A former super heavyweight boxing champion was found guilty of child endangerment and domestic violence charges Tuesday morning. 

Thirty-one-year-old Wesley Triplett could face up to 27 years in prison, after being convicted on allegations that he used an electrical cord to whip a four-year-old boy, causing permanent scars on the boys back. 

Mahoning County Prosecutors say that during the course of a four month period from the end of 2016 up until April 2017, the boy periodically visited Triplett. 

During the course of those visits, the boy was reportedly whipped, burned, and suffered a sprained elbow and several broken ribs. 

The jury took less than an hour to determine Triplett's guilt, a sign that prosecutors say points to how swift and intelligent the jurors were. 

Triplett's past violent convictions were brought up in the courtroom. 

In 2008, the boxer pleaded no contest to felonious assault. Our print partner, the Vindicator, reported that Triplett punched a doctor during a game of basketball. After pleading no contest, Triplett was sentenced to probation and anger management courses. 

Jurors were made aware of two prior domestic violence convictions. The first in 2008 saw Triplett sentenced to more anger management and probation. 

Then in 2012, Triplett pleaded guilty to several charges of domestic violence. That case also earned him probation, community service, and an order to complete anger management classes. 

Prosecutors say that the case against Triplett can be credited to excellent work by Children's Services. 

"This is one of the times where everyone came together and actually was able to help a child in danger," said Atty. Nick Brevetta from the Mahoning County Prosecutor's Office. "If it wasn't for CSB's intervention or the Sheriff's Department's intervention, we don't know what would have happened to that child." 

Triplett is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday. 

The Vindicator reports that in 2008, Triplett won the super heavyweight division of the Ringside World Championships.At that time, Triplett was training at the Southside Boxing Club under Jack Loew, trainer of world middleweight boxing champion Kelly Pavlik.