Career
Lost to Pablo Romero (Cuba) at the World Amateur Championships in 1986 (4-1) for the 178 pound title. 1986 World amateur championships results
Defeated Markus Bott (West Germany) 5-0
Defeated Nurmagomed Shanavazov (Soviet Union) 5-0
Defeated Deyan Kirilov (Bulgaria) 3-2
Lost to Pablo Romero (Cuba) 1-4, in final (placed 2nd)
Ross had a professional record of 17-2 (12 KOs) with 1 no contest. Ross" last fight was 2/26/1991 against Bert Cooper.
Scheduled for 10 rounds, Cooper scored an 8th round TKO. Ross was hopitalized after the fight.
Ross had to give up boxing because of a heart condition, Cooper went on to fight former Heavyweight Champion Evander Holyfield. In 20 fights, he boxed a total of 79 rounds and had a KO% of 60%.