Otis Grant was born in Saint Ann, Jamaica on December 23, 1967. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on November 29, 1988 against John Gross. Grant defeated Gross via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Grant got his first shot at a world title at the age of 29 after 29 professional fights. On March 4, 1997 Grant challenged Lonnie Bradley's WBO middleweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
He became a world champion on December 13, 1997 at the age of 29 years, after by defeating Ryan Rhodes, the then-reining WBO middleweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 32nd fight as a professional.
Grant's last fight was a 7th-round RTD loss to Librado Andrade at age 38, on April 8, 2006.
Some of Otis Grant's best fights have been against Ryan Rhodes, Derrick James, and Dingaan Thobela. For a complete list of Grant's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Otis Grant".
Grant has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Otis Grant Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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42 | Apr 08, 2006 | 38 | Librado Andrade 27 22-0 | loss | RTD 7 |
41 | Oct 29, 2005 | 37 | Donnell Wiggins | win | UD 10 |
40 | Jun 18, 2005 | 37 | Charles Adamu | win | UD 12 |
39 | Mar 12, 2005 | 37 | Nader Hamdan | win | UD 12 |
38 | Dec 11, 2004 | 36 | Henry Porras | win | UD 12 |
37 | Sep 11, 2004 | 36 | Mark Woolnough | win | UD 10 |
36 | Apr 24, 2004 | 36 | Prince Badi Ajamu | win | MD 10 |
35 | Nov 22, 2003 | 35 | Dingaan Thobela 37 20-10-1 | win | UD 8 |
34 | Nov 14, 1998 | 30 | Roy Jones Jr 29 37-1 | loss | TKO 10 |
33 | May 12, 1998 | 30 | Ernesto Rafael Sena | win | TD 9 |
32 | Dec 13, 1997 | 29 | Ryan Rhodes 21 16-0 | win | UD 12 |
31 | Jul 27, 1997 | 29 | Danny Garcia | win | RTD 6 |
30 | Mar 04, 1997 | 29 | Lonnie Bradley | draw | SD 12 |
29 | Jun 18, 1996 | 28 | Rodney Toney | win | MD 12 |
28 | Jan 15, 1996 | 28 | James Green | win | TKO 12 |
27 | Oct 10, 1995 | 27 | Derrick James 23 13-1 | win | DQ 11 |
26 | Feb 24, 1995 | 27 | Undra White | win | UD 10 |
25 | Dec 15, 1994 | 26 | William Bo James | win | SD 10 |
24 | Nov 15, 1994 | 26 | Jerry Williams | win | UD 10 |
23 | Mar 15, 1994 | 26 | Quincy Taylor 30 21-3 | loss | KO 12 |
22 | Oct 05, 1993 | 25 | Willie Monroe | win | UD 12 |
21 | Aug 03, 1993 | 25 | Brett Lally | win | TKO 4 |
20 | Jun 18, 1993 | 25 | Tyrone Moore | win | KO 2 |
19 | Dec 08, 1992 | 24 | Ron Collins | win | UD 12 |
18 | Sep 28, 1992 | 24 | Gilbert Baptist | win | UD 12 |
17 | Mar 17, 1992 | 24 | Todd Nadon | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Dec 10, 1991 | 23 | Darryl Anthony | win | UD 10 |
15 | Sep 27, 1991 | 23 | Dan Sherry | win | RTD 7 |
14 | May 31, 1991 | 23 | Eddie Tyler | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Mar 18, 1991 | 23 | Jaime Ollenberger | win | TKO 3 |
12 | Oct 25, 1990 | 22 | Darrell Flint | win | KO 1 |
11 | Oct 02, 1990 | 22 | Knox Brown | win | TKO 6 |
10 | Aug 01, 1990 | 22 | Danny Mitchell | win | UD 8 |
9 | Apr 11, 1990 | 22 | Dwayne North | win | KO 1 |
8 | Oct 03, 1989 | 21 | Art McCloud | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Jun 27, 1989 | 21 | John Wilkinson | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Jun 16, 1989 | 21 | Fred Johnson | win | KO 1 |
5 | May 23, 1989 | 21 | Don Carroll | win | UD 4 |
4 | May 05, 1989 | 21 | Stokely Crichlow | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Apr 28, 1989 | 21 | Alan Cormier | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Mar 20, 1989 | 21 | Bernard Rompre | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Nov 29, 1988 | 20 | John Gross | win | UD 4 |
Otis Grant won 2 world championships in two world-title fights at the middleweight weight division.
# | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | Won | Method | Round |
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1 |
May 12, 1998 | Ernesto Rafael Sena | Middleweight | WBO | TD | 9 |
2 |
Dec 13, 1997 | Ryan Rhodes | Middleweight | WBO | UD | 12 |
Grant unsuccessfully fought for 2 world championships in 2 world-title fights across 2 weight classes: middleweight and light-heavyweight.
# | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | For | Method | Round |
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1 |
Nov 14, 1998 | Roy Jones Jr | Light-heavyweight | WBC | TKO | 10 |
2 |
Mar 04, 1997 | Lonnie Bradley | Middleweight | WBO | SD | 12 |