Uriah Grant

Uriah Grant (born January 20, 1961) is a Jamaican former professional boxer who held the IBF Cruiserweight Title.

Professional career Grant turned pro in 1984 as a light heavyweight and lost to Henry Tillman 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 Bobby Czyz 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 Chris Byrd over 10 rounds. In 1997 Grant earned a shot at IBF Cruiserweight titleholder Adolpho Washington 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 Thomas Hearns 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 Rydell Booker 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 Rydell Booker 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 Thomas Hearns 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 Adolpho Washington MD 12 N/a 21 Jun 1997 37 Win 25–12 Saúl Montana KO 3 (10) ? 7 Dec 1996 36 Loss 24–12 Chris Byrd 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 Bobby Czyz 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 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 Henry Tillman TKO 2 (6) 2:12 7 Dec 1984 1 Win 1–0 Rogelio Bolanos KO 2 (4) ? 22 Jun 1984