CKP'S MICHAEL GRANT NOW FIGHTING
JAN. 24 IN PHILADELPHIA
08.01 - Heavyweight contender Michael Grant, who's
promoted by Cedric Kushner Promotions, now will fight
in Jan. 24 in Philadelphia. The 6-foot-7-inch Grant
originally had been scheduled to fight Jan. 25 in
Reno, Nev., but that card, promoted by George Chung,
was postponed.
The 30-year-old Grant, from Norristown, Pa., has
a record of 36-2 with 27 knockouts. Grant, who met
Lennox Lewis for the World Boxing Council and International
Boxing Federation heavyweight championships during
2000, has won five straight by knockout: James Walton
in the fourth round on Nov. 7 in Washington, D.C.;
Robert Davis in the third Aug. 3 in Ledyard, Conn.;
Anthony Willis in the second June 1 in Las Vegas,
Nev.; Joe Lenhart in the fifth April 13 in Chester,
W. Va.; and Reynaldo Minus in the fourth March 9 in
Pittsburgh.
Also on that card in The Spectrum will be Cedric
Kushner Promotions' undefeated welterweight sensation,
Anthony Thompson, who'll be making his hometown debut.
Opponents for both Grant and Thompson will be determined.
Cedric Kushner Promotions, one of the world's premiere
boxing promotional firms, presents numerous nationally
and internationally televised cards each year. During
the past 20 years Cedric Kushner Promotions has presented
more than 300 world championship bouts on six continents.
Cedric Kushner Promotions features dozens of boxers
including, heavyweight David Tua, ranked No.1 by the
World Boxing Organization; and super featherweights
Joel Casamayor, ranked No. 1 by both the World Boxing
Association and the WBO, and Stevie Forbes, rated
No. 1 by the IBF.
