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Biography
Richard "The Alien" Grant (born October 17, 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former light-heavyweight boxer, and former EBA Light Heavyweight and Super Middleweight champion. He had a career record of 19-15-1, with 5 wins coming by way of knockout.
Although Grant made a name for himself by fighting contenders Jeff Lacy and Antwun Echols, he is best known for the aftermath of his nationally-televised bout on November 23, 2001 at the Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan, New York with James Butler. After winning a unanimous decision over the heavily favored Butler, Grant met Butler in the middle of the ring for an expected exchange of congratulations. Suddenly, Butler hit the unsuspecting Grant with a right hook to the jaw, temporarily knocking it out of its socket. Grant received 26 stitches; he also had some loose teeth and experienced severe headaches; Butler was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and later served time in prison for his actions.
After a nine-month layoff to recover, Grant returned in October 2002 and lost by technical knockout to power-punching Echols.
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 36 fights | 19 wins | 15 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 7 |
| By decision | 14 | 8 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Loss | 19–15–1 (1) |  Victor Oganov | TKO | 2 (8), 2:02 | 27 Jan, 2007 |  Honda Center, Anaheim, California, U.S. | |
| 35 | Loss | 19–14–1 (1) |  Librado Andrade | KO | 1 (10), 2:49 | 15 Sep, 2006 | Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 34 | NC | 19–13–1 (1) | Lavell Finger | NC | (?) 8 | 11 Aug, 2006 | Ballpark Hilton Hotel, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. | Accidental Head Butt |
| 33 | Loss | 19–13–1 | Rubin Williams | UD | 8 | 5 May, 2006 | Ybor City Multi Fight Complex, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 19–12–1 | Tyrone Dowdy | RTD | 2 (4), 3:00 | 21 Jan, 2006 | Continental Arena, Olive Branch, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| 31 | Loss | 18–12–1 | Lajuan Simon | UD | 10 | 10 Dec, 2005 | Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 18–11–1 | Norman Johnson | KO | 2 (?) | 5 Oct, 2005 | Continental Arena, Olive Branch, Mississippi, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 17–11–1 | Billy Thompson | UD | 6 | 1 Oct, 2005 | Platinum Club, Dallas, Texas, U.S. | |
| 28 | Loss | 16–11–1 | Yusaf Mack | UD | 12 | 25 Feb, 2005 | Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | For USBA super middleweight title |
| 27 | Draw | 16–10–1 | Shannon Miller | PTS | 6 | 12 Jun, 2004 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 16–10 | Jacob Rodriguez | MD | 6 | 7 May, 2004 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 15–10 | Dave Hamilton | TKO | 6 (6), 2:32 | 23 Jan, 2004 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 24 | Loss | 14–10 | Jeff Lacy | UD | 12 | 15 Jul, 2003 | Playboy Mansion, Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | For WBC Continental Americas, USBA, and vacant NABA super middleweight title |
| 23 | Loss | 14–9 | Antwun Echols | TKO | 3 (12), 0:59 | 3 Aug, 2002 | Dodge Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | For NABF and NABA, super middleweight titles IBF super middleweight title Eliminator |
| 22 | Win | 14–8 | James Butler | UD | 10 | 29 Nov, 2001 | Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 13–8 |  Vitaly Kopytko | TD | 6 (8) | 9 Feb, 2001 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 12–8 | Kevin Pompey | PTS | 6 (8) | 17 Nov, 2000 | Capitol Theatre, Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet, Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 11–8 | Antoine Barrett | PTS | 6 | 15 Sep, 2000 | JFK High School, Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 18 | Loss | 10–8 | Will Taylor | UD | 10 | 17 Mar, 2000 | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 17 | Loss | 10–7 |  Apolinar Hernandez | KO | 2 (?) | 24 Nov, 1999 | Capitol Theatre, Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet, Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 10–6 | Ronald Boddie | UD | 4 | 5 Nov, 1999 | Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 9–6 | Derrick Whitley | PTS | 6 (8) | 30 Sep, 1999 | Capitol Theatre, Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet, Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 8–6 | Jaime Velasquez | TKO | 6 (8) | 29 Jul, 1999 | Capitol Theatre, Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet, Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 7–6 |  Paschal Collins | UD | 4 | 19 May, 1999 | Capitol Theatre, Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet, Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
| 12 | Loss | 6–6 | Scott Pemberton | TKO | 4 (8) | 25 Nov, 1998 | Capitol Theatre, Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet, Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 6–5 | Derrick Whitley | PTS | 4 | 15 Oct, 1998 | Capitol Theatre, Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet, Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S. | |
| 10 | Loss | 5–5 | Benjamin McDowell | MD | 4 | 9 Oct, 1998 | Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York, U.S. | |
| 9 | Loss | 5–4 |  Emil Baku | TKO | 2 (4), 1:14 | 10 Mar, 1998 | National Guard Armory, Pikesville, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 8 | Loss | 5–3 | Eric Harding | UD | 8 | 18 Dec, 1997 | Dressler Arena, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 5–2 |  Mamadu Ali | PTS | 4 | 29 Nov, 1997 | Vineland High School, Vineland, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 4–2 | Frank Williams | UD | 6 | 4 Oct, 1997 | Caesars Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 5 | Loss | 3–2 |  Kabary Salem | TKO | 3 (?) | 13 Jul, 1997 | Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, New York, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Gary Carriero | PTS | 6 | 28 Mar, 1997 | Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, New York, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | James Butler | PTS | 4 | 31 Jan, 1997 | Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, New York, U.S. | |
| 2 | Loss | 1–1 | Victor Ramos | PTS | 4 | 29 Jul, 1996 | Cafe Casablanca, Hallandale, Florida, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Winston Sutherland | TKO | 2 (?) | 25 May, 1996 | Seville Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | Professional debut |