Derrick Gainer
| Derrick Gainer | |
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| Real name | Derrick Emory Gainer |
| Nickname(s) | Smoke |
| Weight(s) | Lightweight |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
August 22, 1972 Pensacola, Florida |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 50 |
| Wins | 43 |
| Wins by KO | 25 |
| Losses | 7 |
Derrick "Smoke" Gainer (born August 22, 1972, in Pensacola, Florida) is a US born boxer who started out in the featherweight division and now fights in the lightweight division. In 2000, he defeated Freddie Norwood to win the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title and after four defenses lost to Juan Manuel Márquez, who became super champion, via technical decision in 2003.[1][2][3] Since his defeat to Marquez, Gainer lost in a challenge to WBA titleholder Chris John via unanimous decision.[4] Gainer is also a colleague and good friend of Roy Jones Jr., and often fought on his under-cards.
His last was a split decision win over Carlos Navarro on the undercard of the Roy Jones-Anthony Hanshaw bout at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Derrick started a charter high school for at risk kids in 1999 which he named after his late grandmother Dr. Ruby J Gainer. This year Gainer started Fit Nation which is a childhood obesity program with goals to help kids make healthy life style changes. Fit Nation is a non-profit program located in Pensacola, Florida.
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 43 fights | 35 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 10 | 0 |
| By decision | 25 | 8 |
| Draws | 0 | |
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| Preceded by Freddie Norwood |
WBA Featherweight Champion September 9, 2000 – November 1, 2003 Lost bid for super title |
Succeeded by Chris John Interim champ promoted to regular |
| Succeeded by Juan Manuel Marquez as Super champion |
References
- ↑ "ESPN.com: BOXING - Roy Who? Mayweather defuses 'The Time Bomb'". A.espncdn.com. 2003-11-15. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ↑ "BOXING; Opponent Puts Up a Fight, But Jones Retains His Title". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ↑ "The Marquez brothers go for a double-hitter - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. 2007-03-02. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ↑ "BBC SPORT | Boxing | John defends crown against Gainer". BBC News. 2005-04-22. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
External links
- Professional boxing record for Derrick Gainer from BoxRec
- Interview with Fightnews
- DiBella Entertainment article
- Boxing Guru
- Profile
- Scandinavian Site