Real name Travis Simms Stance Southpaw Martial art Boxing Losses 1 Nationality United States Role Professional Boxer Draws 0 | Rated at Light Middleweight Name Travis Simms Total fights 28 Nickname(s) Tremendous Wins 27 Division Light middleweight Number of contests 0 | |
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Born 1 May 1971 (age 52)
Norwalk, Connecticut ( 1971-05-01 ) | ||
Pro boxer travis simms and brother tarvis simms at calasanz
Travis Simms (born 1 May 1971) is a professional American boxer in the super welterweight (154 lb) division.
Contents
- Pro boxer travis simms and brother tarvis simms at calasanz
- Travis simms boxing championship fight
- Background
- Pro career
- Later in life
- References
Travis simms boxing championship fight
Background
Simms is a native of the South Norwalk section of Norwalk, Connecticut. His childhood street bears his name "Travis Simms Way". He is currently a member of the Norwalk Common Council. His identical twin brother, Tarvis Simms, is also a fighter.
Pro career
Simms, nicknamed "Tremendous", turned pro late at the age of 26, after a stellar amateur career. Although he held the title twice, he was still undefeated until his 26th bout. He first won it in 2003, but was stripped of the belt in May 2005 because he filed a lawsuit against the WBA Organization (in November 2004) for not enforcing his mandatory contract that he received from the organization when he won the regular world title from Alejandro Garcia 2 December 2003. Simms made a request to enforce his mandate or strip the Super champion Ronald "Winky" Wright.
As the result of an out-of-court settlement in the summer of 2006, the WBA reinstated Simms as "Champion in Recess" in August 2006 while maintaining the full champion status of reigning champion Jose Antonio Rivera. On 6 January 2007, Simms won a nine-round knockout victory against Jose Antonio "El Gallo" Rivera in a championship bout in Hollywood, Florida.
On 7 July 2007, Simms lost his title in a controversial Decision to Joachim Alcine, of Montreal, Quebec (Canada) in the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Later in life
Police arrested Simms on August 19, 2012 after he refused to leave a large disturbance involving the widow of his adopted brother. He was found not guilty on all charges on December 4, 2014. Also, on Monday October 20, 2014 Simms was arrested after reporting a gun stolen out of his Range Rover. He informed police that the handgun was loaded with 12 rounds of ammunition which is a violation of Connecticut law which limits magazine capacity to 10 rounds.