Romallis Ellis

Romallis Ellis

Romallis Ellis (born December 16, 1965 in Atlanta, Georgia) was an American boxer, who won the Lightweight Bronze medal at the 1998 Olympics.

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

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.

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