Rhoshii Wells (December 30, 1976 – August 11, 2008) was an American boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight Division at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was born in Austin, Texas. Amateur career Olympic Results Defeated Kourosh Molaei (Iran) 24-7 Defeated Ricardo Rodríguez (Brazil) 16-2 Defeated Dilshod Yarbekov (Uzbekistan) 8-8, judges cards Lost to Ariel Hernández (Cuba) 8-17 Pro career Nicknamed "The Great One", Wells began his professional career in 1997, and got off to a 17-0-2 start in the Light Middleweight division, setting up a shot at WBA Light Middleweight Title holder Alejandro Garcia in 2003. He was ahead on the scorecards before Garcia stopped him in the 11th round. In 2005, Wells got shot at a rematch with Garcia and lost via TKO in the 9th. He attempted a comeback on the 3rd season of the boxing reality TV series, The Contender on ESPN, but was eliminated before the competition began. Death Rhoshii Wells was shot and killed in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 11, 2008. Police arrested 26-year-old Roger Randolph, who claimed that he shot Wells in self-defense after Wells punched him and robbed him of $100. The District Attorney stated that they would seek the death penalty against Randolph. In May 2012, Randolph was sentenced to 20 years to life for murder with a deadly weapon, plus one to 12 years for discharging weapon where a person might be endangered. References External links 1976 births 2008 deaths 2008 murders in the United States Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in boxing Sportspeople from Austin, Texas Deaths by firearm in Nevada People murdered in Nevada Boxers from Texas American male boxers Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Middleweight boxers African-American boxers 20th-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American sportspeople