Rashidi Ellis is an American professional boxer. He is currently ranked #25 in the world in the Welterweight category according to BoxRec.
Professional career Ellis made his professional debut on July 27, 2013, against Josh Beeman. Ellis won the fight via Unanimous Decision.
Ellis faced Marco Antonio Lopez on the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan. Ellis won the fight via a Unanimous decision.
After accumulating a record of 16–0, Ellis earned his first championship bout, where he faced Eddie Gomez on December 16, 2016, for the IBF North American Welterweight championship. Ellis won the fight via a first-round knockout, and thus won his first career championship.
His first title defense came on April 20, 2017, against John Karl Sosa. Ellis won the fight via a majority decision , retaining his championship in the process.
His next title defense came on October 13, 2018, against Saul Corral. Ellis won the fight via a seventh-round TKO, once again retaining his championship.
Ellis fought for his second career championship on October 30, 2020, where he faced Alexis Rocha for the vacant WBC International Welterweight championship. Ellis won the fight via a Unanimous Decision, winning his second career championship in the process.
Ellis faced Roiman Villa on January 7, 2023. This would mark Ellis's first career loss, as Villa won the fight via a majority decision.
Ellis fought for his third career championship on February 15, 2025, where he faced Jose Angulo for the WBC USA Silver Welterweight title. Ellis won the fight via a seventh-round corner retirement, winning his third career championship.
Personal life His younger sister, Rashida Ellis is also a professional boxer.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes29Win28–1Javier FortunaTKO4 (10), Nov 1, 202528Win27–1Josec RuizTKO3 (10), Jun 21, 202527Win26–1Jose AnguloRTD7 (10), Feb 15, 202526Win25–1Brian Damian Chaves2 (8), Oct 25, 202425Loss24–1Roiman VillaMD12Jan 7, 202324Win24–0Jose MarruffoTKO1 (8), Jul 9, 202223Win23–0Alexis RochaUD12Oct 30, 202022Win22–0Eddie GomezUD10Nov 23, 201921Win21–0Saul CorralTKO7 (10), Oct 13, 201820Win20–0Alberto MosqueraUD10Jun 29, 201819Win19–0Fidel MonterrosaTKO4 (8), Mar 24, 201818Win18–0John Karl Sosa10Apr 20, 201717Win17–0Eddie GomezKO1 (10), Dec 16, 201616Win16–0Luis HernandezUD8Jul 15, 201615Win15–0Marco Antonio LopezUD8May 7, 201614Win14–0Victor GonzalezTKO4 (8), Mar 14, 201513Win13–0Joseph De los SantosTKO5 (6), Nov 14, 201412Win12–0Jose MartinezTKO1 (4), Sep 17, 201411Win11–0Joananthony VazquezTKO2 (6), Aug 16, 201410Win10–0David MartinezUD4Jul 19, 20149Win9–0Regino CanalesTKO3 (6), Jul 11, 20148Win8–0Juan Carlos Santos Guillen1 (6), Jun 20, 20147Win7–0Juan Santos RodriguezTKO1 (6), Jun 1, 20146Win6–0Esteban DiazTKO2 (6), May 3, 20145Win5–0Orlando Falcon2 (6), Mar 29, 20144Win4–0Bryan AbrahamTKO2 (4), Mar 17, 2014 3Win3–0Oscar DiazTKO1 (4), Nov 23, 2013 2Win2–0Aguilando Brandao1 (4), Sep 7, 2013 1Win1–0Josh Beeman4Jul 27, 2013
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