IT COULD be said that Terrence Alli forced the retirement of American junior welterweight Othal Dixon. Alli TKOed Dixon in the penultimate round of a scheduled 10-rounder on June 10, 1990. The fight was held in Nevada, USA and the referee pulled the plug at one minute and 22 seconds of the ninth round. The bout ended up being the last for Dixon while Alli stumbled in his next encounter. In July, 1990 the Guyanese tackled Roger `The Black Mamba’ Mayweather and lost by unanimous decision. The event was refereed by Steve Smoger and Judge Tom Kaczmarek scored it 98-92 while Debra Barnes and Al DeVito had it 90-100 and 93-97 respectively.
Alli, born Terrence Halley, commenced fighting as a professional in December 1979, had his first two bouts on home soil and the next nine in Trinidad and Tobago.
He defeated Theophilus James on points in an eight-rounder on March 1, 1981 in Trinidad. Alli had one more fight in Trinidad before moving to Canada where he had three. By September, 1982 Alli had his first contest in the USA and earned a unanimous decision over American Norberto Velez.
He made two unsuccessful bids for world titles as a lightweight and one as a junior welterweight. Alli’s career spanned 18 years and he boxed a total of 549 rounds for an average of 30 rounds per year.