Romallis Ellis boxer

Romallis Ellis (born December 16, 1965 in Atlanta, Georgia) was an American boxer, who won the Lightweight Bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics.1988 Olympic ResultsEllis 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.This article about a boxing Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.