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Roshii Wells

  • 31 years old
  • Born Dec 30, 1976
  • Died Aug 11, 2008
  • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
American boxer and friend Roshii Wells was fatally shot. He was a great sportsman and will never be forgotten. RIP
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The Great One

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. Wells was behind in the fight and was down in the 10th, and the referre stopped the bout before the 11th round. The result was a TKO win for Garcia. In 2005, Wells got a shot at a rematch with Garcia and lost via TKO in the 9th.

He was one of the featured boxers on the 3rd season of the boxing reality TV series, The Contender, which premiered September 4th, 2007 on ESPN, but was eliminated early on.

Roshii Wells was shot and killed in his hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada on August 11, 2008.

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Riverdale High School

Erica Hines-Evans Sep 24, 2008

This is sad to hear. We here in Riverdale GA remember him as a sweet, and loving person! We will miss you Shii!

My MemoryOne of his his first boxing coach's

David Gallardo Sep 22, 2008

Roshii was one of the toughest kid's in the gym,and very likable,my family and I consider him one of the family and alway's will.I had the honor of not only coaching him,but being his friend.He would plow through whoever got in the ring with him,total domination.He was a champ in and out of the ring,it's no wonder he advanced as far as he did.I remember one year ,we had taken him to the junior olympic's in San Antonio where he [of course] made it to the final's.Anyway he had lost his mouth piece which is a no-no.because keeping your gear together is part of being discipline,anyway Martin Ortiz his head coach got on him about ,almost bringing him to tear's.When he got into the ring to fight for the gold,against a real tough kid Roshii gave that boy such a whipping,the ref. was'nt even safe in there,needless to say he won the gold..which is what Roshii was made of.I still have video of some of his fight's.You're now in the arm's of Jesus see you again David Gallardo...e-mail d.gallardo77@yahoo.com

My MemoryOne of his his first boxing coach's

David Gallardo Sep 22, 2008

Roshii was one of the toughest kid's in the gym,and very likable,my family and I consider him one of the family and alway's will.I had the honor of not only coaching him,but being his friend.He would plow through whoever got in the ring with him,total domination.He was a champ in and out of the ring,it's no wonder he advanced as far as he did.I remember one year ,we had taken him to the junior olympic's in San Antonio where he [of course] made it to the final's.Anyway he had lost his mouth piece which is a no-no.because keeping your gear together is part of being discipline,anyway Martin Ortiz his head coach got on him about ,almost bringing him to tear's.When he got into the ring to fight for the gold,against a real tough kid Roshii gave that boy such a whipping,the ref. was'nt even safe in there,needless to say he won the gold..which is what Roshii was made of.I still have video of some of his fight's.You're now in the arm's of Jesus see you again David Gallardo...e-mail d.gallardo77@yahoo.com

So sorry to hear this tragedy

Brage Sep 21, 2008

I hadn't seen you since High School but I thought of you from time to time and then I heard this horrible news. You were humble back in the day and a good friend, always there...just a real human being to your core.

My prayers to you and your family

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