Carlos Gerena was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico on January 12, 1971. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on July 17, 1993 against Jacob Hernandez. Gerena defeated Hernandez via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Gerena got his first shot at a world title at the age of 27 after 29 professional fights. On May 16, 1998 Gerena challenged Genaro Hernandez' WBC super-featherweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
Gerena's last fight was a 7th-round TKO loss to Juan Ramon Cruz at age 32, on June 28, 2003.
Some of Carlos Gerena's best fights have been against Jesús Chávez. For a complete list of Gerena's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Carlos Gerena".
Gerena has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Carlos Gerena Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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44 | Jun 28, 2003 | 32 | Juan Ramon Cruz | loss | TKO 7 |
43 | Mar 22, 2003 | 32 | Jesus Chavez 30 38-2 | loss | TKO 6 |
42 | Sep 06, 2002 | 31 | Orlando Salido 23 16-8-2 | loss | MD 10 |
41 | Mar 23, 2002 | 31 | Mark Burse | win | UD 10 |
40 | Oct 28, 2001 | 30 | Cesar Bazan | win | SD 10 |
39 | Jun 23, 2001 | 30 | Isander Lacen | win | TKO 6 |
38 | May 20, 2001 | 30 | Arthur Robert Cruz | win | TKO 7 |
37 | Sep 11, 1999 | 28 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. 22 21-0 | loss | RTD 7 |
36 | May 22, 1999 | 28 | Angel Aldama | win | UD 8 |
35 | May 02, 1999 | 28 | Antonio Oscar Salas | win | TKO 6 |
34 | Jan 30, 1999 | 28 | Jose Manjarrez | win | UD 12 |
33 | Dec 05, 1998 | 27 | Juan Manuel Chavez | win | TKO 4 |
32 | Sep 19, 1998 | 27 | Adan Casillas | win | KO 10 |
31 | Aug 22, 1998 | 27 | Luis Antonio Martinez | win | KO 2 |
30 | May 16, 1998 | 27 | Genaro Hernandez 32 37-1-1 | loss | UD 12 |
29 | Dec 17, 1997 | 26 | Sergio Pena | win | TKO 6 |
28 | Oct 23, 1997 | 26 | Catalino Becerra | win | TKO 5 |
27 | Jul 26, 1997 | 26 | John Bronson | win | RTD 8 |
26 | Jun 19, 1997 | 26 | Tony Rios | win | TKO 1 |
25 | May 22, 1997 | 26 | Efrain Valera | win | TKO 4 |
24 | Mar 22, 1997 | 26 | Lucilo Nolasco | win | KO 7 |
23 | Feb 27, 1997 | 26 | Jose Espanol | win | KO 2 |
22 | Nov 23, 1996 | 25 | Angel Adame | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Oct 17, 1996 | 25 | Francisco Gonzalez | win | TKO 2 |
20 | Sep 14, 1996 | 25 | Fernando Martinez | win | TKO 3 |
19 | Jun 27, 1996 | 25 | Roy Simpson | win | TKO 2 |
18 | May 11, 1996 | 25 | Jose Antonio Ocampo | win | KO 2 |
17 | Feb 29, 1996 | 25 | John Bronson | win | TKO 4 |
16 | Dec 09, 1995 | 24 | Jose Aponte | win | TKO 5 |
15 | Nov 15, 1995 | 24 | Esteban Flores | win | UD 8 |
14 | Sep 18, 1995 | 24 | Orlando Soto | loss | TKO 3 |
13 | Jul 29, 1995 | 24 | Raul Martinez Mora | win | UD 10 |
12 | May 13, 1995 | 24 | Juan Angel Macias | win | TKO 7 |
11 | Mar 18, 1995 | 24 | Roy Simpson | win | TKO 2 |
10 | Feb 11, 1995 | 24 | Edgar Garcia | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Jan 07, 1995 | 23 | Jesus Chavez 22 4-0 | win | SD 8 |
8 | Oct 13, 1994 | 23 | Charles Marie | win | TKO 4 |
7 | Sep 10, 1994 | 23 | Ben Hinson | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Aug 13, 1994 | 23 | Quincy Pratt | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Apr 09, 1994 | 23 | Anthony Hardy | win | PTS 4 |
4 | Jan 16, 1994 | 23 | David Toledo | win | TKO 5 |
3 | Oct 09, 1993 | 22 | Armando Gonzalez | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Sep 18, 1993 | 22 | Mike McGhee | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Jul 17, 1993 | 22 | Jacob Hernandez | win | TKO 1 |