Travis Simms

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Travis Simms (born May 1, 1971) is a professional American boxer in the super welterweight (154 lb) division.

On January 6, 2007, Simms won a nine-round knockout victory against Jose Antonio "El Gallo" Rivera in a championship bout in Hollywood, Florida.

Simms, nicknamed "Tremendous", turned pro late, at the age of 26, after a stellar amateur career. Although he has held the title twice, he is still undefeated. He first won it in 2003, but was stripped of the belt in May 2005 because he filed a lawsuit against the WBA Organization (in November 2004) for not enforcing his mandatory contract that he received from the organization when he won the regular world title from Alejandro Garcia Dec. 2, 2003. Simms made a request to enforce his mandate or strip the Super champion Ronald "Winky" Wright.

As the result of an out-of-court settlement in the summer of 2006, the WBA reinstated Simms as "Champion in Recess" in August of 2006 while maintaining the full champion status of reigning champion Jose Antonio Rivera [1].

Simms is a native of the South Norwalk section of Norwalk, [[Connecticut. His brother, Tarvis Simms, is also a fighter.

Preceded by Alejandro Garcia	WBA Light Middleweight Champion 13 Dec 2003 – May 2005 (stripped)	Succeeded by Alejandro Garcia
Preceded by Jose Antonio Rivera	WBA Light Middleweight Champion 6 Jan 2007 – present	Incumbent