He could very well be called Jamaica's comeback king of boxing, for the simple reason that when one considers where he has been and where he is today makes for a fairytale story.

We speak of super middleweight Otis Grant, who has made Canada his home but holds dearly to his roots as a Jamaican, having been born in the hills of St Ann.

Two years ago, Grant, a former world champion, literally rose from the dead, walked back into the ring and is now a matter of two fights away from another world title, if he were to have his way.

On April 8 Grant will climb inside the ring in a long-awaited match-up with the Mexican Librado Andrade. The winner is set to face WBC Super Middleweight champ Marcus Beyer.
The fight is now only two weeks away and counting. Both fighters were required to come within 10 per cent of the 168-pound super-middleweight limit or 184.8 pounds 30 days in advance of their title elimination bout.

A few weeks ago Grant tipped the scales in Montreal at 177.6, while Andrade, weighing in from California, was slightly heavier at 182. The next official weigh-in will come seven days prior to the day of the fight. Both men at that time will be required to come within five per cent of the contracted weight or 176.4 pounds.

Fight night between the two will take place at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal as part of the Budweiser Boxing Series presented by Casino de Montréal.

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