Derrick Gainer (43-7-1, 25) was born in Pensacola, Florida, U.S. on August 22, 1972. At the age of 17 years on July 14, 1990, he made his professional boxing debut against Andrez Francisco Pascual, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 38th career fight at 27 years old, Derrick Gainer got a shot at the IBF super-featherweight titles against Diego Corrales on March 18, 2000 but lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
He became a featherweight world champion (WBA) on September 9, 2000 at the age of 28 years old, on his 41st career fight, after defeating Freddie Norwood via 11th-round KO.
Gainer's last fight was a 5th-round TKO win against Antonio Santos at age 40 on September 29, 2012. He retired with a 4-fight winning streak.
Some of Derrick Gainer's best fights have been against Victor Polo, Freddie Norwood, Kevin Kelley, Manuel Medina, Diego Corrales and Patrick Simeon. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Derrick Gainer".
Gainer has 7 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Derrick Gainer Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Sep 29, 2012 40 years, 1 months 43-7-1 (25) | Antonio Santos | 5 | TKO | Win | |
50 | Aug 28, 2010 38 years 42-7-1 (24) | Angel Hernandez | 6 | SD | Win | |
49 | Jul 14, 2007 34 years, 10 months 41-7-1 (24) | Carlos Navarro | 10 | SD | Win | |
48 | Aug 12, 2006 33 years, 11 months 40-7-1 (24) | Phillip Payne | LT | 12 | SD | Win |
47  | Apr 22, 2005 32 years, 8 months 39-7-1 (24) | 25 years, 7 months 34-0-1 (19) | FT | 12 | UD | Loss For WBA (Regular) |
46  | Nov 1, 2003 31 years, 2 months 39-6-1 (24) | 30 years, 2 months 41-2 (33) | FT | 7 | TD | Loss Lost WBA For IBF |
45 | Apr 12, 2003 30 years, 7 months 39-5-1 (24) | Oscar León | FT | 12 | SD | Win Defended WBA |
44 | Aug 24, 2002 30 years 38-5-1 (24) | Daniel Seda | FT | 2 | TD | Draw Defended WBA |
43 | May 17, 2001 28 years, 8 months 38-5 (24) | Cedric Mingo | 2 | TKO | Win | |
42  | Feb 24, 2001 28 years, 6 months 37-5 (23) | 28 years, 5 months 29-2-2 (22) | FT | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBA |
41  | Sep 9, 2000 28 years 36-5 (23) | 30 years, 6 months 38-0-1 (22) | FT | 11 | KO | Win Won WBA |
40 | Jul 15, 2000 27 years, 10 months 35-5 (22) | Richard Carrillo | 8 | KO | Win | |
39 | May 13, 2000 27 years, 8 months 34-5 (21) | Sean Fletcher | 10 | UD | Win | |
38  | Mar 18, 2000 27 years, 6 months 33-5 (21) | 22 years, 6 months 30-0 (24) | SFT | 3 | TKO | Loss For IBF Vacant |
37 | Nov 19, 1999 27 years, 2 months 33-4 (21) | Sergio Rafael Liendo | 10 | UD | Win | |
36 | Oct 15, 1999 27 years, 1 months 32-4 (21) | Sergio Reyes | 5 | TKO | Win | |
35 | Sep 10, 1999 27 years 31-4 (20) | Jay Cantu | 1 | TKO | Win | |
34 | Aug 20, 1999 26 years, 11 months 30-4 (19) | Javier Lucas | 2 | KO | Win | |
