17 Facts About Otis Grant

Otis Grant was born on December 23,1967 and is a Canadian retired boxer.

Otis Grant is a two-time North American Boxing Federation middleweight title holder, as well as recognized for being the first black Quebecer to win a WBO championship.

At 17 years old, Otis Grant had won the Canadian Senior Amateur Boxing Championships in his weight division of 71 kilos.

Later on, Otis Grant competed at the 1987 Pan American Games, earning a silver medal by being defeated in the finals against Cuba's Angel Espinosa, before turning pro.

Otis Grant vacated the belt following a defense against Ernesto Rafael Sena in 1998.

Otis Grant had been a large underdog coming into the fight.

Nevertheless, Otis Grant was determined to make a return to the ring in search of another title shot as a super middleweight.

Otis Grant continued his winning streak for another straight 6 fights, until he faced off against Librado Andrade in 2006 for the WBC Super Middleweight number 1 contender position.

Otis Grant chose this opportunity to retire, stating that it was now his time to "bow out, and bow out gracefully".

Otis Grant took up post-secondary studies at Vanier College, eventually becoming one of their most well-known alumni.

In June 1999, Otis Grant was involved in a dangerous collision during a road trip back to Montreal.

Otis Grant, who was the driver of the car, noticed an oncoming vehicle travelling north on a southbound lane and swerved towards the right to avoid contact for the passengers, but took the car's full impact on the driver's side.

Once recognizing that his daughter was safe at the hospital, Otis Grant slipped into a coma for seven days.

Once reviewed by doctors, Otis Grant was essentially told he would never be able to return to the ring.

Otis Grant spends time working as a teacher's assistant and counsellor for special needs students at Lindsay Place, a local high school in Montreal, helping them adjust to school life.

Otis Grant is currently the coordinator at the community learning centre at Riverdale high school.

Otis Grant is married to Betty Mullins and has two children Alexandria and Andrew.