SPORT & NOTE
Montell GRIFFIN

Male

"Ice"
(Montell Julian Griffin)
Cruiserweight, USA, South Holland, Illinois
Born: June 6, 1970, Chicago, Illinois
Height 5ft 7in, mt 1,69
Weight: 173-175-177-188 lbs

as an amateur:
1992 U.S. lt.heavyweight champion
1992 U.S. Olympic Trial lt.heavyweight silver medal
Wpt Gamaine Thadford 5-0, Wpt Terry McGroom 14-13
Final: Lpt Jeremy Williams 36-17
1992, June 23, Wpt Terry McGroom 2-1
1992 U.S. OlympicBox-Offs:
June 26, Wpt Jeremy Williams 14-11
June 28, Wpt Jeremy Williams 33-6
1992 Barcelona Olympic Games lt.heavyweight
Wpt France Lassie Mabiletsa (Bot), Wpt KoYo Da (SKr)
Quarters: Lpt Torsten May (Ger)

amateur record: 36-5-0


No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1993
+ Feb. 16Pantura Ornelas Denver, ColoradoTKO 2
+ Mar. 13Calvin Puckett Aurora, IllinoisTKO 2
+ Apr. 16Dave McGaugh Lansing, MichiganKO 2
+ Apr. 26Don Penelton Rosemont, IllinoisW 6
+ June 25Ron Stringer Countryside, IllinoisTKO 3
+ Aug. 13Mike Garcia Corpus Christi, TexasTKO 3
+ Aug. 27Kaddy King Beverly Hills, CaliforniaW 6
+ Sept. 24Bobby Mack Dublin, IrelandW 6
+ Nov. 19Terrance Collier Countryside, IllinoisW 8
+ Dec. 6Terrence Wright Rosemont, IllinoisTKO 6
1994
+ Jan. 18Steve Brewer Omaha, NebraskaTKO 2
+ Apr. 26Terrance Collier Louisville, KentuckyTKO 6
+ May 23David Vedder Inglewood, CaliforniaW 10
+ Sept. 12Ray Lathon Inglewood, CaliforniaW 12
(Won Budweiser Light-Heavyweight Tournament)
1995
+ Feb. 18James Toney Las Vegas, NevadaW 12
(Won vacant IBF Inter-Cont’l Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ June 4Tony Booth Bethnal Green, Gt.BritainTKO 2
+ Sept. 17Hunter Clay Battersea, Gt.BritainKO 6
+ Oct. 7John Mitchell Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 2
+ Nov. 29Ray Webb Southwark, Gt.BritainTKO 6
1996
+ Jan. 26 William Clayton Dolton, IllinoisKO 1
+ Mar. 29Anthony Golden Dolton, IllinoisKO 2
+ May 10Charles Scott New York City, New YorkTKO 4
+ July 11Matthew Charleston New York City, N.Y.TKO 11
(Won vacant NABF Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Aug. 28Melvin Wynn Worley, IndianaKO 2
+ Oct. 18Russell Mitchell Dolton, IllinoisTKO 1
+ Dec. 6 James Toney Reno, NevadaW 12
1997
+ Mar. 21Roy Jones Atlantic City, New JerseyWDQ 9
(Won WBC Light-Heavyweight Title)
- Aug. 7Roy Jones Ledyard, ConnecticutKO by 1
(Lost WBC Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 29Vinson Durham Las Vegas, NevadaW 10
+ Dec. 26Jesus Castaneda Las Vegas, NevadaTKO 8
1998
+ Feb. 27Thomas Reid Las Vegas, NevadaW 10
+ Mar. 28Kenny Lopez Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 9
+ June 3Karl Willis Worley, IdahoTKO 3
+ Aug. 22Randall Yonker Las Vegas, NevadaTKO 3
+ Oct. 2Eric Davis Dolton, IllinoisTKO 6
- Nov. 13Eric Harding Miami, FloridaL 12
(For vacant NABF Light-Heavyweight Title)
1999
+ Jan. 26Availeo Slate Harvey, IllinoisTKO 2
+ Feb. 26Randall Yonker Hopland, CaliforniaKO 3
+ May 25Dan Thomas Harvey, IllinoisTKO 5
+ June 23Tim Cooper Rosemont, IllinoisKO 3
- Aug. 28Dariusz Michalczewski Bremen, GermanyTKO by 4
(For WBO Light-Heavyweight Title)
2000
+ Apr. 22Jose Luis Rivera Guangzhou, ChinaW 12
(Won vacant IBC Light-Heavyweight Title)
2001
+ Mar. 9Ed Dalton Reno, NevadaTKO 6
(Won vacant WBC Cont’l Americas Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ May 12 Jesus RuizLemoore, CaliforniaTW 10
2002
+ Feb. 17George Klinesmith Las Vegas, NevadaTKO 1
+ July 21Derrick Harmon Friant, CaliforniaW 12
(Retained WBC Cont’l Americas Light-Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 3George Khalid Jones Friant, CaliforniaW 12
(Retained WBC Cont’l Americas Light-Heavyweight Title
2003
- Apr. 26Antonio Tarver Ledyard, ConnecticutL 12
(For vacant WBC-IBF Light-Heavyweight Titles)
2004
+ May 22Willard Lewis Fresno, CaliforniaTKO 4
+ June 17Thomas Reid Laughlin, NevadaW 10
- Sept. 16Rico Hoye Sault Ste Marie, MichiganL 12
(For IBF Light-heavyweight Title Eliminator
2005
+ Feb. 3Sam Reese San Jose, CaliforniaW 10
- May 5Julio César González Palm Springs, CaliforniaTL 6
(For IBF Light-Heavyweight Title Eliminator)
2006
+ Mar. 31Norman Jones Uncasville, ConnecticutW 12
(Won vacant USBA Light-Heavyweight Title)
2007
- May 16Glen Johnson Hollywood, FloridaTKO by 11
(For IBF Light-Heavyweight Title Eliminator)
2008
+ June 20Corey Cummings Chicago, IllinoisW 10
- Aug. 2Beibut Shumenov Chimkent, KazakhstanL 12
(For WBC Asian Boxing Council Light-Heavyweight Title
2009
Inactive
2010
= May 29 Ross ThompsonHammond, IndianaDraw 10
2011
+ Aug. 19 Deandrey AbronHammond, IndianaW 8

 

Summary

Total bouts: 59, Won: 50 (30 inside the limit), Lost: 8 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0