Quantis Graves
| Quantis Graves | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Quantis Graves |
| Nickname(s) | Grave Digger and Hot Hands |
| Rated at | Cruiserweight |
| Height | 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) |
| Reach | 74 in (188.0 cm) |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | July 29, 1982 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 5 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Wins by KO | 2 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Quantis Graves (born July 29, 1982) is an American professional boxer from New Orleans, Louisiana, he is well known with his advance to the Olympic box-offs in the 201 lb division. Quantis lived in New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana, which caused his move to Beaumont, Texas where he is now residing. As of November 11, 2011 Quantis Graves is 5-0 professionally with a recent TKO in four rounds on 2011-06-04 versus Jamell Williams (0-3) at the Civic Center in Rayne, Louisiana, United States. He then defeated Grover Young 8-19-11 in Louisiana. Quantis weighed in at 192 lbs, making him a Cruiserweight for his weight class. Quantis Graves, as of November 11, 2011, is ranked 354 of 913 in the world and is ranked 85 of 197 in the United States.
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[edit] Olympic career
The fast right-hander started boxing at the age of 20. At the U.S. championships, he beat the 2006 National Golden Gloves runner-up Jordan Shimmell (12:11) but lost to his friend and eventual winner Deontay Wilder(10:20). At the trials he lost again to tall hard-punching Wilder (7:11) but beat southpaw James Zimmerman and favoured southpaw Adam Willet (16:4) to advance to the finals where he lost to Wilder again (9:12). Deontay Wilder (born October 22, 1985 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is an American heavyweight boxer best known for winning two major national titles in 2007 and for being the only American boxer to win a medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Deontay Wilder boxes professionally at the heavyweight division and is 19-0 with 19 KOs.
[edit] Professional career
| 5 Wins (2 knockout), 0 Defeats, 0 Draws[1] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| TBD | TBD | Calvin Rooks |
TBD | TBD | 2012-01-07 | Blackham Coliseum, Lafayette, Louisiana |
Rank 68 |
| Win | 5-0 | Haymond Howard |
TKO | 2 (4) | 2011-11-03 | Civic Center, Rayne, Louisiana |
Not Ranked |
| Win | 4-0 | Grover Young |
MD | 4 (4) | 2011-08-19 | Cypress Bayou Casino, Charenton, Louisiana |
Ranked 60 |
| Win | 3-0 | Jamell Williams |
TKO | 4 (4)1:07 | 2011-06-04 | Civic Center, Rayne, Louisiana |
Not Ranked |
| Win | 2-0 | Brent Urban |
MD | 4 (4) | 2009-04-18 | Blackham Coliseum, Lafayette, Louisiana |
Ranked 58 |
| Win | 1-0 | Phillip Hammac |
UD | 4 (4) | 2008-08-16 | Civic Center, Rayne, Louisiana |
Not Ranked |
5 wins, 0 loses (as of 11-11-11). Two victories from technical knockout. Quantis Graves' latest win was on November 3rd, 2011. [won 5 (KO 2) + lost 0 (KO 0) + drawn 0 = 5 Fights. Rounds Boxed: 18, KO%= 40%]
[edit] Schedule
Quantis' next bout is 2012-3-16 against Calvin Rooks [2(0)-3(2)-1]. It is scheduled to be at the Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette, Louisiana.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Amir Khan – Boxer. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-15.
[edit] External links
- [1] (Boxrec.com)
- USA boxing bio
