Rhoshii Wells was an American

United States

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 boxer

Boxing

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, who won the bronze medal

Olympic medalists in boxing

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 in the Middleweight Division at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

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. He was born in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

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Amateur career

Olympic Results

• Defeated Kourosh Molaei (Iran) 24-7
• Defeated Ricardo Rodríguez
  Ricardo Rodriguez
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   (Brazil) 16-2
• Defeated Dilshod Yarbekov
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   (Uzbekistan) 8-8, judges cards
• Lost to Ariel Hernández (Cuba) 8-17

Pro career

Nicknamed "The Great One", Wells began his professional career in 1997, and got off to a 17-0-2 start in the Light Middleweight division, setting up a shot at WBA Light Middleweight Title holder Alejandro Garcia in 2003. He was ahead on the scorecards before Garcia stopped him in the 11th round. In 2005, Wells got shot at a rematch with Garcia and lost via TKO in the 9th.

He attempted a comeback on the 3rd season of the boxing reality TV series, The Contender on ESPN, but was eliminated before the competition began.

Death

Roshii Wells was shot and killed in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 11, 2008. Police arrested 26-year-old Roger Randolph, who claimed that he shot Wells in self-defense after Wells punched him and robbed him of $100. The District Attorney will seek the death penalty against Randolph.

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