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Welterweight · United States
Virgil Akins 60-31-2 34 KO · 1948–1962
Updated Oct 12, 2026 · Sources: Wikidata, English Wikipedia
Virgil Akins was a welterweight boxer from United States, born Mar 10, 1928. Record 60-31-2 with 34 knockouts over 1948–1962. World titles: WBA welterweight (1958). Virgil Akins last fought Rip Randall on Mar 20, 1962 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Also: فيرجيل أكينس · バージル・エイキンス
Born Mar 10, 1928
Died Jan 22, 2011
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Nickname Honeybear
Debut Mar 10, 1948
Career 1948–1962
Rounds boxed 754
KO share 57%
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Titles WBA welterweight · 1958
Boxerbook rating 1406 ± 302 · inactive since Mar 1962Why here › Confirmed bouts 17 of 93
Career record Record
60-31-2, 34 KOs · 1948–1962
Last result L
Rip Randall
UD 10/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
The record 93 bouts, 1948–1962, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
Rip Randall
UD 10/10 · Houston, Texas, 🇺🇸
Akins 60-30-2 · Randall —
L
UD 10/10 · Bayfront Park Auditorium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Akins 60-29-2 · Dupas 91-15-6
W
Vince Bonomo
TKO 4/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Akins 59-29-2 · Bonomo —
D
TKO 10 · Gladiators' Arena, Totowa, 🇺🇸
Akins 59-29-1 · Redl —
W
Jose Antonio Burgos
TKO 10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Akins 58-29-1 · Burgos —
L
UD 10/10 · Navy-Marine Corps Mem. Stadium, Annapolis, 🇺🇸
Akins 58-28-1 · Lane 69-10-2
L
Henry White
MD 10/10 · Vogue Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Akins 58-27-1 · White —
W
Cecil Shorts
TKO 8/10 · Vogue Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Akins 57-27-1 · Shorts —
W
Billy Collins
UD 10/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Akins 56-27-1 · Collins —
W
Gerald Gray
MD 10/10 · Sabina Park, Kingston, 🇯🇲
Akins 55-27-1 · Gray —
W
TJ Jones
TKO 9/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Akins 54-27-1 · Jones —
L
Candy McFarland
SD 10/10 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia
Akins 54-26-1 · McFarland —
W
Carl Hubbard
KO 5/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Akins 53-26-1 · Hubbard —
L
UD 10/10 · Freedom Hall, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Akins 53-25-1 · Rodríguez 30-0-0
W
Charley Scott
UD 10/10 · Chase Hotel, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 52-25-1 · Scott —
W
PTS 10/10 · Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, 🇧🇷
Akins 51-25-1 · Barreto —
L
PTS 10/10 · Empire Pool, Wembley, 🇬🇧
Akins 51-24-1 · Swift —
L
UD 10/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 51-23-1 · Fullmer 19-3-0
L
SD 10/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Akins 51-22-1 · Moyer 21-1-0
L
MD 10/10 · Capitol Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Akins 51-21-1 · Lane 57-7-0
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Stan Harrington
MD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, 🇺🇸
Akins 50-21-1 · Harrington —
L
UD 10/10 · Exhibition Hall, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Akins 50-20-1 · Rodríguez 21-0-0
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 50-19-1 · Jordan 46-11-0
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Akins 50-18-1 · Jordan 44-11-0
L
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Akins 50-17-1 · Flanagan —
W
Charley Tombstone Smith
TKO 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Akins 49-17-1 · Smith —
W
Vince Martinez
Won vacant NYSAC, NBA and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 4/15 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 48-17-1 · Martinez —
W
Issac Logart
TKO 6/12 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Akins 47-17-1 · Logart —
W
For Massachusetts world welterweight title TKO 12/15 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Akins 46-17-1 · DeMarco 54-10-1
W
For vacant Massachusetts world welterweight title KO 14/15 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Akins 45-17-1 · DeMarco 54-9-1
L
PTS 10/10 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Akins 45-16-1 · Turner —
W
Garnet Hart
TKO 8/10 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Akins 44-16-1 · Hart —
L
UD 10/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 44-15-1 · Szüzina —
W
Walter Byars
UD 10/10 · Arena, Norfolk, 🇺🇸
Akins 43-15-1 · Byars —
W
Jimmy Beecham
TKO 3/10 · Capitol Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Akins 42-15-1 · Beecham —
W
UD 10/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 41-15-1 · Szüzina —
W
Al Andrews
TKO 6/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 40-15-1 · Andrews —
W
Sammy Walker
UD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Akins 39-15-1 · Walker —
W
Pat Lowry
KO 2/10 · Biscayne Arena, Miami, 🇺🇸
Akins 38-15-1 · Lowry —
L
Charlie Sawyer
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Akins 38-14-1 · Sawyer —
W
Don Jose
TKO 4/10 · Kallio's Arena, Monroe, 🇺🇸
Akins 37-14-1 · Jose —
W
Hector Constance
UD 10/10 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 36-14-1 · Constance —
W
Andy Watkins
TKO 2/10 · Alnad Temple, East Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 35-14-1 · Watkins —
