Troy Amos-Ross

Troy Amos-Ross

Personal information
Full name	Troy Amos-Ross
Nickname(s)	The Boss
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1975-07-17) July 17, 1975 Mahicony, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Rated at	Cruiserweight
Medal record Pan American Games Bronze 1999 Winnipeg Light Heavyweight

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 cousin of Egerton Marcus, and the son of Charles Ross.

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. He fought American Felix Cora Jr. 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, 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.

Professional Record

24 Wins (16 knockouts, 7 decisions), 2 Losses, 0 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	24-2	Carl Handy	UD	10 (10)	2010-10-30	Rama, Ontario, Canada
Loss	23-2	Steve Cunningham	TKO	5 (8), 0:01	2010-06-05	Neubrandenburg, Germany	For vacant IBF cruiserweight title. Cunningham was knocked down in the fourth round. Fight was stopped and ruled TKO for Cunningham because of cut. The fight was aired in Germany on ARD.
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
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
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.

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