Tarvis Simms
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nickname | Marvelous | |||||
| Nationality | American | |||||
| Born | May 1, 1971 | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||
| Weight | Middleweight | |||||
| Boxing career | ||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||
| Boxing record | ||||||
| Total fights | 29 | |||||
| Wins | 27 | |||||
| Win by KO | 11 | |||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||
Medal record
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Tarvis Simms (born May 1, 1971, in Norwalk, Connecticut) is an American professional boxer in the Middleweight (160 lb) division.
Simms, who grew up in the Roodner Court Projects, is a native of the South Norwalk section of Norwalk, Connecticut. His childhood street bears the name "Travis Simms Way", named after his identical twin brother, Travis Simms, who is a former two-time World Boxing Association junior middleweight champion. The mayor presented Simms with a key to the city.
Amateur career
Simms had a stellar amateur career, compiling a record of 197 wins and seven defeats.[1] He was a National Golden Gloves champion in 1993 at Middleweight and defeated future super middleweight champion Byron Mitchell as well as future Olympic medalist Roshii Wells. Simms also competed in international tournaments and fought two-time Olympic gold medalist Ariel Hernández of Cuba.
