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Grant Jeans

Former Correspondent - Scotland
Before the year 2001, Grant knew very little about boxing. Back then if you quizzed him about the noble art all he would have been able to tell you is that he knew of the existence of Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield while also managing to name some of the 1990s flag bearers for British boxing in Naseem Hamed, Frank Bruno and Lennox Lewis.

It was the latter of these names that really started Grant’s interest in the sport when the BBC pulled off a coup in securing the rights to screen Lewis’ defence of his heavyweight titles against Hasim Rahman.

Grant decided to watch the match up which saw Rahman score a stunning upset via fifth-round knockout. This was only the second bout Grant had ever seen, the first was one of Hamed’s world featherweight title fights in 1996 or 1997, he honestly can’t remember which, at his friend’s house.

In 2002 the hype surrounding the meeting of Lewis and Tyson had Grant hooked. The Sky pay-per-view contest, which he took in that 8th June night, also gave him the opportunity to see Scott Harrison and Alex Arthur for the first time.

Having read of the progress his fellow countrymen had made in their respective careers, Grant decided it was time to attend a boxing promotion. He went to see Harrison outpoint Julio Pablo Chacon and capture the WBO featherweight title on 19th October 2002 at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow.

The best contest Grant has witnessed live was the rubber match between Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. He doubts he will ever be present at such a competitive fight than that night where Barrera won a majority decision and the WBC super-featherweight championship.

In 2005 Grant started writing for BBN after meeting experienced scribe Tom Walker at a card in Motherwell. He has since developed a worldwide range of boxing contacts while writing news stories and features to help promote both BBN and the pugilists on which he reports.
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