On April 20, 1996, Virgil Hill (41-1, 20 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBA champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Lou Del Valle (22-0, 15 KOs).
Virgil Hill is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Drake Thadzi, 7 months and 18 days ago. Lou Del Valle is on a 22-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Ken Wallace, 4 months and 19 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Virgil Hill at 99-1 winning odds. Lou Del Valle really doesn't have much to present against Hill.
Virgil Hill defeated Lou Del Valle via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA light-heavyweight title. Hill improves his record to 42-1, while Valle adds a loss to his record at 22-1.