Ross Minter Ross Minter Ross Minter (born 10 November 1978) is a professional boxer. Ross Minter is the son of Alan Minter, the former World Middleweight Champion. Minter began boxing professionally in 2001. In his career, he has faced a mixed bag of competition—some legitimate contenders, some who were nothing more than professional opponents. He lost a fight against American boxer Freddy Curiel in "", getting knocked out in the last round of a fight he was winning. On 2 February 2008, he lost by technical knockout to Michael Jennings in a title bout for the World Boxing Union world welterweight crown.
Weight class (boxing) different class if there is space in the tournament. At major events such as boxing at the Olympics, there is a limit of one boxer per country per weight class. A boxer may fight different bouts at different weight classes. The trend for professionals is to move up to a higher class as they age. Winning titles at multiple weight classes to become a "multiple champion" is considered a major achievement. In amateur boxing, bouts are much shorter and much more frequent, and boxers fight at their "natural" weight. One boxer is said to be better "pound for pound" than