Romallis Ellis
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Boxing | |||
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| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | Lightweight | |
Romallis Ellis (born December 16, 1965 in Atlanta, Georgia) was an American boxer, who won the Lightweight Bronze medal at the 1998 Olympics.
[edit] Amateur career
- 1988 United States Amateur Lightweight champion
- 1988 Olympic Lightweight Bronze Medalist.
Olympic Results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Lee Kang-Su (South Korea) 5-0
- Defeated Kassim Traoré (Mali) RSC 2
- Defeated Emil Chuprenski (Bulgaria) 3-2
- Lost to Andreas Zülow (East Germany) 5-0
[edit] Pro 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 Title holder Raul Marquez via TKO in the 4th. However, he did outbox the heavily favored Vince Phillips in a non-title bout. In 1998 he took on Fernando Vargas and was TKO'd in the 2nd round. He lost his next fight, in 2001, and retired thereafer.
[edit] External links
Categories: 1965 births | Living people | American boxers | Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics | Lightweights | Olympic boxers of the United States | Olympic bronze medalists for the United States | People from Atlanta, Georgia | United States Amateur Champions | United States boxing biography stubs

