Virgil Hill (born January 18, 1964) is a Joplin, Missouri fighter partly of Native American heritage, who forged a solid connection between the state of North Dakota and the sport of boxing. This connection began in 1984 when Hill, then age 20, won a silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in a close decision loss in the 165-lb. final. January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Assiniboin Boy, an Atsina Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in modern times. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) English Capital Bismarck Largest city Fargo Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 19th 183 272 km² 340 km 545 km 2. ... Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano at Madison Square Garden, 1951 Julio Cesar Chavez and Ivan Robinson at the Staples Centre, Los Angeles, 2005 Amir Khan of Britain and Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa of Cuba at the Athens Olympics, 2004 Boxing, nicknamed the sweet science and the sport of kings and... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. ... The Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, United States. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ...

After going eighteen straight fights without a loss to start his pro career, 'Quicksilver' (his nickname) was a challenger to Leslie Stewart of Trinidad for the latter's WBA light heavyweight tile in September 1987 in Atlantic City. After an even match in the early going, Hill floored the defending titlist twice in the fourth round - first with a left hook and the second time with an uppercut - to take the title on a TKO win. Loss has several meanings including: Loss in electronics is the ratio of the system output to system input In electronics, loss is the ratio of system output to system input. ... National motto: Together we aspire, together we achieve Official language English Capital Port-of-Spain President George Maxwell Richards Prime Minister Patrick Manning Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 163rd 5,128 km² Negligible Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 151st 1,262,366 215/km² HDI (2003) 0. ... World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alternate meanings: See Atlantic City (disambiguation) Atlantic City is a city located in USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,517. ... TKO may refer to: A technical knockout, in the sport of boxing TKO (MMA), a Mixed Martial Arts promotion based in Montreal,Canada. ...

A series of ten successful defenses followed, mostly in his adopted hometown of Bismarck, ND. Offers were being made for Hill to fight in Las Vegas and other cities, but Virgil chose the place of his 'roots' and 'hometown fans' to be the place of the majority of his defenses. Opponents in his first run as champion included Bobby Czyz, James Kinchen, Joe Lasisi, and Ramzi Hassan. Then superstar Thomas Hearns would meet - and defeat - Hill in Las Vegas by decision in June 1991 to end Hill's first reign as champion. Alternate meanings: See Bismarck (disambiguation). ... ND can mean: Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (academic degree) National Diploma, Ireland neodymium (Nd), symbol for the chemical element Neutral Density (Filter (photography)) No Doubt non-directional or omnidirectional Norsk Data, a defunct Norwegian computer manufacturer North Dakota, United States Notre Dame, for a number of churches and colleges New... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ... Bobby Czyz, (born February 10, 1962), is a Polish-American boxer. ... Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958), aka the Hit Man and the Motor City Cobra, is a professional boxer. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After a couple of fights over the next year or so, it was Hill pitted against 1984 Olympic teammate Frank Tate in September 1992 for the vacant WBA 175-lb. title (the same title that Hearns won from Hill, but which was vacated after Iran Barkley dethroned Hearns afterward). It was a 'grudge match' between the two, and Hill won the decision (and the title) on his home turf of Bismarck. Another string of ten defenses would follow, including a rematch with Tate, a close decision over Louis DelValle (who almost upset Hill), and a decision over IBF champ Henry Maske to unify the belts, before German phenomenon Dariusz Michalczewski scored a unanimous decision over Hill in June 1997 to win the WBA-IBF title. International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of several boxing organisations. ... Henry Maske (born January 6, 1964 in Treuenbrietzen) is a former German boxer. ... Dariusz Michalczewski pseudonym: Tiger (born May 5, 1968 in Gdańsk, Poland) is one of the most successful, if somewhat controversial boxing champion of recent years. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Hill continued to fight, including against Roy Jones Jr. the following year, and was stopped in four. It was then on to the cruiserweights for the aging Hill, and he won a title at age 36 - the WBA cruiserweight title - by knocking down Fabrice Tiozzo three times to win the title in Villeneuve, France by TKO in the first. He made his first defense, also in France, against Jean-Marc Mormeck, but would lose both match and title on cuts after nine rounds. He then decisioned Donny Lalonde in July 2003 in a North Dakota-Manitoba 'border fight,' but later lost a disputed decision to Mormeck in a title rematch in South Africa in May 2004. Roy Jones Jr. ... Villeneuve is French. ... Jean-Marc Mormeck (born June 3, 1972 in Pointe-à-Pitre, France) is a French professionnal boxer. ... Donny Lalonde is a professional boxer from Winnipeg, Canada. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On Saturday January 28th, 2006 Virgil Hill defeated previously undefeated Russian cruiserweight Valery Brudov by Unanimous Decision to win the 'regular' WBA World Cruiserweight championship. Despite being cut on the face in the sixth round, Hill was able to out hustle and out work his much younger opponent to capture his fifth world title at the age of 42.