-0 · Smith —
W
Art James
KO 3 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Douglas 2-1-0 · James —
L
Conrad Williams
PTS 6/6 · Sports Arena, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Douglas 2-0-0 · Williams —
W
Arnold Bushman
KO 2/6 · Fairgrounds, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Douglas 1-0-0 · Bushman —
W
Arnold Bushman
TKO 2 · Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Douglas 0-0-0 · Bushman —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is William Douglas's record? William Douglas's professional record is 42-16-1 with 32 knockouts.
Who did William Douglas fight last? William Douglas last fought William Kince on Aug 21, 1980 and won by TKO in round 4 of 8. Sources Boxerbook ID 18428 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18428 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.