Derrick Gainer (Smoke) is a 52-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former featherweight world champion. In a career spanning 22 years, 2 months, and 15 days, Gainer amassed a record of 43-7-1, which includes 25 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Derrick Gainer was born in Pensacola, Florida, U.S. on August 22, 1972. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on July 14, 1990 against Andrez Francisco Pascual. Gainer defeated Pascual via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Gainer got his first shot at a world title at the age of 27 after 37 professional fights. On March 18, 2000 Gainer challenged Diego Corrales' IBF super-featherweight title but lost via 3rd round TKO.
He became a world champion on September 9, 2000 at the age of 28 years, after by defeating Freddie Norwood, the then-reining WBA featherweight champion, via 11th round KO. This was his 41st fight as a professional.
Gainer's last fight was a 5th-round TKO victory over Antonio Santos at age 40, on September 29, 2012.
Some of Derrick Gainer's best fights have been against Freddie Norwood, Victor Polo, Kevin Kelley, and Manuel Medina. For a complete list of Gainer's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Derrick Gainer".
Gainer has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Derrick Gainer Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Sep 29, 2012 | 40 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
50 | Aug 28, 2010 | 38 | ![]() | win | SD 6 |
49 | Jul 14, 2007 | 34 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
48 | Aug 12, 2006 | 33 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
47 | Apr 22, 2005 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
46 | Nov 01, 2003 | 31 | ![]() | loss | TD 7 |
45 | Apr 12, 2003 | 30 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
44 | Aug 24, 2002 | 30 | ![]() | draw | TD 2 |
43 | May 17, 2001 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
42 | Feb 24, 2001 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
41 | Sep 09, 2000 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 11 |
40 | Jul 15, 2000 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
39 | May 13, 2000 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
38 | Mar 18, 2000 | 27 | ![]() | loss | TKO 3 |
37 | Nov 19, 1999 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
36 | Oct 15, 1999 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
35 | Sep 10, 1999 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
34 | Aug 20, 1999 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
33 | Jul 30, 1999 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
32 | Jun 05, 1999 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
31 | Jan 09, 1999 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
30 | Nov 14, 1998 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
29 | Aug 18, 1998 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
28 | Jul 18, 1998 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
27 | Jun 09, 1998 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
26 | Apr 25, 1998 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
25 | Aug 07, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
24 | Mar 21, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 12 |
23 | Nov 22, 1996 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
22 | Oct 04, 1996 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Jun 15, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | loss | KO 8 |
20 | May 09, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Jan 12, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
18 | Sep 30, 1995 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
17 | Jun 24, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
16 | Mar 18, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Nov 18, 1994 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
14 | Oct 05, 1994 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
13 | Sep 20, 1994 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
12 | May 27, 1994 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
11 | Mar 22, 1994 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Nov 30, 1993 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
9 | Jan 10, 1993 | 20 | ![]() | win | SD 6 |
8 | Jun 30, 1992 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
7 | Apr 02, 1992 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Dec 17, 1991 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
5 | Aug 31, 1991 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
4 | Aug 03, 1991 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Nov 08, 1990 | 18 | ![]() | loss | SD 6 |
2 | Sep 25, 1990 | 18 | ![]() | win | SD 4 |
1 | Jul 14, 1990 | 17 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |