| Gairy St. Clair | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1975-02-02) 2 February 1975 (age 49) Georgetown, Guyana | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Superman | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 65 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 60 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 45 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gairy St. Clair (born 2 February 1975 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a professional boxer in the junior lightweight (130 lb) division. He is the former IBF world junior-lightweight champion.
Professional career
St Clair turned professional in 1994 in his hometown of Georgetown, Guyana. He went undefeated in 16 bouts with 15 wins and 1 draw before losing a unanimous decision to a then undefeated Diego Corrales. On 29 July 2006 Gairy challenged Cassius Baloyi for the IBO and IBF super-featherweight titles. Gairy became world champion winning by a unanimous decision with judges scoring the bout: 116–112 | 115–113 | 115–114. Gairy however lost the titles in a massive upset to Malcolm Klassen a few months later.
On 2 February 2008, he challenged Commonwealth Lightweight champion Amir Khan in the ExCel arena in London, losing after 12 rounds by unanimous points decision 120–108, scored for Khan by all three judges. Although he lost all 12 rounds fought on the scorecard, St Clair managed to hold a steady fight against Khan and kept his composure despite having to deal with Khan's trademark lightning-quick jabs.
Professional boxing record
| 60 fights | 45 wins | 13 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 18 | 1 |
| By decision | 27 | 12 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Loss | 45–13–2 | Michael Hall | MD | 12 (12) | 2023-07-28 | Conca D'Oro, Riverwood, Australia | |
| 59 | Win | 45–12–2 | Roberto Oyan | UD | 10 (10) | 2013-06-29 | Richmond Club, Richmond, Australia | |
| 58 | Win | 44–12–2 | Roberto Oyan | UD | 6 (6) | 2013-05-17 | Richmond Club, Richmond, Australia | |
| 57 | Win | 43–12–2 | Joel De la Cruz | UD | 10 (10) | 2012-10-20 | Windsor Function Centre, Windsor, Australia | |
| 56 | Win | 42–12–2 | Rey Anton Olarte | UD | 8 (8) | 2012-08-31 | Entertainment Centre, Hurstville, Australia | |
| 55 | Loss | 41–12–2 | Lovemore N'dou | UD | 12 (12) | 2012-08-10 | Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport, Australia | For vacant World Boxing Foundation welterweight title |
| 54 | Loss | 41–11–2 | Ryan Waters | UD | 12 (12) | 2011-03-25 | Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club, Cronulla, Australia | |
| 53 | Win | 41–10–2 | Moses Seran | UD | 6 (6) | 2009-12-11 | Roundhouse, Kensington, Australia | |
| 52 | Loss | 40–10–2 | Jackson Asiku | TKO | 9 (12) | 2009-04-26 | Challenge Stadium, Perth, Australia | For vacant IBF Australasian featherweight title |
| 51 | Loss | 40–9–2 | Lenny Zappavigna | UD | 12 (12) | 2009-03-11 | The Cube, Campbelltown, Australia | For IBF Pan Pacific light-welterweight title |
| 50 | Loss | 40–8–2 | Mlungisi Dlamini | UD | 12 (12) | 2008-11-14 | Ride Hall, Parys, South Africa | For World Boxing Foundation lightweight title |
| 49 | Win | 40–7–2 | Junmar Dulog | KO | 2 (6) | 2008-10-31 | Entertainment Centre, Shoalhaven Heads, Australia | |
| 48 | Loss | 39–7–2 | William Kickett | UD | 10 (10) | 2008-06-24 | Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 47 | Win | 39–6–2 | Jun Paderna | MD | 6 (6) | 2008-04-11 | Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club, Cronulla, Australia | |
| 46 | Loss | 38–6–2 | Amir Khan | UD | 12 (12) | 2008-02-02 | ExCel Arena, London, England, U.K. | For Commonwealth lightweight title |
| 45 | Win | 38–5–2 | Roberto Oyan | UD | 6 (6) | 2007-12-07 | Wyong RSL Club, Wyong, Australia | |
