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"Big" Michael Grant
(Michael Anthony Grant)

BORN   August 4, 1972; Chicago, Illinois (Some sources reported Paterson, New Jersey; Fought out of Norristown, Pennsylvania and Blue Bell, Pennsylvania)
HEIGHT 6-7
WEIGHT 243 3/4 - 265 lbs
MANAGER Jim Thomas
TRAINERS Don Turner, Teddy Atlas and James "Buddy" McGirt

Grant is a big, strong, agile heavyweight who boxes well and caries a solid punch; He seems to lack in stamina, however, and has never quite reached his potential - but he can fight !

During his career, Michael has won the IBC Heavyweight Championship of the World, the NABF Heavyweight Championship and the NABA USA Heavyweight Championship

Grant has defeated such men as Andrew Golota, Lou Savarese, Jorge Luis Gonzalez, Obed Sullivan, Alfred Cole, Ross Puritty, Ray Anis, Olian Alexander, Jeff Wooden, Paul Marinaccio, David Izon, Ahmed Abdin, Robert Davis and James Walton

*** AMATEUR RECORD ***

         -Grant had an 11-1 amateur record
*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***

1994
Jul 21 Ernest English             Hasbrouck Heights, NJ              TK  1
Aug  7 Jerome Jones               Tunica, Ms                         TK  2
Sep  6 Frankie Hines              Memphis, Tn                        KO  1
Sep 23 Elvin Evans                Tunica, Ms                         TK  6
Oct  4 Ed Strickland              Memphis, Tn                        KO  1
Oct 22 Carlton Brown              Grundy, Va                         KO  1
Nov  1 John Jackson               Memphis, Tn                         W  4
Nov  5 Steve Edwards              Las Vegas, Nv                      WF  5
Dec  3 Danny Wofford              Grundy, Va                          W  8
Dec  6 Tyrone Dixon               Memphis, Tn                        TK  1

1995
May 20 Lou Turchiarelli           Atlantic City, NJ                  TK  1
Sep 22 Stanley Wright             Lewiston, Me                       TK  2
Nov 10 Tim Noble                  Atlantic City, NJ                  TK  2
Dec  7 Mike Dixon                 Philadelphia, Pa                   TK  6

1996
Jan 12 Brad Rone                  New York, NY                        W  6
Jan 30 Rick Sullivan              Lyndhurst, NJ                      TK  1
Mar 15 Corey Sanders              Atlantic City, NJ                  TK  2
May 10 Olian Alexander            New York, NY                       TK  4
Jun 11 Ed Donaldson               Mashantucket, Ct                   TK  3
Jul 21 Ross Puritty               Baltimore, Md                       W 10
Oct  6 Louis Monaco               Los Angeles, Ca                    TK  3
Dec  6 Ray Anis                   Atlantic City, NJ                   W 10

1997
Mar 14 Jeff Wooden                Albany, NY                          W 10
Apr 19 Lionel Butler              Las Vegas, Nv                      WF  4
Jun 20 Alfred Cole                Atlantic City, NJ                  TK 10
          -IBC Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov  7 Jorge Luis Gonzalez        Las Vegas, Nv                      TK  1
          -IBC Heavyweight Championship of the World

1998
Jan 17 David Izon                 Atlantic City, NJ                  TK  5
          -IBC Heavyweight Championship of the World
May 30 Obed Sullivan              Atlantic City, NJ                  TK  9
          -IBC Heavyweight Championship of the World

1999
Jan 30 Ahmad Abdin                Atlantic City, NJ                  TK 10
          -NABF Heavyweight Championship
Jun 19 Lou Savarese               New York, NY                        W 10
Nov 20 Andrew Golota              Atlantic City, NJ                  TK 10
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World - Elimination Bout;
          NABF Heavyweight Championship

2000
Apr 29 Lennox Lewis               New York, NY                       LK  2
          -WBC Heavyweight Championship of the World; Fight Report
          IBF Heavyweight Championship of the World;
          IBO Heavyweight Championship of the World;

2001
Jul 21 Jameel McCline             Las Vegas, Nv                      LT  1

2002
Mar  9 Reynaldo Minus             Pittsburgh, Pa                     TK  4
Apr 13 Joe Lenhart                Chester, WV                        TK  5
Jun  1 Anthony Willis             Las Vegas, Nv                      TK  2
Aug  3 Robert Davis               Mashantucket, Ct                   TK  3
Nov  7 James Walton               Washington, DC                     TK  4

2003
Jan 24 Carlton Johnson            Philadelphia, Pa                   TK  5
Apr 18 Gilbert Martinez           Lemoore, Ca                        TK  8
Jun  7 Dominick Guinn             Atlantic City, NJ                  LT  7

2004
Feb 21 Charles Hatcher            Reno, Nv                           TK  6

2005
Apr  8 Wallace McDaniel           Miami, Fl                          TK  8
Jun 24 Marcus McGee               Minneapolis, Mn                     W  8

2007
Jun 27 Billy Zumbrun              New York, NY                       TK  5
Sep  5 Kevin Montiy               New York, NY                       TK  7

2008
Jul 11 Demetrice King             Philadelphia, Pa                    W  8
Nov 15 Paul Marinaccio            Niagara Falls, NY                   W 12
          -NABA USA Heavyweight Championship

2010
May  7 Kevin Burnett              Huntington, NY                     TK  1
Aug 21 Tomasz Adamek              Newark, NJ                          L 12
          -IBF International Heavyweight Championship;
          WBO NABO Heavyweight Championship

2011
Mar 11 Tye Fields                 Las Vegas, Nv                      KO  3
Nov 19 Frans Botha                Johannesburg, Gauteng, SAfrica     KO 12 
          -WBF Heavyweight Championship of the World

Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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