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.
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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