# Ian Gardner

Ian Gardner (born May 5, 1981), 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. 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. 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. 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.
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. 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. |