Troy Dorsey
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Dorsey at Texas A&M University-Commerce campus, 2014
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| Born | Troy Glenn Dorsey November 19, 1962 Mansfield, Texas, United States |
| Other names | The Destroyer |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 58.9 kg (130 lb; 9.28 st) |
| Division |
Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight |
| Reach | 66 in (170 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Karate, Kickboxing, Taekwondo |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Team | Troy Dorsey's Karate |
| Trainer | Casey Malone |
| Rank |
7th degree black belt in Karate Black belt in Taekwondo |
| Years active | 1980-1998 |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 31 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| Draws | 4 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 35 |
| Wins | 33 |
| By knockout | 24 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  United States
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| Men's Semi Contact Kickboxing | ||
| WAKO Amateur World Championships | ||
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London 1985 | -57 kg |
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Munich 1987 | -57 kg |
| Men's Full Contact Kickboxing | ||
| WAKO Amateur World Championships | ||
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London 1985 | -57 kg |
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Munich 1987 | -57 kg |
Troy Glenn Dorsey (born November 19, 1962) is an American former boxer and kickboxer who competed in the bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight divisions. Known predominantly for his indominatable spirit, amazing physical endurance and a propensity to hammer an opponent with a withering constant barrage of punches, Dorsey began his martial arts training in karate and taekwondo at the age of ten before later making the switch to full contact kickboxing where he was a three-time world champion as well as a gold medalist the WAKO Amateur World Championships in both 1985 (London) and 1987 (Munich). He began dedicating himself to boxing in 1989 and would win the IBF World Featherweight Championship and IBO World Super Featherweight Championship before retiring in 1998.
Born and raised in Mansfield, Texas, Troy Dorsey began training in karate and taekwondo at the age of ten, eventually reaching the rank of eighth degree black belt. After competing in point karate competitions, he made the switch to kickboxing, fighting under full contact rules.
After a brief and successful run as an amateur kickboxer in 1980, Dorsey soon turned professional and rose to prominence with a one-sided knockout defeat of Santae Wilson for the KICK United States Featherweight Championship and a defense against Jorge Angat in 1983. At the W.A.K.O. World Championships 1985 (London), held in London, England on November 2, 1985, Dorsey won gold in both semi contact and full contact kickboxing in the -57 kg/125 lb division.
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