Edner Cherry

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Edner Cherry
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Real name	Edner Cherry
Nickname(s)	Cherry Bomb
Rated at	Lightweight
Nationality	American
Birth date	July 21, 1982
Birth place	Nassau, Bahamas
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	31
Wins	24
Wins by KO	12
Losses	5
Draws	2
No contests	0

Edner Cherry (born July 21, 1982) is a professional boxer. He was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and currently lives in the United States, residing in Wauchula, Florida.

Known as "Cherry Bomb", Cherry began boxing professionally in 2001, with mixed results (3-2-2 as of July 2002). Soon after signing with (his now current trainer) Peter Fernandez and Starfight Productions he appeared to find his groove, racking up 14 straight wins and acquiring a number of minor titles -- the WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation Lightweight title and the NBA Intercontinental Lightweight Title. Cherry then lost an IBF title eliminator to Ricky Quiles by split decision to end his win streak. In February 2007 Cherry lost a unanimous decision to Paulie Malignaggi on HBO.

Recently, Edner Cherry has been named Boxer of the Year (2006) by ESPN [1] and has fought on both Showtime and HBO.

In his most recent outing, Cherry knocked out former WBC Lightweight champion Stevie Johnston in the 10th round. Cherry's 'cherry bomb' left hook had Johnston down in the third and the ninth, and a straight right hand put away the former champion for the count at 2:34 in the tenth round of a WBC USNBC national title bout.

Cherry has also won the NABA and NABF lightweight titles.

Cherry is represented by Allen L. Ellison, Athlete Agent and President of Platinum Sports Entertainment Group, Inc. A central Florida based sports agency.

[edit] External links

• Professional boxing record for Edner Cherry from Boxrec
• Shotime's Edner Cherry Bio
• Interview With Edner Cherry before 2nd bout with Wes Ferguson
• Cherry vs. Meza-Clay