Uriah Grant (born January 20, 1961) is a Jamaican former

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who held the IBF Cruiserweight Title.

Professional career

Grant turned pro in 1984 as a light heavyweight and lost to

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in his second pro fight. In 1986 he defeated former light heavyweight champion Matthew Saad Muhammad. He looked headed towards a journeyman status, and dropped a series of fights, including a decision to

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in 1990. In 1991 he lost to Frank Tate, and moved up to cruiserweight. In 1993 he landed a shot at IBF Cruiserweight titleholder Al Cole and lost a decision. In 1995 Grant landed a rematch with Cole and lost another decision. The next year Grant was outboxed by a young

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over 10 rounds. In 1997 Grant earned a shot at IBF Cruiserweight titleholder

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and won a close decision, winning his only title. Grant lost the belt in his next fight to Imamu Mayfield.

Thomas Hearns TKO

Grant had a resurgence in 2000 when he defeated

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in the second round. By the end of the first round, Hearns could be seen limping on his right leg. By the beginning of the next round, Hearns was forced to retire, claiming that he was unable to continue due to an injury to an ankle. His cornermen determined that his ankle was either severely sprained, or broken. In 2002 Grant stepped up to heavyweight and took on Brian Nielsen, losing a decision. Grant dropped back down to cruiserweight, but failed to win another fight, including losses to

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in 2003 and Eliecer Castillo in 2004. Grant announced his retirement after the bout with Castillo.

Professional boxing record

, - , 51 , Loss , 30–21 , Eliecer Castillo , KO , 1 (10) , 3:08 , 17 Jan 2004 , , , - , 50 , Loss , 30–20 , Ernest Mateen , TKO , 8 (12) , 1:10 , 15 Nov 2003 , , , - , 49 , Loss , 30–19 , Johny Jensen , MD , 6 , N/a , 13 Jun 2003 , , , - , 48 , Loss , 30–18 ,

, UD , 10 , N/a , 10 Jan 2003 , , , - , 47 , Loss , 30–17 , Ernest Mateen , TD , 9 (12) , ? , 9 Nov 2002 , , , - , 46 , Loss , 30–16 , Brian Nielsen , UD , 8 , N/a , 19 Apr 2002 , , , - , 45 , Win , 30–15 , Nate Robinson , KO , 3 (10) , ? , 12 Apr 2002 , , , - , 44 , Win , 29–15 , Freddie Guzman , TKO , 3 (10) , 3:00 , 16 Jan 2001 , , , - , 43 , Loss , 28–15 , Carl Thompson , TKO , 5 (12) , 2:20 , 3 Feb 2001 , , , - , 42 , Win , 28–14 ,

, RTD , 2 (12) , 3:00 , 8 Apr 2000 , , , - , 41 , Win , 27–14 , Anthony Spain , TKO , 2 (8) , 1:57 , 1 Feb 2000 , , , - , 40 , Loss , 26–14 , Saúl Montana , TKO , 12 (12) , 0:46 , 21 Feb 1998 , , , - , 39 , Loss , 26–13 , Imamu Mayfield , UD , 12 , N/a , 8 Nov 1997 , , , - , 38 , Win , 26–12 ,

, MD , 12 , N/a , 21 Jun 1997 , , , - , 37 , Win , 25–12 , Saúl Montana , KO , 3 (10) , ? , 7 Dec 1996 , , , - , 36 , Loss , 24–12 ,

, UD , 10 , N/a , 6 Aug 1996 , , , - , 35 , Win , 24–11 , Reinaldo Gimenez , TKO , 1 (12) , 1:39 , 6 Apr 1996 , , , - , 34 , Loss , 23–11 , Al Cole , UD , 12 , N/a , 24 Jun 1995 , , , - , 33 , Win , 23–10 , Perfecto Gonzalez , TKO , 1 (10) , ? , 21 Aug 1993 , , , - , 32 , Loss , 22–10 , Al Cole , UD , 12 , N/a , 28 Feb 1993 , , , - , 31 , Win , 22–9 , Carlton West , TKO , 4 (8) , ? , 21 Mar 1992 , , , - , 30 , Win , 21–9 , Francisco Martinez , TKO , 2 (8) , ? , 22 Nov 1991 , , , - , 29 , Win , 20–9 , John Burney , KO , 4 (8) , ? , 6 Sep 1991 , , , - , 28 , Loss , 19–9 , Frank Tate , UD , 12 , N/a , 10 Feb 1991 , , , - , 27 , Win , 19–8 , Efren Olivo , KO , 2 (10) , ? , 16 Nov 1990 , , , - , 26 , Win , 18–8 , Sakkie Horn , TKO , 8 (12) , 2:13 , 30 Jul 1990 , , , - , 25 , Loss , 17–8 ,

, UD , 10 , N/a , 23 Mar 1990 , , , - , 24 , Loss , 17–7 , David Vedder , SD , 12 , N/a , 18 Jan 1990 , , , - , 23 , Win , 17–6 , Manuel Murillo , TKO , 4 (12) , ? , 15 Sep 1989 , , , - , 22 , Loss , 16–6 , Mike Sedillo , UD , 12 , N/a , 18 May 1989 , , , - , 21 , Loss , 16–5 , Joe Lasisi , UD , 10 , N/a , 24 Sep 1988 , , , - , 20 , Win , 16–4 , Louis Coleman , KO , 1 (10) , ? , 27 Nov 1987 , , , - , 19 , Win , 15–4 , Eric Holley , TKO , 5 (12) , 0:39 , 23 Oct 1987 , , , - , 18 , Win , 14–4 , Abdullah Muhammad , KO , 1 (6) , ? , 8 Aug 1987 , , , - , 17 , Loss , 13–4 , Ramzi Hassan , UD , 12 , N/a , 9 Apr 1987 , , , - , 16 , Win , 13–3 , Robert Folley , TKO , 4 (10) , ? , 22 Jan 1987 , , , - , 15 , Win , 12–3 , Manuel Murillo , TKO , 6 (10) , 0:32 , 19 Dec 1986 , , , - , 14 , Win , 11–3 , Arthel Lawhorne , TKO , 10 (10) , ? , 18 Nov 1986 , , , - , 13 , Win , 10–3 , Abdullah Muhammad , TKO , 1 (10) , 2:47 , 18 Oct 1986 , , , - , 12 , Win , 9–3 , Grover Robinson , KO , 7 (10) , , 29 Aug 1986 , , , - , 11 , Loss , 8–3 ,

Leslie Stewart Leslie Matthew Stewart (born 21 March 1961) is a retired Trinidadian boxer. A former world champion and two-time world title challenger, Stewart held the WBA light heavyweight title in 1987. Professional career Known as "Laventille Tiger", S ...

, UD , 8 , N/a , 6 May 1986 , , , - , 10 , Win , 8–2 , Matthew Saad Muhammad , UD , 10 , N/a , 21 Feb 1986 , , , - , 9 , Win , 7–2 , Reggie Neal , TKO , 1 (8) , 2:47 , 31 Jan 1986 , , , - , 8 , Win , 6–2 , Charlie Dean Moore , TKO , 6 (8) , ? , 26 Dec 1985 , , , - , 7 , Win , 5–2 , Gary Clarke , KO , 4 (8) , ? , 26 Dec 1985 , , , - , 6 , Win , 4–2 , James Sisco , KO , 2 (6) , ? , 25 Oct 1985 , , , - , 5 , Loss , 3–2 , Ricky Womack , PTS , 6 , N/a , 17 Oct 1985 , , , - , 4 , Win , 3–1 , Frederick Jenkins , TKO , 2 (6) , ? , 23 Jul 1985 , , , - , 3 , loss , 2–1 , Keith Allen , TKO , 5 (6) , ? , 10 May 1985 , , , - , 2 , Loss , 1–1 ,

, TKO , 2 (6) , 2:12 , 7 Dec 1984 , , , - , 1 , Win , 1–0 , Rogelio Bolanos , KO , 2 (4) , ? , 22 Jun 1984 , ,

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Professional career

Thomas Hearns TKO

Professional boxing record

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