Troy Ross
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | The Boss |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | Troy Amos-Ross July 17, 1975 |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | Cruiserweight Light Heavyweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm)[1] |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 28 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Win by KO | 16 |
| Losses | 3 |
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Troy Amos-Ross (born July 17, 1975) is a Guyanese-Canadian retired professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed in the light heavyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He is the son of retired boxer Charles Amos who represented Guyana at the 1968 Summer Olympics and first cousin of Egerton Marcus who won the silver medal for Canada in the Middleweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.[2]
Boxing career
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In the 1996 Olympics, after having defeated Roland Raforme (Seychelles) and Paul M'Bongo (Cameroon), Ross lost 14–8 in quarterfinals to Kazakhstan's eventual gold medalist Vassili Jirov. Ross entered the 2000 Olympics as a gold medal hopeful, however he was eliminated after a disappointing loss in his first fight with a knockout at the 2nd round by a Nigerian boxer Jegbefumere Albert
Ross turned pro after the 2000 Summer Olympics, however he announced his retirement in 2005 after compiling a record of 13–1, due to the inability to get quality fights. In 2007 he began a comeback and on March 19, 2007, he captured the Commonwealth Cruiserweight title by knocking out John Keeton in the second round.
The Contender
[edit | edit source]In 2008 Ross joined the cast of the boxing reality TV show The Contender filming in Singapore. He became a member of the gold team and on 14 January 2009 won his first round contest against Australian Lawrence Tauasa.[3] He fought American Felix Cora Jr. in the quarterfinals winning when the fight was stopped after 2:48 of the first round.[3] In the semifinals Troy faced Nigerian Akinyemi Laleye, the fight was scored 50–45 by all three judges in Troy's favor. Troy fought another Nigerian, Ehinomen Ehikhamenor, in the finals on February 25, 2009, at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. Ross defeated Ehikhamenor by fourth-round TKO to become the Contender champion.[4]
Acting career
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Ross has also achieved success out of the ring starting his own fashion line, Ross Wear, and playing roles in movies. He appeared in the 2005 movie Cinderella Man opposite Russell Crowe playing the role of heavyweight boxer John Henry Lewis. Ross also appeared in the 2007 movie Resurrecting the Champ with Josh Hartnett and Samuel L. Jackson, playing the younger version of the champ. He also appears in the movie Phantom Punch, in the role of Heavyweight boxer Floyd Patterson.
Championships and accomplishments
[edit | edit source]- Commonwealth Boxing Council
- Commonwealth Cruiserweight Championship (One time)
- Canadian Boxing Federation
- CBF Cruiserweight Championship (One time)[5]
- The Contender
Professional record
[edit | edit source]| 28 fights | 25 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 16 | 1 |
| By decision | 9 | 2 |
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References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Canadian Olympic Committee
- Boxing record for Troy Ross from BoxRec (registration required) Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Troy Amos-Ross at IMDb
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Light-heavyweight boxers
- Cruiserweight boxers
- Black Canadian boxers
- Black Canadian sportsmen
- Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Boxers at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Boxing people from Ontario
- Commonwealth Boxing Council champions
- Guyanese people of African descent
- Guyanese emigrants to Canada
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Olympic boxers for Canada
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Sportspeople from Brampton
- The Contender (TV series) participants
- Boxers from Georgetown, Guyana
- Canadian male boxers
- Pan American Games bronze medalists in boxing
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in boxing