Gerald Washington (boxer)

Gerald Washington
Statistics
Real name Gerald Washington
Nickname(s) El Gallo Negro (The Black Rooster)
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Reach 80 in (204 cm)
Nationality American
Born (1982-04-23) April 23, 1982
San Jose, California
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 19
Wins 18
Wins by KO 12
Losses 0
Draws 1
No contests 0

Gerald Washington (born April 23, 1982) is an undefeated American professional boxer in the Heavyweight division.[1] He is managed by Al Haymon.[2]

Early life

Washington was born to an African American father and a Mexican American mother, and lived in Mexico for part of his childhood. [3] He served in the United States Navy. He went on to play tight end and defensive end for the University of Southern California.[4] In the NFL, he was member of the Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Bills practice squads.[5]

Professional career

Early career

At the somewhat advanced age of 30 Washington made his pro debut in 2012. In his first professional fight, Washington knocked out Blue DeLong at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. A month later in August, Washington defeated Gary Cobia via 1st round TKO at the Fantasy Springs Casino in California. Washington's first decision win came in his 3rd professional fight against Terrance Perro. Perro was knocked down once in round 1, after 4 rounds the scorecards were 40-34, 39-35 twice) in favour of Washington.[6] On June 8, 2013, Washington fought 40 year old veteran Sherman Williams (35-12-2, 19 KOs) to an 8 round unanimous decision victory at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. The three judges all had it 79-72 in favour for Washington.[7] In April 2014, Washington scored a 2nd round knockout of fellow American Skipp Scott (16-1, 10 KOs). There was controversy after the fight as Scott took a knee, but was hit with a body shot after he was on the canvas.[8]

Moving up the Ranks

Washington vs. Mansour

In a controversial decision, Washington and Amir Mansour (22-1, 16 KOs) ended in a 10 round draw on October 13, 2015 on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox Sports 1 from the Little Creek Casino Resort, in Shelton, Washington. The final judges’ scores were 97-93 for Washington, 96-94 for Mansour, and 95-95. Washington looked to be fading after round 4, he previously had a reputation of being gassed out after 5 rounds in previous fights. Washington appeared to lose the last 6 rounds of the fight due to his running, holding and low punch output. Washington was mostly just holding and running away from Mansour from rounds 5 to 10. Mansour was able to land a lot of body shots that clearly bothered Washington and him holding on and doing a lot of shoving. The crowd loudly booed the outcome.[9]

Washington vs. Chambers

On April 6, 2016 it was announced that Washington would fight former World title challenger Eddie Chambers (42-4, 23 KOs) on April 30, 2016 at the StubHub Center, Carson, California. it was scheduled to be a 10 round bout, but this changed to 8 rounds.[10] Washington threw three times the amount of punches and used his big size advantage to beat former world title challenger Chambers by an 8 round unanimous decision. The final judges’ scores were 79-73, 80-72 and 80-72.[11]

Washington vs. Austin

It was announced that Washington would fight 47 year old American Ray Austin (29-7-4, 18 KOs) on the undercard of WilderArreola on July 16, 2016 at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.[12] Washington delivered by stopping veteran Austin in round 4 via knockout. Washington unloaded a flurry of punches followed by a straight right which put Austin flat on his back.[13]

Professional boxing record

18 wins (12 knockouts, 5 decisions), 0 losses, 1 draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 18-0-1 United States Ray Austin KO 4 (10) 2016-07-16 United States Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama
Win 17-0-1 United States Eddie Chambers UD 8 2016-04-30 United States StubHub Center, Carson, California
Draw 16-0-1 United States Amir Mansour SD 10 2015-10-13 United States Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington
Win 16–0 United States Jason Gavern UD 8 2015-03-13 United States Citizen's Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California
Win 15–0 United States Mike Sheppard KO 1 (8) 2014-12-11 United States Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California
Win 14–0 Dominican Republic Nagy Aguilera UD 8 2014-08-22 United States Sports Center, Fairfield, California
Win 13–0 United States Travis Walker TKO 2 (8) 2014-06-27 United States Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 12–0 United States Skipp Scott KO 2 (10) 2014-04-03 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Win 11–0 United States Arron Lyons TKO 5 (8) 2014-01-24 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Win 10–0 United States Travis Fulton TKO 1 (8) 2013-10-19 Mexico Deportivo Morelos, Cuajimalpa, Distrito Federal
Win 9–0 United States Jerry Forrest KO 2 (8) 2013-08-09 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Win 8–0 The Bahamas Sherman Williams UD 8 2013-08-09 United States Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Win 7–0 United States Curtis Harper TKO 5 (6) 2013-03-08 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Win 6–0 United States DJ Hughley UD 4 2013-02-11 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Win 5–0 United States Marcus Washington KO 1 (4) 2012-12-08 United States Business Expo Center, Anaheim, California
Win 4–0 United States Brandon Spencer KO 3 (4) 2012-12-03 United States Business Expo Center, Anaheim, California
Win 3–0 United States Terrance Perro UD 4 2012-09-29 United States Phoenix Club, Anaheim, California
Win 2–0 United States Gary Cobia TKO 1 (4) 2012-08-24 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Win 1–0 United States Blue DeLong TKO (1) 4 2012-07-28 United States HP Pavilion, San Jose, California Professional debut

References

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