Troy Amos-Ross (born July 17, 1975) is a Guyanese-Canadian retired professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed in the light heavyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Personal life He is the son of retired boxer Charles Amos who represented Guyana at the 1968 Summer Olympics and first cousin of Egerton Marcus who won the silver medal for Canada in the Middleweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.
Boxing career
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 with a knockout at the 2nd round by a Nigerian boxer Jegbefumere Albert
Ross turned pro after the 2000 Summer Olympics, however he announced his retirement in 2005 after compiling a record of 13–1, due to the inability to get quality fights. In 2007 he began a comeback and on March 19, 2007, he captured the Commonwealth Cruiserweight title by knocking out John Keeton in the second round.
The Contender In 2008 Ross 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 quarterfinals winning when the fight was stopped after 2:48 of the first round. In the semifinals 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 finals 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.
Acting career
Ross has also achieved success out of the ring starting his own fashion line, Ross Wear, and playing roles in 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.
Championships and accomplishments Commonwealth Boxing Council Commonwealth Cruiserweight Championship (One time) Canadian Boxing Federation CBF Cruiserweight Championship (One time) The Contender The Contender Season 4 Champion
Professional record
ResultRecordOpponentMethodRound, timeDateLocationNotes28Loss25–3 Yoan Pablo HernándezUD12Sep 15, 2012 27Win25–2 Lukasz RusiewiczUD8Feb 4, 2012 26Win24–2 Carl HandyUD10Oct 30, 2010 25Loss23–2 Steve CunninghamTKO 5 (12), 0:01June 5, 2010 24Win23–1 Daniel BispoKO1 (8), 1:12Dec 5, 2009 23Win22–1 Michael SimmsUD10June 19, 2009 22Win21–1 Ehinomen EhikhamenorTKO4 (10), 2:00Feb 25, 2009 21Win20–1 Akinyemi LaleyeUD5Feb 18, 2009 20Win19–1 Felix Cora Jr.TKO1 (5), 2:38Jan 28, 2009 19Win18–1 Lawrence TauasaTKO2 (5)Jan 14, 2009 18Win17–1 Kendrick RelefordUD8May 3, 2008 17Win16–1 Tony BoothTKO2 (8), 1:52May 18, 2007 16Win15–1 John KeetonKO2 (12), 2:08Mar 19, 2007 15Win14–1 Hastings RasaniTKO3 (8), 3:05Jan 20, 2007 14Win13–1 Claudio RîșcoTKO8 (10), 1:25May 28, 2005 13Loss12–1 Willie HerringSD8Mar 5, 2005 12Win12–0 Etianne WhitakerKO2 (8), 1:09Feb 4, 2005 11Win11–0 John BattleTKO5 (6), 1:26Jan 8, 2005 10Win10–0 Caseny TruesdaleTKO1 (8), 2:24Dec 11, 2004 9Win9–0 Robert MarshTKO4 (6), 0:44Nov 20, 2004 8Win8–0 Sam ReeseKO3 (6), 0:38Jan 31, 2003 7Win7–0 Norman JonesUD6Aug 6, 2002 6Win6–0 Dennis MatthewsKO2 (6), 1:13May 24, 2002 5Win5–0 Dan SheehanUD4Dec 14, 2001 4Win4-0 Will LittleUD4Oct 26, 2001 3Win3–0 Kip TripletTKO2 (4), 2:40June 22, 2001 2Win2–0 Tim ScogginsTKO 1 (4), 2:12June 1, 2001 1Win1–0 Roger BowdenUD4April 20, 2001
References
External links Canadian Olympic Committee