Jesse Hart (Hard Work) boxer

Jesse Hart boxer
bouts
31
won
28
lost
3
draw
0
Status
active
Division
super middleweight
Debut
2012-06-09
Height
6′ 3″/191cm
Reach
77½″/197cm
Age
29
Born
1989-06-26
Death
-
Nationality
USA

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.Jesse Hart is the son of former Philly middleweight contender Eugene Hart. Eugene trains his son to this day. In 2011, Hart won the National Golden Gloves Championships, and the US National Championships at Middleweight. He was, at one time, the number one rated amateur boxer at Middleweight in the US. 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.Hart turned pro in June 2012, signing with promotional outfit Top Rank. 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. 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).Jesse Hart reached an agreement to fight WBO world champion Gilberto Ramírez on September 22, 2017 in Tucson, Arizona. 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.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. 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%).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. 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.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2021-12-11 David Murray WWLWWW 2300 Arena, Philadelphia WIN
Technical knockout
2021-09-17 Mike Guy LWWWLL 2300 Arena, Philadelphia LOST
Unanimous decision
2020-01-11 Joe Smith Jr WWWLWL Mark G. Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City LOST
Split-decision
2019-06-15 Sullivan Barrera WWWWLW MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
2018-12-14 Gilberto Ramirez WWWWWW American Bank Center, Corpus Christi LOST
Majority decision
2018-08-18 Mike Gavronski LWWWW Ocean Resort Casino, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
2018-04-28 Demond Nicholson WWWDLW Liacouras Center, Philadelphia WIN
Technical knockout
2018-02-03 Thomas Awimbono WWWLLL Bank of America Center, Corpus Christi WIN
Technical knockout
2017-09-22 Gilberto Ramirez WWWWWW Convention Center, Tucson LOST
Unanimous decision
2017-04-08 Alan Campa WWLWWW MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill WIN
Technical knockout
2016-11-04 Andrew Hernandez WWWWWW Treasure Island Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
2016-03-18 Dashon Johnson LLWWWW 2300 Arena, Philadelphia WIN
Unanimous decision
2015-12-12 Andrik Saralegui WWLWL Convention Center, Tucson WIN
Technical knockout
2015-09-11 Aaron Pryor Jr LWWWDL Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
2015-05-02 Mike Jimenez WWWWWW MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
2014-12-13 Samuel Miller LWLWWL 2300 Arena, Philadelphia WIN
Technical knockout
2014-10-04 Roberto Jose Acevedo WWWLWL Bally's Event Center, Atlantic City WIN
KO
2014-06-14 Dion Savage WLLWLL Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
2014-04-11 Samuel Clarkson LWLWWW Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Unanimous decision
2014-01-25 Derrick Findley WLLDL Madison Square Garden Theater, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
2013-12-07 Tyrell Hendrix WWWWLW Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
2013-09-28 Terrence Wilson WLLLWL Bally's Event Center, Atlantic City WIN
KO
2013-08-10 Steven Tyner LLLLL Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem WIN
Technical knockout
2013-07-12 Eddie Hunter LLWLWW Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
2013-06-01 Thomas Turner WLWLWL Bally's Event Center, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
2013-04-13 Marlon Farr LWWL Radio City Music Hall, New York WIN
Technical knockout
2012-12-08 Steven Tyner WLDLLL Temple University McGonigle Hall, Philadelphia WIN
Unanimous decision
2012-11-10 Joshua Meyers W Wynn Resort, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
2012-09-14 Lekan Byfield LWWD Harrah's Philadelphia, Chester WIN
KO
2012-07-07 Steven Chadwick LLL Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
2012-06-09 Manuel Eastman L MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout