Derrick "Smoke" Gainer (born August 22, 1972) is an American former

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who competed from 1990 to 2012. He held the WBA

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title from 2000 to 2003.

Professional career

Gainer is a colleague and friend of fellow

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native

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, and often fought on his under-cards.

Featherweight champion

In 2000, Gainer defeated Freddie Norwood to win the WBA featherweight title and after four defenses lost to

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, who became super champion, via technical decision in 2003.

Post title

Since his defeat to Marquez, Gainer lost in a challenge to WBA titleholder Chris John via unanimous decision. His last was a

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win over Carlos Navarro on the undercard of the Roy Jones-Anthony Hanshaw bout at the

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, in

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Professional boxing record

, - , 51 , Win , 43–7–1 , align=left, Antonio Santos , , 5 (10) , ? , 29 Sep 2012 , align=left, , , - , 50 , Win , 42–7–1 , align=left, Angel Hernandez , , 6 , N/a , 28 Aug 2010 , align=left, , , - , 49 , Win , 41–7–1 , align=left, Carlos Navarro , SD , 10 , N/a , 14 Jul 2007 , align=left, , , - , 48 , Win , 40–7–1 , align=left, Phillip Payne , SD , 12 , N/a , 12 Aug 2006 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 47 , Loss , 39–7–1 , align=left, Chris John , , 12 , N/a , 22 Apr 2005 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 46 , Loss , 39–6–1 , align=left,

, , 7 (12) , 2:37 , 1 Nov 2003 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 45 , Win , 39–5–1 , align=left,

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, SD , 12 , N/a , 12 Apr 2003 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 44 , Draw , 38–5–1 , align=left, Daniel Seda , , 2 (12) , 2:13 , 24 Aug 2002 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 43 , Win , 38–5 , align=left, Cedric Mingo , TKO , 2 (10) , ? , 17 May 2001 , align=left, , , - , 42 , Win , 37–5 , align=left, Victor Polo , UD , 12 , N/a , 24 Feb 2001 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 41 , Win , 36–5 , align=left, Freddie Norwood , , 11 (12) , 1:56 , 9 Sep 2000 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 40 , Win , 35–5 , align=left, Richard Carrillo , KO , 8 (12) , 2:56 , 15 Jul 2000 , align=left, , , - , 39 , Win , 34–5 , align=left, Sean Fletcher , UD , 10 , N/a , 13 May 2000 , align=left, , , - , 38 , Loss , 33–5 , align=left,

Diego Corrales Diego "Chico" Corrales Jr. (August 25, 1977 – May 7, 2007) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2007. He was a multiple-time world champion in two weight divisions, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) s ...

, TKO , 3 (12) , 1:50 , 18 Mar 2000 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 37 , Win , 33–4 , align=left, Sergio Rafael Liendo , UD , 10 , N/a , 19 Nov 1999 , align=left, , , - , 36 , Win , 32–4 , align=left, Sergio Reyes , TKO , 5 (10) , 0:56 , 15 Oct 1999 , align=left, , , - , 35 , Win , 31–4 , align=left, Jay Cantu , TKO , 1 (10) , ? , 10 Sep 1999 , align=left, , , - , 34 , Win , 30–4 , align=left, Javier Lucas , KO , 2 (10) , ? , 20 Aug 1999 , align=left, , , - , 33 , Win , 29–4 , align=left, Freddy Cruz , UD , 10 , N/a , 30 Jul 1999 , align=left, , , - , 32 , Win , 28–4 , align=left, Donovan Carey , TKO , 6 (12) , 2:51 , 5 Jun 1999 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 31 , Win , 27–4 , align=left,