W
Mel Barker
TKO 8/10 · Alnad Temple, East Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 34-14-1 · Barker —
W
Clarence Cook
KO 4/10 · Sportatorium, Sportatorium, 🇺🇸
Akins 33-14-1 · Cook —
W
Rudolph Bent
TKO 5/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Akins 32-14-1 · Bent —
L
Issac Logart
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Akins 32-13-1 · Logart —
W
Harold Jones
UD 10/10 · Victory Field, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Akins 31-13-1 · Jones —
W
Issac Logart
SD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Akins 30-13-1 · Logart —
W
Bill Sudduth
TKO 8/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Akins 29-13-1 · Sudduth —
W
Joe Miceli
TKO 1/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Akins 28-13-1 · Miceli —
W
Ronnie Delaney
KO 8/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Akins 27-13-1 · Delaney —
D
Johnny Brown
PTS 8/8 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 27-13-0 · Brown —
W
Tommy Maddox
TKO 4/10 · Marigold Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Akins 26-13-0 · Maddox —
W
Johnny Brown
TKO 10/10 · Miami Stadium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Akins 25-13-0 · Brown —
W
Henry Hank
UD 8/8 · Motor City Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Akins 24-13-0 · Hank —
L
Andrew Brown
SD 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Akins 24-12-0 · Brown —
W
Joey Greenwood
TKO 8/10 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 23-12-0 · Greenwood —
L
Philip Kim
TKO 10/10 · Rainbo Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Akins 23-11-0 · Kim —
L
Johnny Gonsalves
MD 10/10 · Rainbo Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Akins 23-10-0 · Gonsalves —
L
Joe Miceli
UD 10/10 · Arena, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Akins 23-9-0 · Miceli —
L
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Akins 23-8-0 · Saxton 30-0-0
W
Jay Watkins
TKO 2/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Akins 22-8-0 · Watkins —
W
Henry Davis
TKO 9/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Akins 21-8-0 · Davis —
W
Joe Gilmer
TKO 9/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Akins 20-8-0 · Gilmer —
W
Baby LeRoy
TKO 4/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Akins 19-8-0 · LeRoy —
L
Luther Rawlings
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Akins 19-7-0 · Rawlings —
W
UD 10/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 18-7-0 · Brown 51-13-6
W
Luther Rawlings
SD 10/10 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 17-7-0 · Rawlings —
W
Freddie Dawson
SD 10/10 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 16-7-0 · Dawson —
L
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Akins 16-6-0 · Brown 48-13-6
W
Tommy Campbell
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Akins 15-6-0 · Campbell —
L
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Akins 15-5-0 · Brown 47-13-6
W
PTS 10/10 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 14-5-0 · Smith 14-4-2
W
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Akins 13-5-0 · Smith 14-3-1
W
Gene Parker
TKO 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Akins 12-5-0 · Parker —
L
Gene Parker
UD 6/6 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Akins 12-4-0 · Parker —
W
Joe Sgro
UD 10/10 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 11-4-0 · Sgro —
W
Rudy Zadell
TKO 3/8 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 10-4-0 · Zadell —
W
Nelson Levering
KO 2/8 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 9-4-0 · Levering —
W
Art Edmundson
PTS 8/8 · Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 8-4-0 · Edmundson —
L
Joe Fisher
PTS 8/8 · Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Akins 8-3-0 · Fisher —
L
Nelson Levering
PTS 6/6 · Warren Bowl, Cheyenne, 🇺🇸
Akins 8-2-0 · Levering —
L
Arthur Persley
PTS 6/6 · Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, 🇺🇸
Akins 8-1-0 · Persley —
W
Clem Custer
PTS 8/8 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 7-1-0 · Custer —
W
Willie Cheatum
PTS 8/8 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 6-1-0 · Cheatum —
W
Russ Moore
KO 2/6 · Forum, Wichita, 🇺🇸
Akins 5-1-0 · Moore —
W
Joe Henderson
KO 3/6 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 4-1-0 · Henderson —
W
Danny Robinson
PTS 6/6 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 3-1-0 · Robinson —
W
PTS 6/6 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 2-1-0 · Cobbins —
W
Charlie Baxter
PTS 6/6 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 1-1-0 · Baxter —
L
Charlie Baxter
TKO 3/6 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 1-0-0 · Baxter —
W
Albert Adams
PTS 6/6 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Akins 0-0-0 · Adams —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Virgil Akins's record? Virgil Akins's professional record is 60-31-2 with 34 knockouts.
Who did Virgil Akins fight last? Virgil Akins last fought Rip Randall on Mar 20, 1962 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Virgil Akins held? Virgil Akins has held 1 world title reign: WBA welterweight (1958). Sources Boxerbook ID 10316 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10316 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.