Nine years and five months into his professional boxing career, Gerald Washington has fought 26 times with 20 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw. As of June 2023, Washington's boxing record stands at 20-5-1 (13 KO wins, 5 KO losses).
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Gerald Washington (El Gallo Negro) is an American professional boxer. He was born in San Jose, California, U.S. on April 23, 1982. Washington made his professional boxing debut at the age of 30, on July 28, 2012. He is yet to win a major world title. Washington is 41 years old, he will turn 42 in 10 months and 14 days.
Total Fights | 26 |
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Wins | 20 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 1 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 13 |
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Total Title Wins | 0 |
Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 0 |
Losses via KO | 5 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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26 | Jan 1, 2022 | 39 | Ali Eren Demirezen | Loss | TKO8 |
25 | Feb 22, 2020 | 37 | Charles Martin | Loss | TKO6 |
24 | Jul 13, 2019 | 37 | Robert Helenius | Win | KO8 |
23 | Jan 26, 2019 | 36 | Adam Kownacki | Loss | TKO2 |
22 | Jun 10, 2018 | 36 | John Wesley Nofire | Win | UD |
21 | Jul 29, 2017 | 35 | Jarrell Miller | Loss | RTD8 |
20 | Feb 25, 2017 | 34 | Deontay Wilder | Loss * | TKO5 |
19 | Jul 16, 2016 | 34 | Ray Austin | Win | KO4 |
18 | Apr 30, 2016 | 34 | Eddie Chambers | Win | UD |
17 | Oct 13, 2015 | 33 | Amir Mansour | Draw | SD |
16 | Mar 13, 2015 | 32 | Jason Gavern | Win | UD |
15 | Dec 11, 2014 | 32 | Mike Sheppard | Win | KO1 |
14 | Aug 22, 2014 | 32 | Nagy Aguilera | Win | UD |
13 | Jun 27, 2014 | 32 | Travis Walker | Win | TKO2 |
12 | Apr 3, 2014 | 31 | Skipp Scott | Win | TKO2 |
11 | Jan 24, 2014 | 31 | Arron Lyons | Win | TKO5 |
10 | Oct 19, 2013 | 31 | Travis Fulton | Win | TKO1 |
9 | Aug 9, 2013 | 31 | Jerry Forrest | Win | KO2 |
8 | Jun 8, 2013 | 31 | Sherman Williams | Win | UD |
7 | Mar 8, 2013 | 30 | Curtis Harper | Win | TKO5 |
6 | Jan 11, 2013 | 30 | DJ Hughley | Win | UD |
5 | Dec 8, 2012 | 30 | Marcus Washington | Win | KO1 |
4 | Nov 3, 2012 | 30 | Brandon Spencer | Win | KO3 |
3 | Sep 29, 2012 | 30 | Terrance Perro | Win | UD |
2 | Aug 24, 2012 | 30 | Gary Cobia | Win | TKO1 |
1 | Jul 28, 2012 | 30 | Blue DeLong | Win | TKO1 |
* World-title fight
Gerald Washington is 198 cm tall (6' 5.95") with a reach of 208 cm (6' 9.89"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 10 cm (3.94").
Washington has a 50% KO rate. Of his total 13 KO wins, 10 were in the early rounds and three in the mid rounds. He has five first-round KO wins.
Gerald Washington made his professional boxing debut against Blue DeLong at the age of 30 on July 28, 2012, defeating DeLong via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 15 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 10 wins via stoppage.
Washington had his first world title fight at the age of 34 on February 25, 2017 after 19 professional fights, against Deontay Wilder for the WBC title. He lost to Wilder via 5th round TKO.
Some of Washington's best fights and notable victories include wins over Robert Helenius, Jerry Forrest, Ray Austin, Travis Walker, Eddie Chambers, and Sherman Williams.
Washington has had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was a non-title bout against Turkish boxer Ali Eren Demirezen on January 1, 2022. Washington lost the fight via 8th round TKO. It's been 1 year, 5 months, and 8 days since this fight.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Washington's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to fighting for world-titles, to his latest loss against Ali Eren Demirezen, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On January 1, 2022, a 39-year old Gerald Washington (20-4-1, 13 KO) fought Turkish boxer Ali Eren Demirezen, who was 31 years old with a record of 14-1. Demirezen was on a three-fight win streak with 11 KO wins. Washington was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Demirezen had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Washington lost to Demirezen via 8th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight losing streak, with two back-to-back KO losses.
On February 22, 2020, a 37-year old Gerald Washington (20-3-1, 13 KO) fought fellow American boxer Charles Martin, who was 33 years old with a record of 27-2-1. Martin was on a two-fight win streak with 24 KO wins. Washington was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Martin had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Washington lost to Martin via 6th round TKO.