| 44 | Loss | 37–5–2 | Cassius Baloyi | UD | 12 (12) | 2007-11-12 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa | |
| 43 | Loss | 37–4–2 | Malcolm Klassen | SD | 12 (12) | 2006-11-04 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa | Lost IBF super-featherweight title |
| 42 | Win | 37–3–2 | Cassius Baloyi | UD | 12 (12) | 2006-07-29 | Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa | Won IBF & IBO super-featherweight titles |
| 41 | Win | 36–3–2 | Chawan Darsi | TKO | 4 (10) | 2005-07-03 | Challenge Stadium, Perth, Australia | |
| 40 | Win | 35–3–2 | Shamir Reyes | TKO | 12 (12) | 2005-02-24 | Hellenic Community Centre, Northbridge, Australia | Retained WBO Inter-Continental featherweight title |
| 39 | Win | 34–3–2 | Theophilus Quaye | TKO | 11 (12) | 2004-10-01 | Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport, Australia | Retained WBO Inter-Continental featherweight title |
| 38 | Win | 33–3–2 | Decha Kokietgym | UD | 12 (12) | 2004-08-27 | Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, Australia | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental featherweight title |
| 37 | Win | 32–3–2 | Anukun Kulamun | UD | 10 (10) | 2004-07-30 | Herb Graham Recreation Centre, Mirrabooka, Australia | |
| 36 | Win | 31–3–2 | Bart Abapo | TKO | 6 (12) | 2004-07-17 | State Sports Centre, Homebush Bay, Australia | |
| 35 | Win | 30–3–2 | Cristian Sebastian Paz | UD | 10 (10) | 2004-04-02 | State Sports Centre, Homebush Bay, Australia | |
| 34 | Win | 29–3–2 | Johnny Sheferaw | UD | 6 (6) | 2004-01-23 | Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, Australia | |
| 33 | Win | 28–3–2 | Jackson Asiku | UD | 8 (8) | 2003-12-12 | Badgery's Pavilion, Homebush Bay, Australia | |
| 32 | Win | 27–3–2 | Donny Suratin | UD | 8 (8) | 2003-10-03 | Badgery's Pavilion, Homebush Bay, Australia | |
| 31 | Win | 26–3–2 | Untung Ortega | TKO | 4 (8) | 2003-08-08 | Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, Australia | |
| 30 | Win | 25–3–2 | Kongthawat Sor Kitti | UD | 8 (8) | 2003-06-13 | Auburn RSL Club, Auburn, Australia | |
| 29 | Win | 24–3–2 | Rio Saragih | TKO | 1 (8) | 2003-01-19 | Telstra Superdome, Melbourne, Australia | |
| 28 | Draw | 23–3–2 | James Swan | SD | 10 (10) | 2002-11-09 | Challenge Stadium, Perth, Australia | |
| 27 | Win | 23–3–1 | Shane Braslin | KO | 3 (8) | 2002-08-02 | Le Montage Function Centre, Sydney, Australia | |
| 26 | Win | 22–3–1 | James Swan | TKO | 12 (12) | 2002-04-19 | Le Montage Function Centre, Sydney, Australia | Won vacant IBF Pan Pacific super-featherweight title |
| 25 | Win | 21–3–1 | Phongsak Phaor | UD | 8 (8) | 2002-02-08 | Le Montage Function Centre, Sydney, Australia | |
| 24 | Win | 20–3–1 | Kongthawat Sor Kitti | TKO | 10 (10) | 2001-11-16 | Nineveh Sports Club, Sydney, Australia | |
| 23 | Win | 19–3–1 | Sebua Mendocino | UD | 8 (8) | 2001-10-26 | Nineveh Sports Club, Sydney, Australia | |
| 22 | Win | 18–3–1 | Danny McGrail | TKO | 6 (8) | 2001-08-17 | The Octagon, Sydney, Australia | |
| 21 | Win | 17–3–1 | Sebua Mendocino | PTS | 6 (6) | 2001-08-03 | The Bellevue Venue, Sydney, Australia | |
| 20 | Loss | 16–3–1 | Leonard Doroftei | UD | 10 (10) | 2000-09-08 | Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 19 | Loss | 16–2–1 | Vivian Harris | UD | 10 (10) | 1999-12-10 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Alric Johnson | PTS | 10 (10) | 1999-04-21 | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Vincent Howard | PTS | 12 (12) | 1999-02-19 | Georgetown, Guyana | Won vacant Guyanese super-featherweight title |
