Troy Ross
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Name: Troy Ross
Alias: The Boss
Birth Name: Troy Amos Ross
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Birthplace: Georgetown, Guyana
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 182cm
Reach: 183cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Amateur Career
- Member of the 1996 and 2000 Canadian Olympic Teams, as a Light Heavyweight.
- Amateur record: 81-10
- 1996 Olympic Results:
- Defeated Roland Raforme (Seychelles) KO 3
- Defeated Paul Mbongo (Cameroon) 7-3
- Lost to Vassiliy Jirov (Kazakhstan) 14-8
- 1995 World Championships
- Defeated Romal Tagiev (Azerbaijan) KO 1
- Lost to Dihosvany Vega (Cuba) 4-12
- 1997 World Championships
- Lost to Torsten Bengtson (Germany) 0-4
- 1998 Commonwealth Games silver medalist
- Defeated Gurcharan Singh (India) 11-7
- Defeated Charles Adamu (Ghana) RSC 2
- Lost to Courtney Fry (England) 21-29
- 1999 Pan American Games bronze medalist
- Defeated Francisco Alvarez (Puerto Rico) 17-3
- Lost to Humberto Savigne (Cuba) 8-11
- 1999 Liverpool Multinations
- Lost on points to David Haye (England)
- 2000 Olympic Result:
- Lost to Jegbefumer Albert (Nigeria) RSC 3
Notes
- Ross was the winner of Season 4 of The Contender television series.
- Ross portrayed Light Heavyweight Champion John Henry Lewis, in the movie "Cinderella Man".