Adolpho Washington

Adolpho Washington, born 7 September 1967, is a retired professional boxer who held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1996 until 1997. He turned professional in 1989 as a light heavyweight and in 1993 challenged the WBA light heavyweight champion Virgil Hill, a bout that ended when he was cut after bumping his head on a television camera in the eleventh round and lost a technical decision. Moving up to cruiserweight, he drew with the WBC champion Anaclet Wamba and lost a narrow decision to Orlin Norris for the WBA title. In 1996 he upset the undefeated former Olympic gold medalist Torsten May for the vacant IBF cruiserweight title, then lost it to Uriah Grant in his next bout. James Toney was the only man to stop him, in 1999, and he retired after losing to Vassily Jirov in 2001.