On July 13, 2019, a 37-year old Gerald Washington (19-3-1, 12 KO) fought Finnish boxer Robert Helenius, who was 35 years old with a record of 28-2. Helenius was on a three-fight win streak with 17 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Washington had a 7 cm reach advantage over Helenius. Coming into this fight, Helenius had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Washington defeated Helenius via 8th round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
On January 26, 2019, a 36-year old Gerald Washington (19-2-1, 12 KO) fought an undefeated Polish boxer Adam Kownacki, who was 29 years old with a record of 18-0. Kownacki was on a 18-fight win streak with 14 KO wins. Washington was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage.
Washington lost to Kownacki via 2nd round TKO.
On June 10, 2018, a 36-year old Gerald Washington (18-2-1, 12 KO) fought John Wesley Nofire in his 22nd professional fight. He defeated Nofire via 10th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On July 29, 2017, a 35-year old Gerald Washington (18-1-1, 12 KO) fought an undefeated fellow American boxer Jarrell Miller, who was 29 years old with a record of 18-0-1. Miller was on a 14-fight win streak with 16 KO wins. Washington was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage.
Washington lost to Miller via 8th round RTD. He is now on a two-fight losing streak, with two back-to-back KO losses.
On February 25, 2017, a 34-year old Gerald Washington (18-0-1, 12 KO) challended an undefeated fellow American boxer Deontay Wilder's WBC heavyweight title. Wilder was 31 years old with a record of 37-0. Wilder was on a 37-fight win streak with 36 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 3 cm reach advantage over Washington.
Washington lost to Wilder via 5th round TKO. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his two-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On July 16, 2016, a 34-year old Gerald Washington (17-0-1, 11 KO) fought Ray Austin in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Austin via 4th round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On April 30, 2016, a 34-year old Gerald Washington (16-0-1, 11 KO) fought fellow American boxer Eddie Chambers, who was 34 years old with a record of 42-4. Chambers was on a six-fight win streak with 23 KO wins. Washington was the taller of the two by 13 cms and also had a 17 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Chambers had four losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Washington defeated Chambers via 8 round unanimous decision.
On October 13, 2015, a 33-year old Gerald Washington (16-0, 11 KO) fought Amir Mansour in his 17th professional fight. He had a draw with Mansour via 10th round split-decision.
On March 13, 2015, a 32-year old Gerald Washington (15-0, 11 KO) fought Jason Gavern in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Gavern via 8th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak.
On December 11, 2014, a 32-year old Gerald Washington (14-0, 10 KO) fought Mike Sheppard in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Sheppard via 1st round KO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak.
On August 22, 2014, a 32-year old Gerald Washington (13-0, 10 KO) fought Dominican boxer Nagy Aguilera, who was 28 years old with a record of 19-8. Aguilera was on a one-fight losing streak. Washington was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Aguilera had eight losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Washington defeated Aguilera via 8 round unanimous decision. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak.
On June 27, 2014, a 32-year old Gerald Washington (12-0, 9 KO) fought Travis Walker in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Walker via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On April 3, 2014, a 31-year old Gerald Washington (11-0, 8 KO) fought Skipp Scott in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Scott via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On January 24, 2014, a 31-year old Gerald Washington (10-0, 7 KO) fought Arron Lyons in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Lyons via 5th round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On October 19, 2013, a 31-year old Gerald Washington (9-0, 6 KO) fought Travis Fulton in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Fulton via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On August 9, 2013, a 31-year old Gerald Washington (8-0, 5 KO) fought an undefeated fellow American boxer Jerry Forrest, who was 25 years old with a record of 7-0. Forrest was on a seven-fight win streak with 6 KO wins. Washington was the taller of the two by 13 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage.
Washington defeated Forrest via 2nd round KO. He handed Forrest the first loss of his career, and put an end to Forrest's 7-fight win streak. Washington is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On June 8, 2013, a 31-year old Gerald Washington (7-0, 5 KO) fought Sherman Williams in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Williams via 8th round unanimous decision. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
On March 8, 2013, a 30-year old Gerald Washington (6-0, 4 KO) fought Curtis Harper in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Harper via 5th round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On January 11, 2013, a 30-year old Gerald Washington (5-0, 4 KO) fought DJ Hughley in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Hughley via 4th round unanimous decision. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On December 8, 2012, a 30-year old Gerald Washington (4-0, 3 KO) fought Marcus Washington in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Washington via 1st round KO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On November 3, 2012, a 30-year old Gerald Washington (3-0, 2 KO) fought Brandon Spencer in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Spencer via 3rd round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On September 29, 2012, a 30-year old Gerald Washington (2-0, 2 KO) fought Terrance Perro in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Perro via 4th round unanimous decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On August 24, 2012, a 30-year old Gerald Washington (1-0, 1 KO) fought Gary Cobia in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Cobia via 1st round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On July 28, 2012, a 30-year old Gerald Washington successfully debuted against Blue DeLong. He defeated DeLong via 1st round TKO.
Washington has knocked out 13 of his 26 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 50%. Of his total 20 wins, 13 of them have been via KO (65%).