Troy Amos-Ross (born July 17, 1975 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a Guyanese Canadian boxer, who competed in the light heavyweight (< 81 kg) division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the 1996 Olympics, after having defeated Roland Raforme (Seychelles) and Paul M'Bongo (Cameroon), the resident of Brampton, Ontario was stopped in quarterfinals by 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 olympics, however he announced his retirement in 2005 after compiling an impressive record of 13-1. Ross has since achieved success out of the ring starting his own fashion line and playing roles in two 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.
Troy began a boxing comeback in 2007, fighting with Hennessey Boxing out of England. On March 19 2007 he captured the Commonwealth Cruiserweight title by knocking out John Keaton in the second round.
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Canadian Olympic Committee
Professional boxing record for Troy Amos-Ross from Boxrec
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Amos-Ross, Troy
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DATE OF BIRTH
July 17, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH
Georgetown, Guyana
DATE OF DEATH
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