Otis Griffin Explained

Otis Griffin
Nickname:Triple OG
Realname:Otis Vanturius Griffin
Nationality:American
Weight:Super middleweight
Light heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Height:6 ft 1 in
Reach:71 in
Birth Date:August 22, 1977
Birth Place:Troy, Alabama, U.S.
Style:Orthodox
Total:44
Wins:24
Ko:10
Losses:18
Draws:2

Otis Griffin (born August 22, 1977) is an American professional boxer and ranked light heavyweight contender.

Professional career

Griffin fought on several major undercards and has been featured on ESPN. He captured the NABO light heavyweight championship with a technical knockout over unbeaten prospect Mike Nevitt. In July 2007, Griffin lost by a technical knockout to light heavyweight champion Danny Green of the World Boxing Association at Challenge Stadium in Perth, Australia. Green dropped Griffin three times before the bout was stopped. In 2008 he was stopped in the 11th round by former contender Jesse Brinkley. Griffin went on to a controversial loss against Jeff Lacey. In May 2010 Griffin won a USBA title belt after he knocked out former WBA super middleweight world champion Byron Mitchell.

The Next Great Champ

Griffin was a contestant on the reality TV show The Next Great Champ on Fox. Although he lost an earlier bout on the show, Griffin was given another chance and after winning several bouts on the program, he was proclaimed the winner and "The Next Great Champ" when he beat David Pareja.[1]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
44Loss24–18–2Oleksandr GvozdykTKO6 (8), 2014-11-15
43Loss24–17–2Travis PeterkinUD82014-10-15
42Loss24–16–2Marcus BrowneUD82014-04-19
41Loss24–15–2Joe Smith Jr.UD62014-02-12
40Loss24–14–2Radivoje KalajdzicTKO1 (10), 2013-10-18
39Loss24–13–2Thomas Williams Jr.UD82013-05-18
38Loss24–12–2Cornelius WhiteUD82013-03-09
37Loss24–11–2Will RosinskyUD102012-12-19
36Win24–10–2Adam CollinsTKO2 (8), 2012-08-24
35Loss23–10–2Cedric AgnewUD122012-05-03
34Loss23–9–2Shawn HawkSD102011-10-20
33Loss23–8–2Karo MuratTKO11 (12), 2011-05-07
32Loss23–7–2YU.S.f MackSD122011-03-04
31Win23–6–2Billy BaileyUD82010-08-28
30Win22–6–2Byron MitchellTKO8 (12), 2010-05-07
29Win21–6–2Joe McCreedyUD82009-11-20
28Win20–6–2Ernesto CastanedaKO6 (6), 2009-09-12
27Loss19–6–2Marcus OliveiraKO2 (8), 2009-06-05
26Loss19–5–2Jeff Lacy102009-04-10
25Loss19–4–2Enad LičinaTKO3 (12), 2008-11-08
24Win19–3–2Carl CockerhamUD62008-05-15
23Loss18–3–2Jesse BrinkleyTKO11 (12), 2008-02-22
22Loss18–2–2Danny GreenKO3 (12), 2007-07-18
21Win18–1–2Brock StoddenTKO3 (8), 2007-06-08
20Win17–1–2Mike NevittTKO7 (12), 2007-04-20
19Win16–1–2Marcus PernellUD82007-02-09
18Win15–1–2Juan Carlos SanchezUD62006-11-30
17Win14–1–2Nelson ZepedaUD62006-08-25
16Win13–1–2Mike WordUD82006-06-16
15Win12–1–2Ernesto CastanedaSD62006-04-21
14Win11–1–2Matt GockelTKO1 (6), 2006-01-27
13Win10–1–2Richard PaigeUD82005-11-17
12Win9–1–2Moses MatovuUD62005-09-30
11Win8–1–2Roberto BaroSD82005-09-01
10Win7–1–2Sheldon Callum5 (6), 2005-07-30
9Draw6–1–2Moses MatovuPTS42005-05-27
8Win6–1–1Doug Lilly1 (4)2005-04-29
7Win5–1–1JJ McAllisterTKO2 (4)2005-04-21
6Win4–1–1James SundinTKO2 (8), 2004-02-03
5Win3–1–1David ParejaUD62004-07-25
4Win2–1–1Jimmy Mince4 (4), 2004-07-22
3Draw1–1–1Mohamed Elmahmoud42004-07-18
2Win1–1Mike Vallejo42004-07-16
1Loss0–1Jimmy Mince42004-07-11

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Boxing Tribune's "Boxing Back-Track:" Remembering The Next Great Champ. Magno. Paul. 27 July 2011. The Boxing Tribune. 7 October 2015.

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