Wilford Scypion(July 18, 1958 - February 27, 2014) was a former professional boxer.

Amateur career

Scypion was the National Golden Gloves Middleweight Champion in 1978.

Pro career

In February 1983, Scypion beat Frank Fletcher by a twelve round decision to take the USBA's regional Middleweight title. This victory guaranteed him a world championship try, against Marvelous Marvin Hagler. The two competitors met on May 27, in a fight televised by HBO Boxing, which was considered by many to show only the best fights available at the time. Scypion was knocked out in four rounds in his only world title try, which was held in Providence, Rhode Island. It was the first bout for the WBA, WBC and IBF titles in history.

Death

He died on February 27th 2014 after complications of Pneumonia.

Life After Boxing

 

He now lives in Port Arthur, Texas with his father and sister. Wilford is well known around town. Even though Wilford is disabled, due to his boxing experiences, he manages to live a relatively normal life and attends church with his family.

Professional boxing record

 

32 Wins (24 knockouts, 8 decisions), 9 Losses (5 knockouts, 4 decisions)  Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Loss 9-0  Billy Wayne Lewis KO 2 31/01/1991  Bayfront Auditorium,Pensacola, Florida, United States Scypion knocked out at 0:26 of the second round. Win 1-0  James "The Soup" Campbell PTS 6 10/10/1990  Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States   Win 0-1  Robert "Gang" Green KO 4 17/07/1990  Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States Green knocked out at 1:51 of the fourth round. Win 0-1  James Tarver KO 1 27/04/1990  Rayne, Louisiana, United States   Loss 15-3  Iran Barkley KO 8 01/11/1985  Felt Forum, New York City,United States Scypion knocked out at 2:59 of the eighth round. Loss 21-5-1  Dwight "Tiger" Walker UD 10 17/09/1985  Tropicana Hotel & Casino,Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 3-6, 4-6, 3-7. Win 14-4-1  Tyler Dupuy UD 8 14/05/1985  Beaumont, Texas, United States   Loss 43-12-1  Murray Sutherland TKO 12 08/12/1984  Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, United States IBF USBA Super Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:30 of the 12th round. Win 2-43-5  Mauricio Hernandez da Cruz TKO 4 03/11/1984  Midtown Neighborhood Center,Kingston, New York, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:29 of the fourth round. Win 7-9  Doug Holiman TKO 8 29/09/1984  Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, Alaska, United States   Loss 10-3  Leroy Hester TKO 10 05/08/1983  Beaumont Civic Center,Beaumont, Texas, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:45 of the tenth round. Loss 56-2-2  Marvelous Marvin Hagler KO 4 27/05/1983  Providence Civic Center,Providence, Rhode Island, United States IBF World Middleweight Title. Scypion knocked out at 2:47 of the fourth round. Win 16-2-1  Frank "The Animal" Fletcher UD 12 13/02/1983  Sands Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States IBF USBA Middleweight Title. 6-5, 7-4, 8-3. Win 10-1  Bobby West TKO 5 14/12/1982  Gilley's Club, Pasadena, Texas,United States   Win 13-4  Irving "Suitcase" Hines PTS 10 16/09/1982  Port Arthur, Texas, United States   Win 2-7-2  Jose Mireles TKO 2 06/08/1982  Houston, Texas, United States   Win 18-0  Mark Frazie UD 10 11/07/1982  Oasis Ballroom, Tampa, Florida, United States   Loss 11-1  James "Hard Rock" Green PTS 10 14/03/1982  Atlantic City, New Jersey,United States   Win 3-1  Siaosi George Tanoa UD 10 28/11/1981  Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States 99-91, 96-94, 98-92. Loss 29-1  Dwight Davison PTS 10 08/08/1981  Kiamesha Lake, New York,United States   Win 17-2  Curtis Parker PTS 10 03/05/1981  Brighton Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States   Win 4-4  Willie Ray Taylor KO 5 13/12/1980  Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida,United States   Win 11-8-1  Mike Herron TKO 4 24/10/1980  Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, United States   Win 7-17-1  Fermin Guzman TKO 8 02/10/1980  Long Island Arena, Commack, New York, United States   Loss 27-1-2  Mustafa Hamsho DQ 10 15/06/1980  Clarkston, Michigan, United States   Win 14-13-2  Bob "The Hunter" Patterson TKO 6 25/05/1980  Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States   Win 10-2-1  Jerome "Silky" Jackson UD 8 23/02/1980  Resorts Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States   Win 3-3  Norris McKinney KO 3 09/01/1980  Beaumont Civic Center,Beaumont, Texas, United States McKinney knocked out at 2:47 of the third round. Win 16-6-2  Willie "Macho" Classen KO 10 23/11/1979  Felt Forum, New York City,United States   Win 1-10-1  Manuel "Manny" Torres KO 2 10/10/1979  Beaumont Civic Center,Beaumont, Texas, United States   Win -- Jose Gamez KO 6 14/09/1979  Houston Summit, Houston, Texas, United States   Win 2-3  German Marquez KO 2 15/08/1979  Beaumont Civic Center,Beaumont, Texas, United States   Win 5-6-1  Arnell Thomas KO 2 26/06/1979  Beaumont Civic Center,Beaumont, Texas, United States   Win 8-1-1  Jesse "The Body" Edwards KO 2 22/05/1979  Beaumont, Texas, United States   Win 15-14  Johnny Heard KO 2 10/04/1979  Beaumont Civic Center,Beaumont, Texas, United States   Win 11-2  Fred "Thump" Johnson KO 8 16/01/1979  Houston, Texas, United States   Win 1-2-2  Miguel "Cherry" Garcia TKO 4 28/11/1978  Houston, Texas, United States   Win 2-1  Oscar Rios KO 1 12/10/1978  Pasadena, Texas, United States   Win -- Carlos Terrazas KO 2 19/09/1978  Houston, Texas, United States   Win 11-2-1  Calvin Todd KO 4 15/08/1978  Houston, Texas, United States   Win 8-23-1  Dennis Haggerty KO 1 18/07/1978  Houston, Texas, United States