On December 9, 2000, Fabrice Tiozzo and Virgil Hill met again in a rematch.
Tiozzo came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 1 day. Hill was on a 2-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 7 months.
Virgil Hill made quick work of Fabrice Tiozzo in the rematch, stopping the champion via TKO in the 1st. Hill improves his record to 46-3 (22 KOs), while Tiozzo adds a loss to his record at 42-2.
On April 3, 1993, a 23-year-old Fabrice Tiozzo (25-0, 15 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBA title held by 29-year-old American boxer Virgil Hill (34-1, 19 KOs).
Tiozzo came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 14 days. Hill was on a 4-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 14 days.
Virgil Hill defeated Fabrice Tiozzo via split decision and successfully defended his WBA light-heavyweight title. Hill improves his record to 35-1, while Tiozzo adds a loss to his record at 25-1.