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Troy Glenn Dorsey (born November 19, 1962) is a former U.S.
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who competed in the
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divisions. Known predominantly for his indomitable spirit, amazing physical endurance and a propensity to hammer an opponent with a withering constant barrage of punches, Dorsey began his martial arts training in
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and taekwondo at the age of ten before later making the switch to
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where he was a three-time
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as well as a gold medallist the WAKO Amateur World Championships in both 1985 (London) and 1987 (Munich). He began dedicating himself to boxing in 1989 and would win the IBF World Featherweight Championship and IBO World Super Featherweight Championship before retiring in 1998.


Early life

Born and raised in
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, Troy Dorsey began training in
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and taekwondo at the age of ten, eventually reaching the rank of eighth degree
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. After competing in point karate competitions, he made the switch to
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, fighting under full contact rules.


Career

After a brief and successful run as an amateur kickboxer in 1980, Dorsey soon turned professional and rose to prominence with a one-sided
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defeat of Santae Wilson for the KICK United States Featherweight Championship and a defense against Jorge Angat in 1983. At the W.A.K.O. World Championships 1985 (London), held in
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on November 2, 1985, Dorsey won gold in both semi contact and full contact kickboxing in the -57 kg/125 lb division. His first loss was a controversial
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against dominant long-time
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Bantamweight Champion Felipe Garcia in Garcia's hometown of
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in January 1987. They rematched six months later on August 8, 1987, in
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for the
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World Bantamweight (-54.5 kg/120.2 lb) Full Contact Championship and Dorsey would conclusively avenge that blemish with a
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win that ended Garcia's eight-year reign. Dorsey defended his ISKA bantamweight world title with knockouts over Steve Demencuk and Jeff Watt. In his victory over Demecuk, Dorsey would drop Demencuk no less than six times before finally knocking his opponent out in the seventh round. At the W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987 in
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in October 1987, Dorsey again took gold in full contact kickboxing but was only able to manage silver in semi contact, losing out to Oliver Drexler in the final. On March 18, 1989, Dorsey went up to -60 kg/132 lb to fight Michael Kuhr at a USA vs. Germany event at the Deutschlandhalle in
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, losing a controversial decision after a five-round fight. The following month, Dorsey was scheduled to fight for the Professional Kickboxing Organization (PKO) World Bantamweight (-57 kg/125 lb) Championship in
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, Sweden against Dennis Sigo but the Swede had broken his hand during sparring just one week prior to the event and Michael Kuhr was asked to take the fight and move down in weight on short notice. Dorsey won by unanimous decision to take his second world title on April 13, 1989. Having turned professional as a
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back in 1985, Dorsey won his first title in that sport on August 10, 1989, when he beat Harold Rhodes by
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for the NABF North American Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship. The two men met each round center ring both firing large volumes of powerful punches until Dorsey dropped Rhodes for a ten count in the final moments of an exciting bout. He then challenged
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for the IBF World Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship in
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on February 4, 1990, losing a controversial
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. After a TKO of
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two months later, Dorsey rematched Páez for both the IBF and WBO World Featherweight titles on July 8, 1990. The bout was scored a
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and Páez kept the belts. Dorsey would finally get his hands on the IBF featherweight title after Páez vacated it, knocking out Alfred Rangel in round one for the vacant championship on June 3, 1991. He lost it to Manuel Medina two months later. Dorsey made a brief return to kickboxing in 1994, knocking out Mechell Rochette in
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to be crowned the ISKA World Lightweight (-60 kg/132.3 lb) Full Contact Champion. He became a two-time boxing world champion on October 18, 1996, when he forced
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to quit on his stool in
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, Denmark, taking the IBO World Super Featherweight (-58.9 kg/130 lb) Championship. Dorsey had a tendency to cut easily and saw several of his later fights stopped due to cuts: this subsequently hastened his retirement from the ring in 1998.


Personal life

He has two daughters, Kendra and Shelly, with his wife Leslie. Troy is also a Brazilian jiu-jitsu Black Belt under Travis Lutter


Championships and awards


Boxing

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** IBF World Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship *
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** IBO World Super Featherweight (-58.9 kg/130 lb) Championship *
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**NABF North American Featherweight (-57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship


Kickboxing

* International Sport Karate Association **ISKA World Bantamweight (-54.5 kg/120.2 lb) Full Contact Championship **ISKA World Super Lightweight (-63.5 kg/139 lb) Full Contact Championship *
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**KICK United States Featherweight Championship *Professional Kickboxing Organization **PKO World Bantamweight (-57 kg/125 lb) Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden * WAKO Amateur World Championships ** W.A.K.O. World Championships 1985 (London) -57 kg/125 lb Semi Contact Kickboxing Gold Medalist ** W.A.K.O. World Championships 1985 (London) -57 kg/125 lb Full Contact Kickboxing Gold Medalist ** W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987 -57 kg/125 lb Semi Contact Kickboxing Silver Medalist ** W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987 -57 kg/125 lb Full Contact Kickboxing Gold Medalist


Boxing record

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, Colorado, USA , , Decision (split) , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 0000-00-00 , , Win , , align=left, Jorge Angat , , , , United States , , , , , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1983-00-00 , , Win , , align=left, Santae Wilson , , , , United States , , KO , , , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':


See also

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List of featherweight boxing champions Championship recognition Public Acclamation: 1884 to 1921 Champions were recognized by wide public acclamation. A heavyweight champion was a boxer who had a notable win over another notable boxer and then went without defeat. Retirements from the ...


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