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Total Fights | 55 |
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Wins | 48 |
Losses | 7 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 0 |
Title Wins | 0 |
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Title Defenses | 1 |
Title-Fight KOs | 1 |
KO Wins | 36 |
KO Losses | 6 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning 22 years and nine months, Michael Grant fought 55 times with 48 wins and 7 losses.
Grant retired from professional boxing with a record of 48-7, which included one world-championship elevation and one successful title defense fight at the heavyweight weight division. He had a 65.5% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 36 of his total 55 fights being knockout wins, one of which was in a title fight. Grant suffered six knockout losses in his career, one of which was against Lennox Lewis in a heavyweight title fight.
His last fight was a 2nd round KO defeat to Krzysztof Zimnoch on April 22, 2017.
Some of Grant's best fights and notable victories include wins over Andrew Golota, Corey Sanders, Lou Savarese, Jorge Luis Gonzalez, Francois Botha, and Ross Puritty.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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55 | Apr 22, 2017 | 44 | Krzysztof Zimnoch | Loss | KO2 |
54 | Oct 24, 2014 | 42 | Manuel Charr | Loss | RTD5 |
53 | May 24, 2013 | 40 | Carlos Takam | Loss | TKO8 |
52 | Nov 19, 2011 | 39 | Francois Botha | Win | KO12 |
51 | Mar 11, 2011 | 38 | Tye Fields | Win | KO3 |
50 | Aug 21, 2010 | 38 | Tomasz Adamek | Loss | UD |
49 | May 7, 2010 | 37 | Kevin Burnett | Win | TKO1 |
48 | Nov 15, 2008 | 36 | Paul Marinaccio | Win | UD |
47 | Jul 11, 2008 | 35 | Demetrice King | Win | UD |
46 | Sep 5, 2007 | 35 | Kevin Montiy | Win | TKO7 |
45 | Jun 27, 2007 | 34 | Billy Zumbrun | Win | TKO5 |
44 | Jun 24, 2005 | 32 | Marcus McGee | Win | UD |
43 | Apr 8, 2005 | 32 | Wallace McDaniel | Win | TKO8 |
42 | Feb 21, 2004 | 31 | Charles Hatcher | Win | TKO8 |
41 | Jun 7, 2003 | 30 | Dominick Guinn | Loss | TKO7 |
40 | Apr 18, 2003 | 30 | Gilbert Martinez | Win | TKO8 |
39 | Jan 24, 2003 | 30 | Carlton Johnson | Win | TKO5 |
38 | Nov 7, 2002 | 30 | James Walton | Win | TKO4 |
37 | Aug 3, 2002 | 29 | Robert Davis | Win | TKO3 |
36 | Jun 1, 2002 | 29 | Anthony Willis | Win | TKO2 |
35 | Apr 13, 2002 | 29 | Joe Lenhart | Win | TKO5 |
34 | Mar 9, 2002 | 29 | Reynaldo Minus | Win | TKO4 |
33 | Jul 21, 2001 | 28 | Jameel McCline | Loss | TKO1 |
32 | Apr 29, 2000 | 27 | Lennox Lewis | Loss * | KO2 |
31 | Nov 20, 1999 | 27 | Andrew Golota | Win * | TKO10 |
30 | Jun 19, 1999 | 26 | Lou Savarese | Win | UD |
29 | Jan 30, 1999 | 26 | Ahmed Abdin | Win | RTD10 |
28 | May 30, 1998 | 25 | Obed Sullivan | Win | TKO9 |
27 | Jan 17, 1998 | 25 | David Izon | Win | TKO5 |
26 | Nov 7, 1997 | 25 | Jorge Luis Gonzalez | Win | TKO1 |
25 | Jun 20, 1997 | 24 | Alfred Cole | Win | RTD10 |
24 | Apr 19, 1997 | 24 | Lionel Butler | Win | DQ |
23 | Mar 14, 1997 | 24 | Jeff Wooden | Win | SD |
22 | Dec 6, 1996 | 24 | Ray Anis | Win | UD |
21 | Oct 6, 1996 | 24 | Louis Monaco | Win | TKO3 |
20 | Jul 21, 1996 | 23 | Ross Puritty | Win | UD |
19 | Jun 11, 1996 | 23 | Ed Donaldson | Win | TKO3 |
18 | May 10, 1996 | 23 | Olian Alexander | Win | TKO4 |
17 | Mar 15, 1996 | 23 | Corey Sanders | Win | TKO2 |
16 | Jan 30, 1996 | 23 | Rick Sullivan | Win | TKO1 |
15 | Mar 12, 1996 | 23 | Bradley Rone | Win | UD |
14 | Dec 7, 1995 | 23 | Mike Dixon | Win | TKO6 |
13 | Nov 10, 1995 | 23 | Tim Noble | Win | TKO2 |
12 | Sep 22, 1995 | 23 | Stanley Wright | Win | TKO2 |
11 | May 20, 1995 | 22 | Lou Turchiarelli | Win | TKO1 |
10 | Dec 6, 1994 | 22 | Tyrone Dixon | Win | TKO1 |
9 | Dec 3, 1994 | 22 | Danny Wofford | Win | PTS |
8 | Nov 5, 1994 | 22 | Steve Edwards | Win | DQ |
7 | Nov 1, 1994 | 22 | John Basil Jackson | Win | UD |
6 | Oct 22, 1994 | 22 | Carlton Brown | Win | KO1 |
5 | Oct 4, 1994 | 22 | Ed Strickland | Win | KO1 |
4 | Sep 23, 1994 | 22 | Elvin Evans | Win | TKO6 |
3 | Sep 6, 1994 | 22 | Frankie Hines | Win | KO1 |
2 | Aug 7, 1994 | 22 | Jerome Jones | Win | TKO2 |
1 | Jul 21, 1994 | 21 | Ernest English | Win | TKO1 |
* World-title fight
Michael Grant (Big) is a 51-year old retired American professional boxer. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on August 4, 1972. He is a former heavyweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 22 years — from 1994 to 2017.
Grant made his professional boxing debut against Ernest English at the age of 21 on July 21, 1994, defeating English via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 30 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 21 wins via stoppage.
He got elevated as the heavyweight world WBC champion at the age of 27 after 30 professional fights, and had his first title defense fight against Andrew Golota on November 20, 1999, and won via 10th round TKO.
Grant had a total of seven losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Krzysztof Zimnoch on April 22, 2017. Grant lost the fight via 2nd round KO. It's been 6 years, 11 months, and 29 days since this fight.
Grant had a total of two world-title fights, which includes winning zero world titles and one successful title defense. He won one of these fights and lost one.
Michael Grant He was elevated as world champion once, by WBC.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
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Michael Grant had a single heavyweight world-title defense fight.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
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Nov 20, 1999 | Andrew Golota | Heavyweight | WBC | TKO |
Grant fought a total of 55 times during his professional career, which includes 2 world-title fights at the heavyweight division. These two fights are the highlight of his career.
June 19, 1999: Michael Grant puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating Lou Savarese via 10th round unanimous decision.
November 20, 1999: Grant gets elevated as the WBC heavyweight champion and has his first world-title fight, and successfully defends the title against Andrew Golota winning the fight via 10th round TKO.
Grant knocked out 36 of his 55 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 65.5%. Of his total 48 wins, 36 of them were via KO (75%).