Otis Griffin (born August 22, 1977) is an American

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and ranked light heavyweight contender.

Professional career

Griffin fought on several major undercards and has been featured on

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. He captured the NABO

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championship with a

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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

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. Green dropped Griffin three times before the bout was stopped. In 2008 he was stopped in the 11th round by former contender

Jesse Brinkley Jesse Lee Brinkley (born November 14, 1976) is an American professional boxer. He challenged once for the IBF Super Middleweight title in 2010. Personal life Brinkley comes from the town of Yerington, Nevada, where he is an active hunter and ...

. 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 Byron Deangelo-Tarone Mitchell (born October 31, 1973) is an American former professional boxer who fought from 1996 to 2012. He was the Lineal and two-time WBA super middleweight champion, winning the titles in 1999 and 2001. Amateur career ...

''The Next Great Champ''

Griffin was a contestant on the

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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.

Professional boxing record

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