Robert Brant


Robert "Bravo" Brant is an American professional boxer who held the WBA middleweight title from 2018 to 2019. As of August 2019, Brant is ranked as the world's tenth best active middleweight by The Ring magazine and BoxRec, and ninth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.

Amateur career

Brant was a member of the US National boxing team. He began boxing as an amateur in 2007 and by 2009, remarkably, had already won a national championship. In his amateur career, Brant tallied the following notable finishes:
Brant turned professional in June 2012, beginning his career with a second-round technical knockout win over journeyman Cheyenne Ziegler. By October 2015, Brant's record was 17-0 when he first headlined a nationally televised card, defeating Louis Rose of Lynwood, California, then 13-2-1, by majority decision in a closely contested ten-round bout. On January 22 2016, Brant fought in the main event of a Showtime televised card, defeating 15-3-1 Decarlo Perez by knockout in round four. The result was widely publicized, with commentators praising Brant as "outstanding," "a skilled boxer," and displaying "crushing power." Dan Rafael of ESPN praised Brant for his "titanic right hand...that annihilated Perez." Brant's knockout of Perez was also featured on that evening's edition of SportsCenter's Top 10, and was later listed as number six on ESPN's 2016 Knockouts of the Year. The win gave Brant a 19-0 record with 12 wins by knockout. On April 15 2016, Brant improved to 20-0 with a knockout of Delray Raines in a fight that lasted just 55 seconds. Brant earned another early-round knockout on August 5, making quick work of Chris Fitzpatrick. ESPN named Brant one of its Top 20 Rising Stars of professional boxing in an article published on December 29 2016.
On July 6, it was announced that Brant would move from middleweight to super middleweight to take part in the World Boxing Super Series, Brant being the only American boxer to take part in the tournament. Given the opportunity to compete in the tournament Brant stated he would "be proud to have the opportunity to represent the United States".

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
27Loss25–2 Ryōta MurataTKO2, 2:3412 Jul 2019 EDION Arena, Osaka, JapanLost WBA middleweight title
26Win25–1 Khasan BaysangurovTKO11, 1:4215 Feb 2019 Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, USARetained WBA middleweight title
25Win24–1 Ryōta MurataUD1220 Oct 2018 Park Theater, Las Vegas, Nevada, USAWon WBA middleweight title
24Win23–1 Colby CourterKO1 18 Mar 2018 Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, USA
23Loss22–1 Jürgen BrähmerUD1227 Oct 2017 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
22Win22–0 Alexis HlorosTKO1, 2:3720 Jan 2017 Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, USARetained WBA-NABA middleweight title
21Win21–0 Chris FitzpatrickKO3, 1:185 Aug 2016 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, USA
20Win20–0 Delray RainesKO1, 0:5515 Apr 2016 Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, USARetained WBA-NABA middleweight title
19Win19–0 Decarlo PerezKO4, 0:3922 Jan 2016 Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, USAWon vacant WBA-NABA middleweight title
18Win18–0 Louis RoseMD1023 Oct 2015 Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, USAWon vacant WBC Continental Americas middleweight title
17Win17–0 Lekan ByfieldKO3 28 Aug 2015 Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, USA
16Win16–0 Ernesto BerrospeTKO3, 0:3317 Jul 2015 Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
15Win15–0 Dionisio MirandaKO2, 2:4017 Apr 2015 Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, USA
14Win14–0 Ryan DavisTKO1 6 Feb 2015 Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, USA
13Win13–0 Eric DraperTKO1, 1:3021 Nov 2014 Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, USA
12Win12–0 Marcus UpshawUD822 Aug 2014 Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, USA
11Win11–0 Mickey ScarboroughTKO1, 2:1713 Jun 2014 Muse Event Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
10Win10–0 Demetrius WalkerUD628 Mar 2014 Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, USA
9Win9–0 Tyler HultinTKO2, 1:4124 Jan 2014 Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, USA
8Win8–0 Damien HillTKO3, 1:0816 Aug 2013 Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, USA
7Win7–0 Eric MarriottUD613 Apr 2013 Wessman Arena, Superior, Wisconsin, USA
6Win6–0 Keith CollinsUD69 Feb 2013 Crown Plaza Hotel, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
5Win5–0 Romon BarberUD65 Jan 2013 Hyatt Regency Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
4Win4–0 Ryan SoftKO1, 2:5327 Oct 2012 Canterbury Park, Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
3Win3–0 Eli Smith1, 1:2215 Sep 2012 Wessman Arena, Superior, Wisconsin, USA
2Win2–0 Brian Geraghty425 Aug 2012 Crown Plaza Hotel, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
1Win1–0 Cheyenne Ziegler2, 0:5316 Jun 2012 Hyatt Regency Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAProfessional debut