Ross Minter (born 10 November 1978) is a former professional boxer. He is the son of

Alan Minter Alan Sydney Minter (17 August 19519 September 2020) was a British professional boxer who competed from 1972 to 1981. He held the undisputed middleweight title in 1980, having previously held the British middleweight title from 1975 to 1976, and ...

, the former undisputed World Middleweight Champion. Ross "The Boss" won 125 amateur boxing matches before turning professional in 2001 at the age of 21. After a debut win against Brian Coleman in 2001, Minter went on to record 17 wins, 1 draw, 1 defeat by the end of 2005, winning the

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boxing title on December 12, 2005. In 2007 Minter starred in the television Contender Challenge: United Kingdom vs. United States on

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, also on

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. Minter retired as a fighter in 2008 and later became boxing promoter. In the past, Minter has supported the Advance Centre for The Scotson Technique (TST) charity from

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References

External links

Ross Minter boxing record on Boxrec
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