Terron Millett
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Terron Millett was a professional boxer
in the Welterweight
division and former IBF
Light Welterweight
Champion.
Light Welterweight
Title with a 5th round TKO over Vince Phillips
in February 1999. He defended the title against Virgil McClendon, courtesy of a 12th round TKO, but was stripped of his belt shortly afterwards. In 2000, he tried to regain his belt but lost to Zab Judah
in a 4th round TKO in which Millett dropped Judah in the 1st. Although he never fought again for another title, he later fought and lost to Arturo Gatti
, Ricardo Williams Jr, and Michael Stewart before retiring in 2003.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the Welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
division and former IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
Light Welterweight
Light welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...
Champion.
Amateur career
Millett was the 1991 National Golden Gloves Light welterweight champion.Pro career
Known as "The Tramp", Millett turned pro in 1993 won the IBFInternational Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
Light Welterweight
Light welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...
Title with a 5th round TKO over Vince Phillips
Vince Phillips
Vincent Edwards Phillips Sr. is an American boxer best known for upsetting and beating then undefeated Kostya Tszyu for the junior welterweight title.- Early life :...
in February 1999. He defended the title against Virgil McClendon, courtesy of a 12th round TKO, but was stripped of his belt shortly afterwards. In 2000, he tried to regain his belt but lost to Zab Judah
Zab Judah
Zabdiel Judah is an American professional boxer. Judah has won five world titles between the junior welterweight and welterweight divisions, and is a former undisputed welterweight champion....
in a 4th round TKO in which Millett dropped Judah in the 1st. Although he never fought again for another title, he later fought and lost to Arturo Gatti
Arturo Gatti
Arturo "Thunder" Gatti was a Canadian professional boxer. Born in Cassino, Italy, and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Gatti relocated to Jersey City, United States as a teenager...
, Ricardo Williams Jr, and Michael Stewart before retiring in 2003.