Virgil Akins
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1928 – 2011
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Who was Virgil Akins?
Virgil Akins was an American boxer who won the undisputed Welterweight Championship of the World in 1958. Nicknamed ‘Honeybear’, Akins was the first World Champion boxer from St. Louis.
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- Born
- Mar 10, 1928
United States of America - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- St. Louis
- Died
- Jan 22, 2011
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on July 23, 2013
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