Michael Grant was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on August 4, 1972. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on July 21, 1994 against Ernest English. Grant defeated English via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Grant got his first world-title fight at the age of 27 after 31 professional fights. On April 29, 2000 Grant challenged Lennox Lewis' WBC and IBF heavyweight titles but lost via 2nd round KO. Grant never got a world-title shot again.
Grant's last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Krzysztof Zimnoch at age 44, on April 22, 2017.
Some of Michael Grant's best fights have been against Lou Savarese, Andrew Golota, Ross Puritty, Francois Botha, Corey Sanders, and Jorge Luis González. For a complete list of Grant's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Michael Grant".
Grant has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Michael Grant Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
55 | Apr 22, 2017 | 44 | Krzysztof Zimnoch | loss | KO 2 |
54 | Oct 24, 2014 | 42 |
Manuel Charr 30 26-2 | loss | RTD 5 |
53 | May 24, 2013 | 40 |
Carlos Takam 32 27-1 | loss | TKO 8 |
52 | Nov 19, 2011 | 39 |
Francois Botha 43 48-5-3 | win | KO 12 |
51 | Mar 11, 2011 | 38 | Tye Fields | win | KO 3 |
50 | Aug 21, 2010 | 38 |
Tomasz Adamek 33 41-1 | loss | UD 12 |
49 | May 07, 2010 | 37 | Kevin Burnett | win | TKO 1 |
48 | Nov 15, 2008 | 36 | Paul Marinaccio | win | UD 12 |
47 | Jul 11, 2008 | 35 | Demetrice King | win | UD 8 |
46 | Sep 05, 2007 | 35 | Kevin Montiy | win | TKO 7 |
45 | Jun 27, 2007 | 34 | Billy Zumbrun | win | TKO 5 |
44 | Jun 24, 2005 | 32 | Marcus McGee | win | UD 8 |
43 | Apr 08, 2005 | 32 | Wallace McDaniel | win | TKO 8 |
42 | Feb 21, 2004 | 31 | Charles Hatcher | win | TKO 8 |
41 | Jun 07, 2003 | 30 | Dominick Guinn | loss | TKO 7 |
40 | Apr 18, 2003 | 30 | Gilbert Martinez | win | TKO 8 |
39 | Jan 24, 2003 | 30 | Carlton Johnson | win | TKO 5 |
38 | Nov 07, 2002 | 30 | James Walton | win | TKO 4 |
37 | Aug 03, 2002 | 29 | Robert Davis | win | TKO 3 |
36 | Jun 01, 2002 | 29 | Anthony Willis | win | TKO 2 |
35 | Apr 13, 2002 | 29 | Joe Lenhart | win | TKO 5 |
34 | Mar 09, 2002 | 29 | Reynaldo Minus | win | TKO 4 |
33 | Jul 21, 2001 | 28 |
Jameel McCline 31 25-2-3 | loss | TKO 1 |
32 | Apr 29, 2000 | 27 |
Lennox Lewis 34 35-1-1 | loss | KO 2 |
31 | Nov 20, 1999 | 27 |
Andrew Golota 31 34-3 | win | TKO 10 |
30 | Jun 19, 1999 | 26 |
Lou Savarese 33 39-2 | win | UD 10 |
29 | Jan 30, 1999 | 26 | Ahmed Abdin | win | RTD 10 |
28 | May 30, 1998 | 25 | Obed Sullivan | win | TKO 9 |
27 | Jan 17, 1998 | 25 | David Izon | win | TKO 5 |
26 | Nov 07, 1997 | 25 |
Jorge Luis Gonzalez 33 25-3 | win | TKO 1 |
25 | Jun 20, 1997 | 24 | Alfred Cole | win | RTD 10 |
24 | Apr 19, 1997 | 24 | Lionel Butler | win | DQ 4 |
23 | Mar 14, 1997 | 24 | Jeff Wooden | win | SD 10 |
22 | Dec 06, 1996 | 24 | Ray Anis | win | UD 10 |
21 | Oct 06, 1996 | 24 | Louis Monaco | win | TKO 3 |
20 | Jul 21, 1996 | 23 |
Ross Puritty 29 18-9-1 | win | UD 10 |
19 | Jun 11, 1996 | 23 | Ed Donaldson | win | TKO 3 |
18 | May 10, 1996 | 23 | Olian Alexander | win | TKO 4 |
17 | Mar 15, 1996 | 23 |
Corey Sanders 21 10-2 | win | TKO 2 |
16 | Jan 30, 1996 | 23 | Rick Sullivan | win | TKO 1 |
15 | Mar 12, 1996 | 23 | Bradley Rone | win | UD 6 |
14 | Dec 07, 1995 | 23 | Mike Dixon | win | TKO 6 |
13 | Nov 10, 1995 | 23 | Tim Noble | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Sep 22, 1995 | 23 | Stanley Wright | win | TKO 2 |
11 | May 20, 1995 | 22 | Lou Turchiarelli | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Dec 06, 1994 | 22 | Tyrone Dixon | win | TKO 1 |
9 | Dec 03, 1994 | 22 | Danny Wofford | win | PTS 8 |
8 | Nov 05, 1994 | 22 | Steve Edwards | win | DQ 5 |
7 | Nov 01, 1994 | 22 | John Basil Jackson | win | UD 4 |
6 | Oct 22, 1994 | 22 | Carlton Brown | win | KO 1 |
5 | Oct 04, 1994 | 22 | Ed Strickland | win | KO 1 |
4 | Sep 23, 1994 | 22 | Elvin Evans | win | TKO 6 |
3 | Sep 06, 1994 | 22 | Frankie Hines | win | KO 1 |
2 | Aug 07, 1994 | 22 | Jerome Jones | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Jul 21, 1994 | 21 | Ernest English | win | TKO 1 |