Howard Grant (boxer)

Howard Grant

Personal information
Full name	Howard Snake Grant
Nationality	Canada
Born	(1966-06-22) June 22, 1966 Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Rated at	Light Welterweight
Club	Ring 83 Boxing Club
Medal record World Amateur Championships 1986 Reno Light Welterweight Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh Light Welterweight

Howard Grant (born June 22, 1966 in Saint Ann, Jamaica) is a retired male boxer from Jamaica, competing in the light-welterweight (– 63.5 kg) division. A resident of Montréal, Quebec, he represented Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he was defeated in the second round by Sweden's Lars Myrberg.

Grant won the gold medal in the same weight division, two years earlier, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Howard is renowned for training top UFC Fighters and Professional Boxers. He and his brother 'Otis' have their own gym in the West Island on Montreal where they train professional athletes and many amateurs.

Howard has trained former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in boxing for a few years now.

External links

• Canadian Olympic Committee
• sports-reference