Ian Gardner

For the Australian footballer, see Ian Gardner (footballer).

Ian Gardner (born May 5, 1981),^[1] nicknamed The Cobra for his slithering movements in the boxing ring, is a Canadian former professional boxer who was born and raised in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. In 2001, he moved to the United States to train under Goody Petronelli in Brockton Massachusetts.^[2] He primarily fought at middleweight, but also fought once at junior middleweight against Tokunbo Olajide for the vacant NABO and NABC junior middleweight titles in 2004, winning the bout by majority decision.^[3] Gardner would then face future middleweight and super-middleweight champion Arthur Abraham in 2005 for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title, losing by a 12-round decision.^[2] He later fought future light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson for the vacant NABO super middleweight title in the same year, losing by TKO in round 11.^[4]

Gardner is one of just six men who have gone the distance with future WBA, WBC, IBF, and IBO middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin, dropping an 8-round decision in 2008.^[5] He fought once more and defeated Marcus Thomas by KO in 2009, retiring afterwards.

Professional boxing record

25 fights	21 wins	4 losses
By knockout	9	1
By decision	12	3

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
25	Win	21–4	Marcus Thomas	KO	4 (8), 1:58	2009-05-30	Palooka’s Boxing Club, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
24	Loss	20–4	Gennady Golovkin	UD	8	2008-04-05	Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany
23	Win	20–3	Deandre Latimore	KO	3 (8), 2:50	2007-01-25	Ameristar Casino, St. Charles, Missouri, United States
22	Loss	19–3	Chad Dawson	TKO	11 (12), 1:12	2005-11-18	Athletic Center, New Haven, Connecticut, United States	For vacant WBO-NABO super middleweight title.
21	Win	19–2	Mohamad Abdallah Said Salem	UD	10	2005-07-05	The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
20	Loss	18–2	Arthur Abraham	UD	12	2005-02-12	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany	For vacant WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title.
19	Win	18–1	Tokunbo Olajide	MD	12	Nov 20, 2004	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won vacant WBO-NABO super welterweight and vacant NABC light middleweight titles.
18	Win	17–1	Kuvonchbek Toygonbaev	SD	10	2004-09-02	Harrah's Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
17	Win	16–1	Patrick Perez	UD	10	2004-06-25	The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, United States	Won vacant WBC Mundo Hispano middleweight title.
16	Win	15–1	Joshua Onyango	UD	8	2003-12-04	The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
15	Win	14–1	Dave Hadden	UD	8	2003-08-09	The Fairgrounds, Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
14	Win	13–1	Dhafir Smith	UD	8	2003-06-20	First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
13	Win	12–1	Aundalen Sloan	TKO	8 (8)	2003-06-13	Wonderland Ballroom, Revere, Massachusetts, United States
12	Win	11–1	Mike McFail	TKO	6 (8)	2003-04-26	Shaw's Convention Center, Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
11	Win	10–1	Luiz Augusto Dos Santos	UD	8	2003-03-20	Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States
10	Win	9–1	Joe Lorenzi	TKO	2 (6)	2003-03-17	The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
9	Win	8–1	James McCallister	KO	2 (8), 2:25	2003-01-16	Michael's Eighth Avenue, Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States
8	Win	7–1	Michael Corleone	TKO	3 (6)	2002-11-23	Matrix Entertainment Complex, Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
7	Win	6–1	Keith Sonley	TKO	3 (6), 1:35	2002-10-25	Wonderland Ballroom, Revere, Massachusetts, United States
6	Win	5–1	Kenny Stubbs	TKO	3 (6)	2002-08-30	Roseland Ballroom, New York City, New York, United States
5	Win	4–1	Gilberto Reyes	SD	4	2002-07-12	Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, United States
4	Win	3–1	Pierre Moke Kulewa	UD	4	2001-11-29	Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
3	Loss	2–1	Peter Manfredo Jr.	SD	4	2001-11-02	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, United States
2	Win	2–0	Troy Rowland	SD	4	May 26, 2001	Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
1	Win	1–0	Tommy Huff	UD	4	2001-04-27	Civic Center, Niagara Falls, New York, United States	Professional debut.