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Romallis Ellis (born December 16, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2001, challenging for the IBF light middleweight title in 1997. As an amateur, he won the lightweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

Romallis Ellis

Personal information
Born	December 16, 1965 (1965-12-16) (age 56) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Medal record Men's boxing Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Lightweight

Amateur career

• 1988 United States Amateur Lightweight champion
• 1988 Olympic Lightweight Bronze Medalist.

1988 Olympic Results[1]

• Round of 64: received a bye
• Round of 32: Defeated Lee Kang-Su (South Korea) by decision, 5-0
• Round of 16: Defeated Kassim Traoré (Mali) referee stopped contest in second round
• Quarterfinal: Defeated Emil Chuprenski (Bulgaria) by decision, 3-2
• Semifinal: Lost to Andreas Zülow (East Germany) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)

Professional career

Ellis began his professional career in 1989 and later moved up two weight classes. He came up short in his only attempt at a major title—a 1997 loss to IBF Light Middleweight titleholder Raúl Márquez via TKO in the fourth round. However, Ellis did outbox the heavily favored Vince Phillips in a non-title bout and earned a victory by decision. In 1998 Ellis took on Fernando Vargas and was TKO'd in the second round. Ellis lost his next fight, in 2001, and retired with a record of 24-4-1 with 17 knockouts.

References

External links

• Romallis Ellis at BoxRec
• Romallis Ellis at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Romallis Ellis

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[es] Romallis Ellis

Romallis Ellis (Atlanta, Estados Unidos, 16 de diciembre de 1965) es un deportista olímpico estadounidense que compitió en boxeo, en la categoría de peso ligero y que consiguió la medalla de bronce en los Juegos Olímpicos de Seúl 1988.[1]

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[fr] Romallis Ellis

Romallis Ellis est un boxeur américain né à Atlanta le 16 décembre 1965.

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[ru] Эллис, Ромаллис

Ромаллис Эллис (англ. Romallis Ellis; 16 декабря 1965, Атланта) — американский боксёр лёгких и средних весовых категорий, выступал за сборную США во второй половине 1980-х годов. Бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Сеуле, чемпион национального первенства. В период 1989—2001 боксировал на профессиональном уровне, был претендентом на титул чемпиона мира по версии МБФ.

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