Rhoshii Wells
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Bronze | 1996 Atlanta | Middleweight |
Rhoshii Wells (born December 30, 1976 in Austin, Texas) was an American boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight Division at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Nicknamed "The Great One", Wells began his professional career in 1997, and got off to a 17-0-2 start in the Light Middleweight division, setting up a shot at WBA Light Middleweight Title holder Alejandro Garcia in 2003. Wells was behind in the fight and was down in the 10th, and the referre stopped the bout before the 11th round. The result was a TKO win for Garcia. In 2005, Wells got a shot at a rematch with Garcia and lost via TKO in the 9th.