Bunny Grant

Jamaican boxer

Bunny Grant

Born|

George Leslie Grant

(1940-09-29)29 September 1940

Colony of Jamaica, British Empire

Died| 1 November 2018(2018-11-01) (aged 78)
Other names| Bunny
Statistics
Weight(s)| featherweight
super featherweight
lightweight
light welterweight
welterweight
light middleweight
Height| 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Reach| 69 in (175 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights| 73
Wins| 53 (KO 14)
Losses| 15 (KO 2)
Draws| 5

George Leslie "Bunny" Grant (29 September 1940 – 1 November 2018) was a Jamaican professional feather/super feather/light/light welter/welterweight/light middleweight boxer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s who won the Jamaican lightweight title, Jamaican welterweight title, Central American light welterweight Title, Latin American junior welterweight title, and British Commonwealth lightweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight title and World Boxing Association (WBA) World light welterweight title against Eddie Perkins, Commonwealth welterweight title against Clyde Gray, his professional fighting weight varied from 125+1⁄2 pounds (56.9 kg), i.e. featherweight to 152+1⁄2 pounds (69.2 kg), i.e. light middleweight.[1] Bunny Grant was managed by Jacques Deschamps, and Pancho Rankine (circa 1962), and trained by Harry Wiley[2] (circa 1962).[3] He died on 1 November 2018.

## References

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1. ^ "Bunny Grant statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
2. ^ "Harry Wiley - BoxRec". boxrec.com.
3. ^ "Bunny Grant biography at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

## External links

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* Boxing record for Bunny Grant from BoxRec (registration required)
* Image – Bunny Grant

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Jamaican Sportsman of the Year

* 1961: Bunny Grant
* 1962: George Kerr
* 1963: Noel Douglas
* 1964: Percy Hayles
* 1965: Phillip Alexander
* 1966: Jackie Hendriks
* 1967: Octavius Morgan
* 1968: Orville Haslam
* 1969: Paul Nash
* 1970–71: Don Quarrie
* 1972: Lawrence Rowe
* 1973: Maurice Foster
* 1974: Lawrence Rowe
* 1975–77: Don Quarrie
* 1978: Mike McCallum
* 1979–80: David Weller
* 1981–83: Bert Cameron
* 1984–87: Mike McCallum
* 1988: Jeff Dujon
* 1989–90: Mike McCallum
* 1991: Patrick Patterson
* 1992–93: Winthrop Graham
* 1994: Jimmy Adams
* 1995–96: James Beckford
* 1997: Deon Burton
* 1998–2000: Courtney Walsh
* 2001: Christopher Williams
* 2002: Michael Blackwood
* 2003: James Beckford
* 2004: Danny McFarlane
* 2005–07: Asafa Powell
* 2008–09: Usain Bolt
* 2010: Chris Gayle
* 2011–13: Usain Bolt
* 2014: Nicholas Walters
* 2015–16: Usain Bolt
* 2017: Omar McLeod
* 2018: Fedrick Dacres
* 2019: Tajay Gayle

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