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Jesse Hart

Jesse Hart (born August 14, 1989) is an American professional boxer who has challenged twice for the WBO super middleweight title; firstly in 2017 and again in 2018.[1]

Jesse Hart
Born (1989-08-14) August 14, 1989 (age 34)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesHard Work
Statistics
Weight(s)Super middleweight
Light heavyweight
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Reach77+1⁄2 in (197 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights33
Wins30
Wins by KO24
Losses3

Early life and amateur career edit

Jesse Hart is the son of former Philly middleweight contender Eugene Hart. Eugene trains his son to this day.[2] In 2011, Hart won the National Golden Gloves Championships, and the US National Championships at Middleweight.[3] He was, at one time, the number one rated amateur boxer at Middleweight in the US.[4] Hart failed to qualify to the 2012 Summer Olympics, losing to Terrell Gausha on countback at the final match of the US Olympic Trials. Hart accumulated an 85-11 record as an amateur.[5]

Professional career edit

Early career edit

Hart turned pro in June 2012, signing with promotional outfit Top Rank.[5] Hart won his first 16 fights against mediocre opposition, with 13 wins coming by way of knockout. In May 2015, Hart fought Mike Jimenez in the undercard of Mayweather-Pacquiao. Hart won in dominant fashion, breaking Jimenez down before winning by technical knockout in round 6. With the win, Hart claimed the USBA and the NABO super middleweight titles.[6][7] Hart defended his North American titles four times against the likes of Dashon Johnson and Andrew Hernandez. Johnson gave Hart an extremely tough fight, despite the former's 19-18-3 record going into the fight. Hart seemed to tire in the latter half of the fight and Johnson dropped Hart in the final round. In the end, Hart took the win by unanimous decision (98-91, 97-92, 95-94).[8]

Ramírez vs. Hart edit

Jesse Hart reached an agreement to fight WBO world champion Gilberto Ramírez on September 22, 2017 in Tucson, Arizona.[9] On August 22, the fight was made official and an announcement was made for the venue. The fight was to take place at the Convention Center.[10][11]

In front of 4,103 fans, Ramírez retained his WBO super middleweight title in a hard-fought battle against a game Hart, which went the 12 round distance. The final judges scorecards were 115-112, 115-112, and 114-113 in favour of Ramírez. He started off strong, dropping Hart in round 2 following a left uppercut, which Hart did not see coming. Hart beat the count and survived the round. In round 4, Hart took tremendous punishment, but managed to stay on his feet. The last 6 rounds saw the fight turnaround in favour of Hart. He landed many power shots to the head of Ramírez, who held his own. Ramírez seemed to have tired out during the closing rounds. Round 11 saw Hart rock Ramírez badly, but not realizing that his legs had given way, thus failing to go for the finish. Had Hart not been dropped in round 2, the fight would have ended via majority decision.[12][13] After the fight, Ramírez said, "This one was for all the Dreamers, all the people of Mexico and what they are going through with the earthquake. The plan was push, push, push and put a lot of pressure on him and keep him off balance. I wanted to put on a really big body attack every round. There was nothing easy in this fight." Hart was humble in defeat, "I take nothing away from him. He's a good champ. He has my respect. The knockdown was my fault. Zurdo's a really good fighter." Ramírez landed 220 punches from 690 thrown (32%), this included 40 of his 70 power shots thrown. Hart landed 132 of his 497 thrown (27%).[14]

On December 14, 2018, Hart faced Ramirez in a rematch for the WBO super middleweight title. Ramirez was punishing Hart throughout the fight, especially being efficient on the inside. Hart was able to hurt Ramirez back in the final round, but it was too late to make any significant impact on the scoring.[15] In the end, Ramirez won the fight via majority decision, with two judges seeing Ramirez as the winner, 115-113 and 115-113, and one scoring the fight a draw, 114-114.[16]

In his next fight, Hart battled veteran Sullivan Barrera. In what was his debut at light heavyweight, Hart managed to secure a win on points.[17] It was a dirty fight in which referee Jay Nady had to intervene multiple times and threaten the boxers with a point deduction.[18]

