NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — A son of five-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist boxer Virgil Hill has traded in his baseball glove for boxing gloves, and is set to make his professional debut.
Virgil Hill Jr. is fighting Brent Moorehead in a World Boxing Federation welterweight bout Friday night at 4Bears Casino and Lodge near New Town.
The 23-year-old Hill once had a promising baseball career. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals but later released. He then began focusing on a boxing career, being trained by his Hall-of-Fame father.
Hill Jr. says he’s always wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps. He was with his father at several title fights including ones in Germany and France.
Hill Sr. says he has a sense of calm watching his son in the ring.
