Which world titles has Calvin Grove held?

Calvin Grove has held 1 world title reign: IBF featherweight (1988).

Featherweight · United States

Calvin Grove

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Calvin Grove was a featherweight boxer from United States, born Aug 5, 1962. World titles: IBF featherweight (1988). Calvin Grove last fought Kostya Tszyu on Apr 5, 1998 and lost by KO in round 1 of 10.

Also: Келвін Гроув · Кэлвин Гроув · كالفين غروف

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BornAug 5, 1962

Country🇺🇸 United States

StanceOrthodox

Reach178 cm

NicknameSilky

DebutFeb 4, 1985

Career1985–1998

Rounds boxed131

Born inCoatesville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

TitlesIBF featherweight · 1988

Boxerbook rating1658 ± 238 · inactive since Apr 1998Why here ›

Confirmed bouts0 of 14

Career record

Record

No record compiled yet

Last result

Kostya Tszyu 🇦🇺

KO 1/10 · Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, 🇦🇺

1998-04-05 ›
✓ one source

The record

Known bouts: 14, 1985–1998

Record not yet compiled — only bouts reported from opponents' records are shown

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 14, Wikipedia (ru) · 2

Kostya Tszyu 🇦🇺

KO 1/10 · Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, 🇦🇺

Grove — · Tszyu 19-1-0

1998-04-05 ›
✓ one source

Arturo Gatti 🇨🇦

RTD 7/10 · Circus Maximus Showroom, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸

Grove — · Gatti 27-1-0

1997-05-04 ›
✓ one source

Angel Manfredy 🇺🇸

For vacant WBU super featherweight title

TKO 7/12 · Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸

Grove — · Manfredy 12-2-1

1995-11-18 ›
✓ one source

Miguel Ángel González 🇲🇽

For WBC lightweight title

RTD 5/12 · Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, 🇺🇸

Grove — · González 34-0-0

1994-12-13 ›
✓ one source

Jeff Fenech 🇦🇺

TKO 7/10 · International Tennis Centre, Melbourne, 🇦🇺

Grove — · Fenech 28-2-1

1993-06-07 ›
✓ one source

Troy Dorsey 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸

Grove — · Dorsey 12-7-5

1993-02-21 ›
✓ one source

Azumah Nelson 🇬🇭

For WBC super-featherweight title

UD 12/12 · Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, 🇺🇸

Grove — · Nelson 35-2-1

1992-11-07 ›
✓ one source

Regilio Tuur 🇳🇱

SD 10/10 · Friar Tuck Inn, Catskill, New York, 🇺🇸

Grove — · Tuur 28-1-1

1992-03-27 ›
✓ one source

Julian Solís 🇵🇷

UD 10/10 · The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸

Grove — · Solís 40-10-1

1991-01-08 ›
✓ one source

Azriel Páez 🇲🇽

For IBF featherweight title

TKO 11/12 · Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, 🇲🇽

Grove — · Páez 27-2-1

1989-03-30 ›
✓ one source

Jorge Páez 🇲🇽

For IBF featherweight title

TKO 11/12 · Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, 🇲🇽

Grove — · Páez 27-2-1

1989-03-30 ›
✓ one source

Azriel Páez 🇲🇽

For IBF featherweight title

MD 15/15 · Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, 🇲🇽

Grove — · Páez 25-2-1

1988-08-04 ›
✓ one source

Jorge Páez 🇲🇽

For IBF featherweight title

MD 15/15 · Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, 🇲🇽

Grove — · Páez 25-2-1

1988-08-04 ›
✓ one source

Kelvin Seabrooks 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸

Grove — · Seabrooks 15-9-0

1985-02-04 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

IBFFeatherweight

1988-01-23 – 1988-08-04

Facts

Who did Calvin Grove fight last?: Calvin Grove last fought Kostya Tszyu on Apr 5, 1998 and lost by KO in round 1 of 10.
Which world titles has Calvin Grove held?: Calvin Grove has held 1 world title reign: IBF featherweight (1988).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 11640 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/11640. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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