"Tremedous" Travis Simms Jr.

“TREMENDOUS”
TRAVIS SIMMS JR.
World Boxing Association Super Welterweight Champion
Born on May 1, 1971, in Norwalk, Connecticut
Height: 5’9” Weight: Super Welterweight (154)
Record: 25-0 (19 KOs)
Born into a “fighting” family, Travis Simms Jr. and his twin brother Tarvis, were brought into this world on May 1, 1971, in Norwalk, Conn., to Travis and Barbara Simms. Growing up in the large family with five boys and three girls was always interesting and sometimes tough. His father Travis Sr., boxed, too, making the Simms’ boys fifth-generation fighters from a boxing family. Tarvis “Brother of Travis” Simms is an undefeated pro middleweight at 19-0.
While attending Norwalk High School, Travis played football, baseball, basketball and even golf, but the family focus was on boxing. He was shown the ropes by his father, amateur coach and mentor, John Harris.
Travis fought in hundreds of amateur matches, compiling an impressive 295-10 record with 10 Western Massachusetts titles, a 1995 National PAL Championship, a 1997 New York Golden Gloves Championship where he was also given the Sugar Ray Robinson Award for Best Boxer in the Tournament. He was an alternate on the 1996 Olympic team.
- 9x New England Golden Gloves Champion
- 2x New England Regional Champion
- 2x New York Regional Champion
- 1995 National PAL Champion
- 1996 USA Olympic Alternate to David Reid (USA’s only gold medalist)
- 1997 American Boxing Classic Gold Medalist
- 1997 New York Golden Glove’s Champion
Simms reeled off 22 victories, and even picked up the vacant North American Boxing Association 154-pound title with a victory over Anton Robinson in Louisville, Ky., on Jan. 11, 2002, but it was when he signed with famed promoter Don King that he got his first world title shot.
In fact, it was Simms’ first fight with King on Dec. 13, 2003, in Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. when he challenged another undefeated fighter: reigning World Boxing Association super welterweight champion Alejandro “Terra” Garcia (22-0, 21 KOs), from Mexico, as part of King’s historic eight world title fights on a single card.
Travis just defended his belt on January 6, 2007 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino against JOSE ANTONIO RIVERA. Travis defeated Jose Rivera with a TKO 9 – 2:00. Still The 2 Time WBA Super Welterweight Champion of the World.