On June 28, 2003, a 32-year-old Carlos Gerena (38-5, 30 KOs) and Juan Ramon Cruz met in the ring.
Gerena came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days.
Carlos Gerena lost to Juan Ramon Cruz via TKO in the 7th round, and adds a loss to his record at 38-6.
On March 22, 2003, a 32-year-old Carlos Gerena (38-4, 30 KOs) and a 30-year-old Mexican boxer Jesus Chavez (38-2, 27 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Gerena came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 16 days. Chávez was on a 3-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 7 days.
In the rematch, Jesús Chávez stopped Carlos Gerena via TKO in the 6th round. Chávez improves his record to 39-2 (28 KOs), while Gerena adds a loss to his record at 38-5.
On September 6, 2002, a 31-year-old Carlos Gerena (38-3, 30 KOs) and a 23-year-old Mexican boxer Orlando Salido (16-8-2, 10 KOs) met in the ring.
Gerena came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 14 days. Salido was on a 2-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 11 days.
Orlando Salido defeated Carlos Gerena via majority decision in the 10-round fight. Salido improves his record to 17-8-2, while Gerena adds a loss to his record at 38-4.
On September 11, 1999, a 28-year-old Carlos Gerena (34-2, 28 KOs) got a shot at the super-featherweight WBC title held by 22-year-old American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (21-0, 16 KOs).
Gerena came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days. Mayweather Jr. was on a 21-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 7th round, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is crowned the new super-featherweight world champion. Mayweather Jr. improves his record to 22-0 (17 KOs), while Gerena adds a loss to his record at 34-3.
On May 16, 1998, a 27-year-old Carlos Gerena (28-1, 24 KOs) got a shot at the super-featherweight WBC title held by 32-year-old American boxer Genaro Hernandez (37-1-1, 17 KOs).
Gerena came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 29 days. Hernández was on a 5-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 26 days.
Genaro Hernández defeated Carlos Gerena via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC super-featherweight title. Hernández improves his record to 38-1-1, while Gerena adds a loss to his record at 28-2.
On September 18, 1995, a 24-year-old Carlos Gerena (13-0, 10 KOs) and Orlando Soto met in the ring.
Gerena came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 20 days.
Carlos Gerena lost to Orlando Soto via TKO in the 3rd round, and adds a loss to his record at 13-1.