Troy Amos-Ross
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Troy Amos-Ross |
| Nickname(s) | The Boss |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born |
July 17, 1975 Georgetown, Guyana |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Rated at | Cruiserweight |
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Troy Amos-Ross (born July 17, 1975 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a Guyanese Canadian boxer, currently residing in Brampton, Ontario. He competed in the light heavyweight (< 81 kg) division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
He is the son of retired boxer Charles Amos who represented Guyana at the 1968 Summer Olympics, first cousin of both Egerton Marcus who won the silver medal for Canada in the Middleweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.
He is currently ranked as the fourth best cruiserweight according to Ring Magazine and ESPN.com
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.
Ross turned pro after the 2000 Summer Olympics, however he announced his retirement in 2005 after compiling an impressive record of 13-1, due to the inability to get quality fights. In 2007 Troy began a comeback and on March 19, 2007 he captured the Commonwealth Cruiserweight title by knocking out John Keeton in the second round.
Ross has also achieved success out of the ring starting his own fashion line, Ross Wear, and playing roles in Hollywood 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.
The Contender
In 2008 Troy 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.[1] He fought American Felix Cora Jr. in the quarter finals winning when the fight was stopped after 2:48 of the first round.[1] In the semi finals 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 Contender final 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.[2]
Professional record
| 25 Wins (16 knockouts, 9 decisions), 3 Losses, 0 Draws | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 25-3 |  Yoan Pablo Hernandez |
UD | 12 (12) | 2012-09-15 |  Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Bayern, Germany |
For IBF cruiserweight title. |
| Win | 25-2 |  Lukasz Rusiewicz |
UD | 8 (8) | 2012-02-04 | Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany |
First fight in 16½ months. |
| Win | 24-2 |  Carl Handy |
UD | 10 (10) | 2010-10-30 | Rama, Ontario, Canada |
|
| Loss | 23-2 |  Steve Cunningham |
TKO | 5 (12), 0:01 | 2010-06-05 | Neubrandenburg, Germany |
For vacant IBF cruiserweight title. |
| Win | 23-1 |  Daniel Bispo |
KO | 1 (8), 1:12 | 2009-12-05 |  Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
|
| Win | 22-1 | Michael Simms |
UD | 10 (10) | 2009-06-19 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
|
| Win | 21-1 |  Ehinomen Ehikhamenor |
TKO | 4 (10), 2:00 | 2009-02-25 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA |
Fourth fight in under two months. Won The Contender season 4 championship fight. |
| Win | 20-1 | Akinyemi Laleye |
UD | 5 (5) | 2009-02-18 |  Singapore |
|
| Win | 19-1 | Felix Cora Jr. |
TKO | 1 (5), 2:38 | 2009-01-28 | Singapore |
|
| Win | 18-1 |  Lawrence Tauasa |
TKO | 2 (5), ?:?? | 2009-01-14 | Singapore |
First fight in 8½ months. |
| Win | 17-1 | Kendrick Releford |
UD | 8 (8) | 2008-05-03 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
First fight in 11½ months. |
| Win | 16-1 |  Tony Booth |
TKO | 2 (8), 1:52 | 2007-05-18 |  London, England, United Kingdom |
|
| Win | 15-1 | John Keeton |
KO | 2 (12), 2:08 | 2007-03-19 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Won vacant Commonwealth cruiserweight title. |
| Win | 14-1 |  Hastings Rasani |
TKO | 3 (8), 3:05 | 2007-01-20 | London, England, United Kingdom |
First fight in 19½ months. |
| Win | 13-1 |  Claudio Rîşco |
TKO | 8 (10), 1:25 | 2005-05-28 | Hull, Quebec, Canada |
Won vacant Canadian cruiserweight title. |
| Loss | 12-1 | Willie Herring |
SD | 8 (8) | 2005-03-05 | Greensboro, North Carolina, USA |
Permanent move back up to cruiserweight. |
| Win | 12-0 | Etianne Whitaker |
KO | 2 (8), 1:09 | 2005-02-04 | Orangeville, Ontario, Canada |
Return to light heavyweight. |
| Win | 11-0 | John Battle |
TKO | 5 (6), 1:26 | 2005-01-08 | Greensboro, North Carolina, USA |
This fight was fought at cruiserweight. |
| Win | 10-0 | Caseny Truesdale |
TKO | 1 (8), 2:24 | 2004-12-11 | Greensboro, North Carolina, USA |
This fight was fought at cruiserweight. |
| Win | 9-0 | Robert Marsh |
TKO | 4 (6), 0:44 | 2004-11-20 | Greensboro, North Carolina, USA |
First fight in 21½ months to debut at cruiserweight. |
| Win | 8-0 | Sam Reese |
KO | 3 (6), 0:38 | 2003-01-31 | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
|
| Win | 7-0 | Norman Jones |
UD | 6 (6) | 2002-08-06 | Secaucus, New Jersey, USA |
|
| Win | 6-0 | Dennis Matthews |
KO | 2 (6), 1:13 | 2002-05-24 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA |
|
| Win | 5-0 | Dan Sheehan |
UD | 4 (4) | 2001-12-14 | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA |
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| Win | 4-0 | Will Little |
UD | 4 (4) | 2001-10-26 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
|
| Win | 3-0 | Kip Triplet |
TKO | 2 (4), 2:40 | 2001-06-22 | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
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| Win | 2-0 | Tim Scoggins |
TKO | 1 (4), 2:12 | 2001-06-01 | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
|
| Win | 1-0 | Roger Bowden |
UD | 4 (4) | 2001-04-20 | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
Professional debut at light heavyweight. |
References
- 1 2 Archived December 17, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ ES Boxing. "IMG 6725". Boxing News 24/7. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
External links
- Canadian Olympic Committee
- Professional boxing record for Troy Amos-Ross from BoxRec
- Troy Amos-Ross at the Internet Movie Database
| Preceded by Mark Hobson retired |
Commonwealth Cruiserweight Champion vacated March 19, 2007 – February 2, 2009 |
Succeeded by Robert Norton |
| Preceded by Sakio Bika |
The Contender Champion 2008 |
Succeeded by Garth Wood |