Reggie Gross

Reggie Gross

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	Reginald Gross (1962-04-04)April 4, 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	16 October 2025(2025-10-16) (aged 63)
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	Heavyweight
Boxing career
Reach	78 in (198 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	26
Wins	18
Win by KO	14
Losses	8

Reginald R. Gross (born January 1962) was an American former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1988. His most notable wins were a first round knockout of future long-time IBF world Light-Heavyweight champion "Prince" Charles Williams, as well as upsets of undefeated Smokin' Bert Cooper (TKO8) and outstanding amateur and 16-0 pro Jimmy Clark (TKO9). ^[1]

He was most famously stopped in one round by Mike Tyson, in an exciting but brief bout where he took the fight to the feared contender. He also suffered losses to Frank Bruno and Jesse Ferguson.

His final fight was in June 1988, on the Tyson/Spinks undercard, where he lost to Donovan Ruddock in the second round.

Gross died on 16 October 2025. ^[2]

Conviction and imprisonment

In 1989, he was arrested and convicted for three contract killings. ^[3] He was serving his three life sentences with two of them consecutive with the initial part of his sentence served at the maximum security prison in Edgefield, South Carolina. ^[3]

When interviewed in 2008 Gross was incarcerated at the US Penitentiary, Hazelton and had a 2014 parole hearing planned. ^[4]

In September 2019, Gross petitioned the US Court of Appeals as he believed that he was eligible for mandatory release after thirty years, as his crimes occurred before the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 came into effect. The Court found in favor of the Bureau of Prisons, who argued that because he is serving two consecutive life sentences, he would in fact need to serve thirty years on each of his two life sentences before being eligible for mandatory parole. ^[5]

As of 2023 Gross was incarcerated at MCFP Springfield in Missouri with a release date of November 1, 2048. ^[6]

Professional boxing record

19 Wins (14 knockouts, 5 decisions), 8 Losses (5 knockouts, 3 decisions) [7]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	19-1-1	Donovan Ruddock	TKO	2	27/06/1988	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Referee stopped the bout at 1:36 of the second round.
Win	16-11	Harry Terrell	KO	2	06/01/1988	Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, Maryland	Terrell knocked out at 2:51 of the second round.
Loss	26-2	Adilson Rodrigues	PTS	10	11/10/1987	Araraquara, Brazil
Loss	30-2	Frank Bruno	TKO	8	30/08/1987	Nueva Andalucia Bullring, Marbella, Spain
Loss	21-0	Mike Tyson	TKO	1	Jun 13, 1986	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York	Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the first round.
Loss	8-0	Henry Tillman	UD	10	04/03/1986	Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	10-0	Bert Cooper	TKO	8	31/01/1986	Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Referee stopped the bout at 1:24 of the eighth round.
Win	1-2	Hector Rodriguez	TKO	3	28/06/1985	Scranton, Pennsylvania
Win	16-0	Jimmy Clark	TKO	9	08/03/1985	Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania	Referee stopped the bout at 1:14 of the ninth round.
Loss	8-0	Jesse Ferguson	TKO	3	20/09/1984	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the third round.
Win	4-5	James Reid	PTS	10	06/09/1984	Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Loss	1-3	Jack Johnson	PTS	10	23/05/1984	Pikesville, Maryland
Loss	8-2	Anthony Witherspoon	TKO	7	11/04/1984	Pikesville Armory, Pikesville, Maryland
Win	10-2	Marcus Jackson	TKO	3	27/02/1984	The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	17-8-1	Franklin Otts	KO	1	18/08/1983	Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Win	3-3	Abdul Hakim	KO	5	27/06/1983	Ocean City Convention Center, Ocean City, Maryland
Win	9-2	Larry Lane	PTS	8	05/05/1983	Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Win	6-3	Blufort Spencer	TKO	7	08/04/1983	Steelworkers Hall, Baltimore, Maryland
Win	10-2-2	Charles Williams	TKO	1	01/03/1983	Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Win	17-25-2	Fred Brown	KO	2	16/12/1982	Steelworkers Hall, Baltimore, Maryland
Win	5-1	Ric Lainhart	TKO	6	23/09/1982	Steelworkers Hall, Baltimore, Maryland
Win	1-3-1	Charles Price	PTS	6	09/07/1982	Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Win	1-3	Sonny Crooms	KO	2	24/06/1982	Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	2-0	Michael Statton	PTS	4	17/05/1982	Hilton Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland
Win	1-3	John Green	KO	1	24/04/1982	Richmond, Virginia
Win	3-11	Charles Roye	PTS	4	23/01/1982	Richmond, Virginia
Win	1-1	Blufort Spencer	KO	1	07/01/1982	Steelworkers Hall, Baltimore, Maryland

Sources

1. "BoxRec: Jimmy Clark". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
2. "Inmate Locator". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
3. Rodricks, Dan (November 6, 2001). "Down for count, he's still fighting". The Baltimore Sun.
4. "My Interview with Reggie About His Life in Prison, Including His Views on the Medical Treatment Prisoners Receive". Feb 13, 2008.
5. "Reginald Gross v. J.R. Bell, No. 19-1261 (7th Cir. 2019)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
6. "Inmate Locator for prisoner # 26215-037". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
7. "Reggie Gross". BoxRec. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

External links

• Boxing record for Reggie Gross from BoxRec (registration required)