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Troy Amos-Ross is a Guyanese Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

boxer, currently residing in Brampton, Ontario

Brampton, Ontario

Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806, making it the 11th largest city in Canada. It is also one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities, with an average...

. He competed in the light heavyweight

Light heavyweight

In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...

(< 81 kg) division at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...

in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

and 2000 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...

in Sydney, Australia. He is the cousin of Egerton Marcus

Egerton Marcus

Egerton Marcus is a retired Canadian boxer who won the silver medal in the Middleweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-Early life:...

, and the son of Charles Ross.

He is currently ranked as the fourth best cruiserweight according to Ring Magazine and ESPN.com

ESPN.com

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In the 1996 Olympics, after having defeated Roland Raforme (Seychelles

Seychelles

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) and Paul M'Bongo (Cameroon

Cameroon

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...

), Ross lost 14-8 in quarterfinals to Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

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'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

John Keeton

John 'Buster' Keeton is a British professional boxer fighting out of Sheffield in England, he competes in the cruiserweight division and is a former British cruiserweight champion and three time British title challenger....

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

Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man is a 2005 American drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer.-Plot:James J...

opposite Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe

Russell Ira Crowe is a New Zealander Australian actor , film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a...

playing the role of heavyweight boxer John Henry Lewis

John Henry Lewis

John Henry Lewis was an African American boxer who was the world Light Heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1939.One interesting fact of his is that Lewis was managed by a gambler and racketeer of the 1930s: Gus Greenlee, a man who became very important to baseball's Negro Leagues as a commissioner...

. Ross also appeared in the 2007 movie Resurrecting the Champ

Resurrecting the Champ

Resurrecting the Champ is a 2007 American drama film directed by Rod Lurie and written by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett, based on the L.A. Times Magazine article by J.R. Moehringer. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett and Alan Alda, among others. It was filmed in Calgary, Alberta,...

with Josh Hartnett

Josh Hartnett

Joshua Daniel "Josh" Hartnett is an American actor and aspiring producer. He first came to audiences' attention in 1997 as "Michael Fitzgerald" in the television series Cracker. He made his feature film debut in 1998, co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later for Miramax...

and Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American film and television actor and film producer. After becoming involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas before meeting his mentor,...

, playing the younger version of the champ. He also appears in the movie Phantom Punch

Phantom Punch (film)

Phantom Punch is a 2009 film directed by Robert Townsend. The film is a biopic of Sonny Liston, with Ving Rhames in the lead role. The film also stars Stacey Dash, Nicholas Turturro, Alan van Sprang, David Proval, and Bridgette Wilson....

, in the role of Heavyweight boxer Floyd Patterson

Floyd Patterson

Floyd Patterson was an American heavyweight boxer and former undisputed heavyweight champion. At 21, Patterson became the youngest man to win the world heavyweight title. He was also the first heavyweight boxer to regain the title. He had a record of 55 wins 8 losses and 1 draw, with 40 wins by...

The Contender

In 2008 Troy joined the cast of the boxing reality TV show The Contender

The Contender 4

The Contender 4 is a reality television show based on the sport of boxing, but with an added element of insight into the competitor's lives and relationships with each other within the show's living quarters. The fourth season of the show was recorded in Singapore , and premiered on Versus on...

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

Lawrence Tauasa

Lawrence Tauasa is a Samoan Australian professional boxer who competes in the cruiserweight division. He comes from Sydney, is a former Australian cruiserweight champion and was a contestant on the fourth season of the Contender.-Early professional career:...

. He fought American Felix Cora Jr.

Felix Cora Jr.

Felix Cora Jr. is an American professional boxer who competes in the cruiserweight division. He is the former holder of the USBA and the NABF cruiserweight titles and is a former contestant on the 4th series of the reality TV show The Contender....

in the quarter finals winning when the fight was stopped after 2:48 of the first round. In the semi finals Troy faced Nigerian Akinyemi Laleye

Akinyemi Laleye

Akinyemi Laleye is a Nigerian professional boxer. He competes in the cruiserweight division and boxes out of the United States. He is currently a contestant on the 4th season of the boxing reality show The Contender.-Professional Boxing Career:...

, the fight was scored 50-45 by all three judges in Troy's favor. Troy fought another Nigerian, Ehinomen Ehikhamenor

Ehinomen Ehikhamenor

Ehinomen Ehikhamenor, is a professional boxer from Nigeria who fights in the cruiserweight division.-Professional career:...

, 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.

Professional Record

Carl Handy
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Rama, Ontario, Canada

Rama, Ontario

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Steve Cunningham

Steven Ormain Cunningham is an American professional boxer. Nicknamed USS Cunningham in reference to his 1994–1998 US Navy service on the aircraft carriers and .-Amateur career:...

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Neubrandenburg, Germany

Neubrandenburg

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Daniel Bispo

Daniel Bispo dos Santos is a boxer from Brazil. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Pro:He made his professional debut in 1997...

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

Michael Simms

Michael Simms Jr is an American boxer best known to win the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships at light heavyweight.-Amateur:...

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

Ehinomen Ehikhamenor

Ehinomen Ehikhamenor, is a professional boxer from Nigeria who fights in the cruiserweight division.-Professional career:...

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Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA

Mashantucket Pequot Tribe

The Mashantucket Pequot are a small Native American tribal nation of the Algonquian language community in the state of Connecticut. Within the tribe's Reservation, in Ledyard, New London County, Connecticut, the Mashantucket Pequot operate Foxwoods Resort Casino, the world's largest resort...

Akinyemi Laleye

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Singapore

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Felix Cora Jr.

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Singapore

Lawrence Tauasa

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Singapore

Kendrick Releford
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

Tony Booth
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London, England, United Kingdom

London

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John Keeton

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal

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Hastings Rasani

Hastings Rasani is a Zimbabwean light heavyweight boxer based in Birmingham, England. He is a journeyman fighter who once held the Zimbabwean national title...

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London, England, United Kingdom

London

Claudio Rasco

Grigore Claudio Rasco , sometimes written Claudiu Rasku, is a Romanian boxer best known for having won the bronze at the 2001 amateur world championships.-Amateur:...

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Hull, Quebec, Canada

Hull, Quebec

Hull is the central and oldest part of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the west bank of the Gatineau River and the north shore of the Ottawa River, directly opposite Ottawa. As part of the Canadian National Capital Region, it contains offices for twenty thousand...

Willie Herring
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Greensboro, North Carolina

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Etianne Whitaker
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Orangeville, Ontario, Canada

Orangeville, Ontario

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John Battle
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Greensboro, North Carolina

Caseny Truesdale
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Greensboro, North Carolina

Robert Marsh
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Greensboro, North Carolina

Sam Reese
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Norman Jones
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Secaucus, New Jersey, USA

Secaucus, New Jersey

Secaucus is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 16,264. Located within the New Jersey Meadowlands, it is the most suburban of the county's municipalities, though large parts of the town are dedicated to light manufacturing, retail, and...

Dennis Matthews
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...

Dan Sheehan
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Uncasville, Connecticut, USA

Uncasville, Connecticut

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Will Little
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Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Atlantic City, New Jersey

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Kip Triplet
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Tim Scoggins
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Roger Bowden
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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