Professional boxing record edit

31 fights 28 wins 3 losses
By knockout 22 0
By decision 6 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
31 Win 28–3   David Murray TKO 3 (8), 2:20 Dec 11, 2021   2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
30 Win 27–3   Mike Guy UD 8 Sep 17, 2021   2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
29 Loss 26–3   Joe Smith Jr. SD 10 Jan 11, 2020   Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
28 Win 26–2   Sullivan Barrera UD 10 Jun 15, 2019   MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US
27 Loss 25–2   Gilberto Ramirez MD 12 Dec 14, 2018   Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. For WBO super middleweight title
26 Win 25–1   Mike Gavronski TKO 3 (10), 0:52 Aug 18, 2018   Ocean Resort Casino, Atlantic City, U.S Retained NABF super middleweight title
25 Win 24–1   Demond Nicholson TKO 7 (10), 2:26 Apr 28, 2018   Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, U.S Won vacant NABF super middleweight title
24 Win 23–1   Thomas Awimbono TKO 1 (10), 1:28 Feb 3, 2018   Bank of America Center, Corpus Christi, U.S.
23 Loss 22–1   Gilberto Ramírez UD 12 Sep 22, 2017   Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. For WBO super middleweight title
22 Win 22–0   Alan Campa TKO 5 (10), 0:44 Apr 8, 2017   MGM National Harbor, National Harbor, Maryland, U.S. Retained USBA and NABO super middleweight titles
21 Win 21–0   Andrew Hernandez TKO 3 (10), 1:59 Nov 4, 2016   Treasure Island Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained USBA and NABO super middleweight titles
20 Win 20–0   Dashon Johnson UD 10 Mar 18, 2016   2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Retained USBA and NABO super middleweight titles
19 Win 19–0   Andrik Saralegui TKO 1 (8), 0:54 Dec 12, 2015   Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
18 Win 18–0   Aaron Pryor Jr. TKO 9 (10), 2:51 Sep 11, 2015   Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained USBA and NABO super middleweight titles
17 Win 17–0   Mike Jimenez TKO 6 (10), 2:13 May 2, 2015   MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Retained NABF junior super middleweight title
Won vacant USBA and vacant NABO super middleweight titles
16 Win 16–0   Samuel Miller TKO 2 (8), 2:07 Dec 13, 2014   2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
15 Win 15–0   Roberto Acevedo KO 4 (8), 1:15 Oct 4, 2014   Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
14 Win 14–0   Shujaa El Amin TKO 6 (8), 1:36 Jun 14, 2014   Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
13 Win 13–0   Samuel Clarkson UD 8 Apr 11, 2014   Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
12 Win 12–0   Derrick Findley UD 6 Jan 25, 2014   Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, U.S.
11 Win 11–0   Tyrell Hendrix TKO 1 (6), 1:20 Dec 7, 2013   Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
10 Win 10–0   Terrence Wilson KO 1 (4), 1:57 Sep 28, 2013   Bally's Event Center, Atlantic City, U.S.
9 Win 9–0   Steven Tyner TKO 1 (6), 1:20 Aug 10, 2013   Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, U.S.
8 Win 8–0   Eddie Hunter TKO 2 (6), 1:17 Jul 12, 2013   Bally's Event Center, Atlantic City, U.S.
7 Win 7–0   Thomas Turner TKO 1 (6), 2:15 Jun 1, 2013   Radio City Music Hall, New York, U.S.
6 Win 6–0   Marlon Farr TKO 3 (6), 1:33 Apr 13, 2013   Temple University McGonigle Hall, Philadelphia, U.S.
5 Win 5–0   Steven Tyner UD 4 Dec 8, 2012   Wynn Resort, Las Vegas, U.S.
4 Win 4–0   Joshua Meyers TKO 3 (4), 2:01 Nov 10, 2012   Harrah's Philadelphia, Chester, U.S.
3 Win 3–0   Lekan Byfield KO 1 (4), 0:48 Sep 14, 2012   Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
2 Win 2–0   Steven Chadwick TKO 1 (4), 2:38 Jul 7, 2012   Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, U.S.
1 Win 1–0   Manuel Eastman TKO 1 (4), 0:33 Jun 9, 2012   MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, U.S.

References edit

  1. ^ "BoxRec: Jesse Hart". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  2. ^ "A father's life and a brother's death propel Philly boxer Jesse Hart's dream: Be the best — NewsWorks". Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  3. ^ "Philadelphia's Hart wins Olympic boxing trial". Philly.com. 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  4. ^ "TeamUSA | Home". Usaboxing.org. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  5. ^ a b "Hart, son of '70s contender 'Cyclone', turns pro". 20 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Hart 'grateful' to be on Floyd-Manny undercard". 12 March 2015.
  7. ^ http://www.fighthype.com/news/article19776.html
  8. ^ "Jesse Hart defeats Dashon Johnson ⋆ Boxing News 24". 19 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Gilberto Ramirez Expects Big Fireworks With Jesse Hart - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  10. ^ "Valdez, Ramirez to defend titles on 9/22 ESPN show". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  11. ^ "The next Top Rank card on ESPN is official and it will include two world title fights in which the four combatants are a combined 108-0 with 73 KOs". ESPN.com. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  12. ^ "Gilberto Ramirez Drops, Decisions a Very Game Jesse Hart - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  13. ^ "Oscar Valdez, Gilberto Ramirez retain titles with hard-fought decisions - The Ring". The Ring. 2017-09-23. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  14. ^ "'Zurdo' Ramirez outpoints Hart, retains super middleweight title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  15. ^ "Gilberto Ramirez outpoints Jesse Hart again, seeks greater challenges at 175 pounds". The Ring. 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  16. ^ "Ramirez vs Hart II - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  17. ^ "Hart vs Barrera - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  18. ^ Christ, Scott (2019-06-15). "Jesse Hart wins decision over Sullivan Barrera". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2020-08-14.

External links edit

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