Travis Simms (born 1 May 1971) is a

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member of the

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, where he represents the 140th Assembly District. The district consists of the central part of the city of Norwalk. He previously served on Norwalk's Common Council. Prior to his political career he was a professional

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in the

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(154 lb) division.

Background

Simms is a native of the South Norwalk section of Norwalk, Connecticut. His childhood street bears his name "Travis Simms Way". He is currently a member of the Norwalk Common Council. His identical twin brother, Tarvis Simms, is also a fighter.

Boxing career

Simms, nicknamed "Tremendous", turned pro late at the age of 26, after a stellar amateur career. Although he held the title twice, he was still undefeated until his 26th bout. He first won it in 2003, but was stripped of the belt in May 2005 because he filed a lawsuit against the WBA Organization (in November 2004) for not enforcing his mandatory contract that he received from the organization when he won the regular world title from Alejandro Garcia 2 December 2003. Simms made a request to enforce his mandate or strip the Super champion

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. As the result of an out-of-court settlement in the summer of 2006, the WBA reinstated Simms as "Champion in Recess" in August 2006 while maintaining the full champion status of reigning champion

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. On 6 January 2007, Simms won a nine-round knockout victory against Jose Antonio "El Gallo" Rivera in a championship bout in

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. On 7 July 2007, Simms lost his title in a controversial Decision to

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, of Montreal, Quebec (Canada) in the

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in Bridgeport, Connecticut

Later in life

Police arrested Simms on 19 August 2012 after he refused to leave a large disturbance involving the widow of his adopted brother. He was found not guilty on all charges on 4 December 2014. Also, on Monday 20 October 2014 Simms was arrested after reporting a gun stolen out of his Range Rover. He informed police that the handgun was loaded with 12 rounds of ammunition which is a violation of Connecticut law which limits magazine capacity to 10 rounds.

Political career

For a decade, Simms served on the Norwalk City Council representing District B consisting of South Norwalk. In November 2018, Simms won the state legislature's 140th seat representing Norwalk.

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