| 16 | Loss | 14–1–1 | Diego Corrales | UD | 12 (12) | 1998-12-18 | Yosemite Hall, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Manuel Santiago | PTS | 8 (8) | 1998-05-29 | McAfee, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 14 | Draw | 13–0–1 | Bernard Harris | PTS | 10 (10) | 1998-04-11 | Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Joseph Figueroa | PTS | 8 (8) | 1997-12-09 | Holiday Inn, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Jose Nino Diaz | TKO | 4 (10) | 1997-07-06 | Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Rolando Valcarcel | TKO | 3 (6) | 1997-06-07 | Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Frederick Suswell | TKO | 3 (6) | 1997-04-11 | Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Francisco Pena | UD | 8 (8) | 1997-02-28 | Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Malcolm Lowery | TKO | 1 (?) | 1996-11-15 | Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Edwin Ruiz | PTS | 6 (6) | 1996-09-27 | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Forbes David | TKO | 4 (4) | 1996-09-10 | Beacon Theatre, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Lionel Odom | PTS | 6 (6) | 1996-08-16 | Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, New York, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Errol Trotmann | TKO | 2 (6) | 1995-12-03 | Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Courtney Younge | TKO | 2 (?) | 1995-02-25 | National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Linden Arthur | PTS | 4 (4) | 1994-12-11 | National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Nigel Boston | PTS | 4 (4) | 1994-10-16 | National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana |
Later life
Superman was Inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall Of Fame at the Crown Hotel and Casino in Melbourne on the 26th of August 2022.
In 2023, St. Clair avoided jail time for assaulting a chemist security guard during a dispute about the placement of his Covid face mask. He was represented by former foe Lovemore N'dou, who successfully argued that St. Clair's was under great stress at the time of the incident because his business, the Gairy St Clair Boxing Fitness Gym, had been severely impacted by Covid.
See also
References
- "Amir Khan Outworks St Clair To Win Decision". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- "Former world champion's journey from hopelessness to hall of fame". Stabroek News. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- "Boxing world champion beats jail sentence for assaulting man over mask at Chemist Warehouse". News.com.au. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
External links
- Boxing record for Gairy St. Clair from BoxRec (registration required)
- 1994 Commonwealth Games
| Sporting positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| New title | Guyanese super-featherweight champion 19 February 1999 – 2001 Vacated |
VacantTitle next held byHugo Lewis | ||
| VacantTitle last held byRobbie Peden | IBF Pan Pacific super-featherweight champion 19 April 2002 – 2003 Vacated |
VacantTitle next held byNedal Hussein | ||
| VacantTitle last held byTiger Smalls | WBO Inter-Continental featherweight champion 27 August 2004 – 2005 Vacated |
VacantTitle next held byAndrás Mészáros | ||
| Minor world boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded byCassius Baloyi | IBO super-featherweight champion 29 July 2006 – 2006 Vacated |
VacantTitle next held byCassius Baloyi | ||
| Major world boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded byCassius Baloyi | IBF super-featherweight champion 29 July 2006 – 4 November 2006 |
Succeeded byMalcolm Klassen | ||
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Guyanese male boxers
- Sportspeople from Georgetown, Guyana
- Guyanese people of African descent
- Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Guyana
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing
- Boxers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Guyana
- World super-featherweight boxing champions
- International Boxing Organization champions
- International Boxing Federation champions