33 | Jul 30, 1999 26 years, 11 months 29-4 (18) | Freddy Cruz | 10 | UD | Win | |
32 | Jun 5, 1999 26 years, 9 months 28-4 (18) | Donovan Carey | SFT | 6 | TKO | Win Interim |
31 | Jan 9, 1999 26 years, 4 months 27-4 (17) | Harold Warren | SFT | 12 | UD | Win |
30 | Nov 14, 1998 26 years, 2 months 26-4 (17) | Louie Leija | 6 | TKO | Win | |
29 | Aug 18, 1998 25 years, 11 months 25-4 (16) | Bernard Harris | 10 | UD | Win | |
28  | Jul 18, 1998 25 years, 10 months 24-4 (16) | 31 years 48-2-2 (32) | 10 | UD | Win | |
27 | Jun 9, 1998 25 years, 9 months 23-4 (16) | Orlando Soto | 5 | TKO | Win | |
26 | Apr 25, 1998 25 years, 8 months 22-4 (15) | Wilson Santos | 3 | KO | Win | |
25  | Aug 7, 1997 24 years, 11 months 21-4 (14) | 26 years, 4 months 53-9 (25) | SFT | 9 | KO | Win |
24 | Mar 21, 1997 24 years, 6 months 20-4 (13) | Alric Johnson | SFT | 12 | TKO | Win |
23 | Nov 22, 1996 24 years, 3 months 19-4 (12) | Shane Gannon | 2 | TKO | Win | |
22 | Oct 4, 1996 24 years, 1 months 18-4 (11) | Patrick Simeon | FT | 2 | TKO | Win |
21 | Jun 15, 1996 23 years, 9 months 17-4 (10) | 28 years, 11 months 43-1-2 (30) | FT | 8 | KO | Loss |
20 | May 9, 1996 23 years, 8 months 17-3 (10) | Javier Diaz | 6 | TKO | Win | |
19 | Jan 12, 1996 23 years, 4 months 16-3 (9) | James Crayton | 10 | TKO | Win | |
18 | Sep 30, 1995 23 years, 1 months 15-3 (8) | Roberto Villareal | FT | 5 | KO | Win |
17 | Jun 24, 1995 22 years, 10 months 14-3 (7) | Harold Warren | FT | 12 | UD | Win |
16 | Mar 18, 1995 22 years, 6 months 13-3 (7) | Feliciano Correa | 2 | TKO | Win | |
15  | Nov 18, 1994 22 years, 2 months 12-3 (6) | 19 years, 9 months 16-0 (13) | 10 | UD | Loss | |
14 | Oct 5, 1994 22 years, 1 months 12-2 (6) | Greg Torres | 10 | UD | Loss | |
13 | Sep 20, 1994 22 years 12-1 (6) | Darren McGrew | 6 | UD | Win | |
12 | May 27, 1994 21 years, 9 months 11-1 (6) | Marcelo Rodriguez | 8 | UD | Win | |
11 | Mar 22, 1994 21 years, 7 months 10-1 (6) | Roy Simpson | 1 | TKO | Win | |
10 | Nov 30, 1993 21 years, 3 months 9-1 (5) | Julian Flores | FT | 12 | UD | Win |
9 | Jan 10, 1993 20 years, 4 months 8-1 (5) | Runnell Doll | 6 | SD | Win | |
8 | Jun 30, 1992 19 years, 10 months 7-1 (5) | Carlos Vergara | 1 | KO | Win | |
7 | Apr 2, 1992 19 years, 7 months 6-1 (4) | Rudy Bradley | 3 | TKO | Win | |
6 | Dec 17, 1991 19 years, 3 months 5-1 (3) | Willie Richardson | 6 | UD | Win | |
5 | Aug 31, 1991 19 years 4-1 (3) | Outhei Soundara | 4 | TKO | Win | |
4 | Aug 3, 1991 18 years, 11 months 3-1 (2) | Donald Gomez | 1 | TKO | Win | |
3 | Nov 8, 1990 18 years, 2 months 2-1 (1) | Scott Phillips | 6 | SD | Loss | |
2 | Sep 25, 1990 18 years, 1 months 2-0 (1) | Albert Lara | 4 | SD | Win | |
1 | Jul 14, 1990 17 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Andrez Francisco Pascual | 1 | TKO | Win |
