Otis Grant

Otis Grant
Otis Grant
Personal information
Full name Otis Grant
Nickname(s) "Magic"
Nationality  Canada
Born December 23, 1967 (1967-12-23) (age 43)
Saint Ann, Jamaica
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kilograms (160 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Middleweight

Otis Grant (born December 23, 1967 in Saint Ann, Jamaica) is a Canadian retired boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal for Canada at the 1987 Pan American Games, losing to Cuba's Angel Espinosa in the final.

Professional career

Known as "Magic", Grant turned pro in 1988 and captured the Vacant WBO Middleweight Title in 1997 with a decision over Ryan Rhodes. He vacated the belt following a defense against Ernesto Rafael Sena in 1998. Grant vacated to move up in weight to challenge Roy Jones Jr for his WBC and WBA light heavyweight titles. Grant's corner threw in the towel in the 10th in a fight in which Grant was down in the 6th and 10th rounds. Grant retired in 2006 following a loss to Librado Andrade in a WBC Super Middleweight Title Eliminator bout. His record was 38-3-1 with 17 knockouts.

Personal life

Otis Grant, along with his brother Howard Grant, own a boxing gym in Dollard Des Ormeaux, Montreal, where he coaches and manages amateur boxing events and works at Lindsay Place High School. He is married to Betty Mullins and has 2 children. He lives with his family in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Preceded by
Lonnie Bradley
Vacated
WBO Middleweight boxing champion
13 Dec 1997–14 Nov 1998
Vacated
Succeeded by
Bert Schenk

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