Fresh Meat: Terron Grant

(Editor’s note: Welcome to Fresh Meat, where we talk to some of the sport’s brightest prospects before they reach the big-time.)

by Gautham Nagesh

Just caught up with White Plains, MD lightweight prospect Terron Grant after he made quick work of North Carolina’s Dashawn Autry. Grant hurt Autry with a pair of right hands that quickly put things beyond doubt in the opening round. Managed by Sharif Salim and trained by Andre Hunter, the same team behind heavyweight Seth Mitchell, Grant looks like he could become someone to watch if he continues to progress.

“It was quick. Basically, I came in and I could see that [Autry] couldn’t take a right hand. Once I found out he couldn’t take a right I kept doing it,” Grant said.

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How long have boxed? About seven to eight years.

How did you get into the sport? I was playing football, then when I found out boxing was an independent sport [I switched]. Football is really about a team, and I prefer being about me.

Describe your style. My style is about adjustment. You always have to adjust. I am a boxer, but I can go that direction [brawl] if I need to.

What’s your best punch? I would say my jab, but in this fight it was my right hand.