Montell Griffin (50-8-1, 30) was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on June 6, 1970. At the age of 22 years on February 16, 1993, he made his professional boxing debut against Jose Luis Ornelas, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 27th career fight at 26 years old, Griffin became a light-heavyweight world champion on March 21, 1997 after defeating Roy Jones Jr. via 9-round disqualification to win the WBC title.
Griffin's last fight was a 8-round unanimous decision win against DeAndrey Abron at age 41 on August 19, 2011. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Montell Griffin's best fights have been against James Toney, Derrick Harmon, Roy Jones Jr. and Dariusz Michalczewski.
Griffin has 8 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
59 | Aug 19, 2011 41 years, 2 months 50-8-1 (30) | DeAndrey Abron | LHW | 8 | UD | WIN |
58 | May 29, 2010 39 years, 11 months 49-8-1 (30) | Ross Thompson | LHW | 10 | SD | DRAW |
57  | Aug 2, 2008 38 years, 1 months 49-8 (30) | 24 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS |
56 | Jun 20, 2008 38 years 49-7 (30) | Cory Cummings | LHW | 10 | UD | WIN |
55  | May 16, 2007 36 years, 11 months 48-7 (30) | 38 years, 4 months 44-11-2 (29) | LHW | 11 | TKO | LOSS |
54 | Mar 31, 2006 35 years, 9 months 48-6 (30) | Norman Jones | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN |
53  | May 5, 2005 34 years, 10 months 47-6 (30) | 28 years, 9 months 37-2 (23) | LHW | 6 | TD | LOSS |
52 | Feb 3, 2005 34 years, 7 months 47-5 (30) | Sam Reese | LHW | 10 | UD | WIN |
51 | Sep 16, 2004 34 years, 3 months 46-5 (30) | Rico Hoye | LHW | 12 | SD | LOSS |
50 | Jun 17, 2004 34 years 46-4 (30) | Thomas Reid | LHW | 10 | UD | WIN |
49 | May 22, 2004 33 years, 11 months 45-4 (30) | Willard Lewis | LHW | 4 | RTD | WIN |
48  | Apr 26, 2003 32 years, 10 months 44-4 (29) | 34 years, 5 months 20-1 (17) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC, IBF Vacant |
47 | Nov 3, 2002 32 years, 4 months 44-3 (29) | George Khalid Jones | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN |
46  | Jul 21, 2002 32 years, 1 months 43-3 (29) | 32 years, 6 months 22-2 (10) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN |
45 | Feb 17, 2002 31 years, 8 months 42-3 (29) | George Klinesmith | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
44 | May 12, 2001 30 years, 11 months 41-3 (28) | Jesus Ruiz | LHW | 10 | TD | WIN |
43 | Mar 9, 2001 30 years, 9 months 40-3 (28) | Ed Dalton | LHW | 6 | TKO | WIN |
42 | Apr 22, 2000 29 years, 10 months 39-3 (27) | Jose Luis Rivera | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN |
41  | Aug 28, 1999 29 years, 2 months 38-3 (27) | 31 years, 3 months 40-0 (30) | LHW | 4 | TKO | LOSS For WBO |
40 | Jun 23, 1999 29 years 38-2 (27) | Tim Cooper | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN |
39 | May 25, 1999 28 years, 11 months 37-2 (26) | Danny Thomas | LHW | 5 | TKO | WIN |
38 | Feb 26, 1999 28 years, 8 months 36-2 (25) | Randall Yonker | LHW | 3 | KO | WIN |
37 | Jan 26, 1999 28 years, 7 months 35-2 (24) | Availeo Slate | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
36  | Nov 13, 1998 28 years, 5 months 34-2 (23) | 25 years, 10 months 14-0-1 (4) | LHW | 12 | SD | LOSS |
35 | Oct 2, 1998 28 years, 3 months 34-1 (23) | Eric Davis | LHW | 6 | TKO | WIN |
34 | Aug 22, 1998 28 years, 2 months 33-1 (22) | Randall Yonker | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN |
33 | Jun 3, 1998 27 years, 11 months 32-1 (21) | Karl Willis | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN |
32 | Mar 28, 1998 27 years, 9 months 31-1 (20) | Kenny Lopez | LHW | 9 | TKO | WIN |
31 | Feb 27, 1998 27 years, 8 months 30-1 (19) | Thomas Reid | LHW | 10 | UD | WIN |
30 | Dec 26, 1997 27 years, 6 months 29-1 (19) | Jesus Castaneda | LHW | 8 | TKO | WIN |
29 | Nov 29, 1997 27 years, 5 months 28-1 (18) | Vinson Durham | LHW | 10 | UD | WIN |
28  | Aug 7, 1997 27 years, 2 months 27-1 (18) | 28 years, 6 months 34-1 (29) | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Lost WBC |
27 | Mar 21, 1997 26 years, 9 months 27-0 (18) | 28 years, 2 months 34-0 (29) | LHW | 9 | DQ | WIN Won WBC |
26  | Dec 6, 1996 26 years, 6 months 26-0 (18) | 28 years, 3 months 53-2-2 (35) | LHW | 12 | UD | WIN |
25 | Oct 18, 1996 26 years, 4 months 25-0 (18) | Russell Mitchell | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
24 | Aug 28, 1996 26 years, 2 months 24-0 (17) | Melvin Wynn | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
23 | Jul 11, 1996 26 years, 1 months 23-0 (16) | Matthew Charleston | LHW | 11 | TKO | WIN |
22 | May 10, 1996 25 years, 11 months 22-0 (15) | Charles Scott | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
21 | Mar 29, 1996 25 years, 9 months 21-0 (14) | Tony Golden | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN |
20 | Jan 26, 1996 25 years, 7 months 20-0 (13) | William Clayton | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN |
19 | Nov 29, 1995 25 years, 5 months 19-0 (12) | Ray Webb | LHW | 6 | TKO | WIN |
18 | Oct 7, 1995 25 years, 4 months 18-0 (11) | John Mitchell | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
17 | Sep 14, 1995 25 years, 3 months 17-0 (10) | Hunter Clay | LHW | 6 | KO | WIN |
16 | Jun 4, 1995 24 years, 11 months 16-0 (9) | Tony Booth | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
15 | Feb 18, 1995 24 years, 8 months 15-0 (8) | 26 years, 5 months 44-1-2 (29) | LHW | 12 | MD | WIN |
14 | Sep 12, 1994 24 years, 3 months 14-0 (8) | Ray Lathon | 12 | UD | WIN | |
13 | May 23, 1994 23 years, 11 months 13-0 (8) | David Vedder | 10 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Apr 26, 1994 23 years, 10 months 12-0 (8) | Terry Collier | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Jan 18, 1994 23 years, 7 months 11-0 (7) | Steve Brewer | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Dec 6, 1993 23 years, 6 months 10-0 (6) | Terrence Wright | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Nov 19, 1993 23 years, 5 months 9-0 (5) | Terry Collier | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
8 | Sep 24, 1993 23 years, 3 months 8-0 (5) | Bobby Mack | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | Aug 27, 1993 23 years, 2 months 7-0 (5) | Ka-Dy King | 6 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Aug 13, 1993 23 years, 2 months 6-0 (5) | Mike Garcia | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jun 25, 1993 23 years 5-0 (4) | Ron Stringer | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Apr 26, 1993 22 years, 10 months 4-0 (3) | Donnie Penelton | 6 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Apr 16, 1993 22 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Randy McGaugh | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Mar 13, 1993 22 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Calvin Puckett | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Feb 16, 1993 22 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Jose Luis Ornelas | 2 | TKO | WIN |
