Adolpho Washington (born 7 September 1967 in Lexington, Kentucky) 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.^[1] 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,^[2] 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

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
44	Loss	31–10–2 (1)	Jeremy Bates	RTD	1	23/04/2016	Pullman Plaza Hotel, Huntington
43	Win	31–9–2 (1)	Mike Peak	UD	10	28/09/2001	Applebee Park, Lexington
42	Loss	30–9–2 (1)	Vassiliy Jirov	UD	10	20/07/2001	Canton Memorial Civic Center, Canton	90–99, 89–100, 89–100.
41	Win	30–8–2 (1)	Bradley Rone	UD	8	19/04/2001	Cadillac Ranch, Lexington
40	Win	29–8–2 (1)	Tim Knight	UD	8	01/03/2001	Cadillac Ranch, Lexington
39	NC	28–8–2 (1)	Dicky Ryan	ND	8	10/02/2000	Harvey's Casino, Council Bluffs
38	Win	28–8–2	Paul Phillips	TKO	3	29/10/1999	Civic Center, La Porte
37	Loss	27–8–2	James Toney	TKO	10	30/07/1999	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket	Referee stopped the bout at 0:52 of the tenth round.
36	Loss	27–7–2	Torsten May	TD	9	05/06/1999	Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt	IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title.
35	Win	27–6–2	Art Jimmerson	TKO	3	27/11/1998	Genesis Center, Gary	Referee stopped the bout at 1:33 of the third round.
34	Loss	26–6–2	Orlin Norris	UD	12	22/05/1998	Glen Stock Arena, Monroe	IBA World Super Cruiserweight Title.
33	Loss	26–5–2	Arthur Williams	UD	12	06/01/1998	Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis
32	Loss	26–4–2	Uriah Grant	MD	12	21/06/1997	Sun Dome, Tampa	Lost IBF cruiserweight title
31	Win	26–3–2	Torsten May	UD	12	31/08/1996	Plaza de Toros del Coliseo Balear, Palma de Mallorca	Won vacant IBF cruiserweight title
30	Win	25–3–2	Artis Pendergrass	UD	10	10/02/1996	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas	99–91, 98–92, 99–92.
29	Loss	24–3–2	Orlin Norris	UD	12	17/03/1995	Memorial Auditorium, Worcester	For WBA cruiserweight title
28	Win	24–2–2	David Izeqwire	TKO	8	05/11/1994	Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
27	Draw	23–2–2	Anaclet Wamba	PTS	12	14/07/1994	Sporting Club, Monte Carlo	For WBC cruiserweight title
26	Win	23–2–1	Dale Jackson	PTS	12	24/02/1994	Stouffer Hotel, Austin
25	Win	22–2–1	Iran Barkley	TKO	6	20/10/1993	Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis
24	Win	21–2–1	Tim Noble	PTS	8	17/07/1993	The Pyramid, Memphis
23	Win	20–2–1	Vaughn Hooks	SD	10	15/05/1993	Trump Castle, Atlantic City
22	Loss	19–2–1	Virgil Hill	TD	11	20/02/1993	Fargodome, Fargo	For WBA light heavyweight title
21	Win	19–1–1	Drake Thadzi	UD	10	16/01/1993	Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio
20	Win	18–1–1	Mike Brooks	TKO	1	29/08/1992	Colonial Theatre, Fredericksburg
19	Win	17–1–1	Richard Mincy	TKO	1	07/08/1992	Knockout Sports Saloon, Lexington
18	Win	16–1–1	Tony Brown	KO	1	26/10/1991	National Guard Armory, Columbus
17	Win	15–1–1	Dana Taylor	KO	1	19/10/1991	Beaver Lake
16	Win	14–1–1	Anthony Willis	PTS	6	08/10/1991	Saint Louis
15	Win	13–1–1	Kevin Casimier	UD	10	02/10/1991	Breeding's, Lexington
14	Loss	12–1–1	Kevin Casimier	SD	10	28/11/1990	Hyatt Regency, Tampa	95–96, 97–95, 95–96.
13	Win	12–0–1	Rocky Fabrizio	TKO	1	09/11/1990	Diplomat Hotel, Hollywood	Referee stopped the bout at 3:03 of the first round.
12	Win	11–0–1	Ron Mims	UD	8	16/10/1990	Hyatt Regency, Tampa
11	Win	10–0–1	Rocky Bentley	UD	6	28/08/1990	Hyatt Regency, Tampa
10	Win	9–0–1	Jeff Cooper	TKO	1	28/07/1990	Hilton Hotel, Saint Petersburg
9	Win	8–0–1	Nathon Jackson	KO	2	10/02/1990	Metairie
8	Draw	7–0–1	David Graves	PTS	6	25/01/1990	Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans
7	Win	7–0	Elton Dublin	KO	3	23/09/1989	Civic Center, Bossier City
6	Win	6–0	Ron Lewis	TKO	4	01/08/1989	Park West, Chicago	Referee stopped the bout at 2:21 of the fourth round.
5	Win	5–0	David Bates	TKO	1	15/07/1989	Trump Castle, Atlantic City
4	Win	4–0	Rick Mayer	TKO	1	18/05/1989	Hyatt's Patterson's Ballroom, Lexington
3	Win	3–0	Oscar Raglin Strickland	KO	1	02/05/1989	Park West, Chicago	Strickland knocked out at 1:50 of the first round.
2	Win	2–0	Jordan Keepers	KO	2	07/04/1989	I-X Center, Cleveland
1	Win	1–0	Phil Scott	UD	4	07/03/1989	Park West, Chicago