Jonte Willis

Education

Jonte was raised in Bruceton, Tennessee and attended Central’s junior and senior high school.

Career

He completely disappointed as a professional and retired with a negative record and health problems in 2014. Adopted at the age of four months by Weldon and Dorothy Willis of Memphis,Tennessee. In the eighth grade, he was chosen as captain of the junior high school football team

In his senior year at Central High School, he captained the Tiger football team

According to the victim"s account, he had recently suffered from a head injury that resulted in strange behavior by Willis, including speaking in third person, claiming to be a Terminator T-9000, and the son of God. Willis started boxing in 2004.

However, Wilson failed a drug test, and Willis was awarded the championship. He also had a 2nd place showing at the 2006 Police Athletic League National Championships where he lost against Michael Hunter, 8-10.

Willis was KOd by Cuban"s Olympic Champion Odlanier Solis Fonte in the 2006 World Cup tournament in October 2006 Baku.

He outpointed Kazakh Alexander Makarov 18:7. At the National Golden Gloves, however, he was KOd in the semi-finals by Tyler Turner. At the 2007 United States Championships he lost his first bout against Kimdo Bethel 13-13 (25-27).

Willis is currently suspended from boxing indefinitely.

Achievements

• He won the United States national championship in March 2006, initially he was the runner-up losing in the final to Mike Wilson 23-12. He won the 2007 Tacoma Golden Gloves where he beat Canada"s #2 ranked superheavy weight Brandon Lowrie and continued on to the 2007 Nevada Golden Gloves where he won again against Michael Hunter. He turned pro in 2007 weighing 214 lbs and won his first 7 bouts but after his first loss in 2011 only won two more fights and piled up 10 losses.