Troy Glenn Dorsey (born November 19, 1962) is a former U.S.

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and

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who competed in the

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and

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divisions. Known predominantly for his physical endurance and power, Dorsey began his

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training in

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and

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at the age of ten before later making the switch to full contact

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. He was a three-time kickboxing

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as well as a gold medalist of the WAKO Amateur World Championships in both 1985 (London) and 1987 (Munich). He then began dedicating himself to boxing in 1989. He won 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

and

at the age of ten, eventually reaching the rank of eighth degree black belt. Troy Dorsey was coached in taekwondo by Jim Choate. After competing in point karate competitions, he made the switch to

, fighting under full contact rules. Troy Dorsey was then coached in boxing and kickboxing by Casey Malone.

Career

After a brief and successful run as an amateur kickboxer in 1980, Dorsey soon turned professional. He rose to prominence with a one-sided

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defeat of Santae Wilson for the

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United States Featherweight Championship and defence 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

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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 won with a

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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 dropped Demencuk 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. However, he lost out to Oliver Drexler in the final, earning a silver medal. On March 18, 1989, Dorsey went up to 60 kg/132 lb to fight Michael Kuhr at a USA vs. Germany event at the

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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. However, Sigo had broken his hand during sparring just one week prior to the event, and Michael Kuhr was asked to move down in weight and take the fight. Dorsey won by unanimous decision to take his second world title on April 13, 1989. Having turned professional as a

back in 1985, Dorsey won his first title on August 10, 1989, when he beat Harold Rhodes by

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in the NABF North American Featherweight (57.1 kg/126 lb) Championship. 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

. 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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. Dorsey later won the IBF featherweight title by 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 would return to boxing, and win a lightly regarded title 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. Several of his later fights having been stopped due to cuts, Dorsey's retirement from the ring was hastened in 1998. Troy Dorsey is the only man to hold world titles in both boxing and kickboxing at the same time.

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

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**ISKA World Bantamweight ( 54.5 kg/120.2 lb) Full Contact Championship **ISKA World Super Lightweight (63.5 kg/139 lb) Full Contact Championship * Karate International Council of Kickboxing **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

Professional boxing record

Kickboxing record

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References

External links

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