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, UD , 12 , N/a , 9 Jan 1999 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 30 , Win , 26–4 , align=left, Louie Leija , TKO , 6 (10) , ? , 14 Nov 1998 , align=left, , , - , 29 , Win , 25–4 , align=left, Bernard Harris , UD , 10 , N/a , 18 Aug 1998 , align=left, , , - , 28 , Win , 24–4 , align=left, Kevin Kelley , UD , 10 , N/a , 18 Jul 1998 , align=left, , , - , 27 , Win , 23–4 , align=left, Orlando Soto , TKO , 5 (10) , 0:56 , 9 Jun 1998 , align=left, , , - , 26 , Win , 22–4 , align=left, Wilson Santos , KO , 3 (10) , 1:02 , 25 Apr 1998 , align=left, , , - , 25 , Win , 21–4 , align=left, Manuel Medina , KO , 9 (12) , 1:20 , 7 Aug 1997 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 24 , Win , 20–4 , align=left, Alric Johnson , TKO , 12 (12) , ? , 21 Mar 1997 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 23 , Win , 19–4 , align=left, Shane Gannon , TKO , 2 (10) , 1:32 , 22 Nov 1996 , align=left, , , - , 22 , Win , 18–4 , align=left, Patrick Simeon , TKO , 2 (12) , ? , 4 Oct 1996 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 21 , Loss , 17–4 , align=left, Kevin Kelley , KO , 8 (12) , 2:16 , 15 Jun 1996 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 20 , Win , 17–3 , align=left, Javier Diaz , TKO , 6 (10) , ? , 9 May 1996 , align=left, , , - , 19 , Win , 16–3 , align=left,

James Crayton James Edward Crayton, alias ''Too Sweet'', is an American former professional boxer. Personal life Crayton is a native and a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. Professional career Early career Crayton's made his professional debut on April 7, of 199 ...

, TKO , 10 (10) , ? , 12 Jan 1996 , align=left, , , - , 18 , Win , 15–3 , align=left, Roberto Villareal , KO , 5 (12) , ? , 30 Sep 1995 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 17 , Win , 14–3 , align=left,

, UD , 12 , N/a , 24 Jun 1995 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 16 , Win , 13–3 , align=left, Feliciano Correa , TKO , 2 (8) , ? , 18 Mar 1995 , align=left, , , - , 15 , Loss , 12–3 , align=left, Robert Garcia , UD , 10 , N/a , 18 Nov 1994 , align=left, , , - , 14 , Loss , 12–2 , align=left, Greg Torres , UD , 10 , N/a , 5 Oct 1994 , align=left, , , - , 13 , Win , 12–1 , align=left, Darren McGrew , UD , 6 , N/a , 20 Sep 1994 , align=left, , , - , 12 , Win , 11–1 , align=left, Marcelo Rodriguez , UD , 8 , N/a , 27 May 1994 , align=left, , , - , 11 , Win , 10–1 , align=left, Roy Simpson , TKO , 1 (10) , 2:31 , 22 Mar 1994 , align=left, , , - , 10 , Win , 9–1 , align=left, Julian Flores , UD , 12 , N/a , 30 Nov 1993 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 9 , Win , 8–1 , align=left, Runnell Doll , SD , 6 , N/a , 10 Jan 1993 , align=left, , , - , 8 , Win , 7–1 , align=left, Carlos Vergara , KO , 1 (6) , ? , 30 Jun 1992 , align=left, , , - , 7 , Win , 6–1 , align=left, Rudy Bradley , TKO , 3 (4) , ? , 2 Apr 1992 , align=left, , , - , 6 , Win , 5–1 , align=left, Willie Richardson , UD , 6 , N/a , 17 Dec 1991 , align=left, , , - , 5 , Win , 4–1 , align=left, Outhei Soundara , TKO , 4 (?) , ? , 31 Aug 1991 , align=left, , , - , 4 , Win , 3–1 , align=left, Donald Gomez , TKO , 1 (4) , ? , 3 Aug 1991 , align=left, , , - , 3 , Loss , 2–1 , align=left, Scott Phillips , SD , 6 , N/a , 8 Nov 1990 , align=left, , , - , 2 , Win , 2–0 , align=left, Albert Lara , SD , 4 , N/a , 25 Sep 1990 , align=left, , , - , 1 , Win , 1–0 , align=left, Andrez Francisco Pascual , TKO , 1 (4) , 2:08 , 14 Jul 1990 , align=left, , align=left,

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