Edner Cherry (born July 21, 1982) is a Bahamian professional boxer and two-time world title challenger.
Early years Cherry was born to a Bahamian father and a Haitian mother. He emigrated from The Bahamas to the United States, and resides in Wauchula, Florida.
Career Cherry began boxing professionally in 2001, with mixed results (3-2-2 as of July 2002). Soon after signing with Peter Fernandez and Starfight Productions he appeared to find his groove, racking up 14 straight wins and acquiring a number of minor titles—the WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation Lightweight title and the NBA Intercontinental Lightweight Title. Cherry then lost an IBF title eliminator to Ricky Quiles by split decision to end his win streak. In February 2007 Cherry lost a unanimous decision to Paulie Malignaggi on HBO.
Recently, Edner Cherry has been named Friday Night Fights Boxer of the Year (2006) by ESPN and has fought on both Showtime and HBO.
In 2008, Cherry knocked out former WBC Lightweight champion Stevie Johnston in the 10th round. Cherry's 'Cherry Bomb' left hook had Johnston down in the third and the ninth, and a straight right hand put away the former champion for the count at 2:34 in the tenth round of a WBC USNBC national title bout. Following that fight, Cherry wound up fighting WBC light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley for the belt. Although very well prepared for this fight, Cherry dropped a unanimous decision to Bradley.
At the end of 2008, Cherry left his long-time trainer, Pete Fernandez and signed with TKO Promotions. Under TKO, Cherry has won three straight fights, all by stoppage. Cherry was scheduled to fight for the NABO super featherweight title, but after the original opponent pulled out of the fight, his management was unable to find a replacement. The fight was cancelled.
Cherry has also won the NABA and NABF lightweight titles.
In January 2012, Cherry signed a promotional deal with Chicago-based, 8 Count Promotions. He also signed an exclusive management deal with Albert Falcon and Patrick Doljanin of Warehouse Boxing, located in Highland Park, IL.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes47WinDennis GalarzaUD10Apr 13, 201846Win36–7–2 Omar DouglasUD10Apr 4, 201745Win35–7–2 Haskell RhodesUD10Jun 28, 201644Loss34–7–2 José PedrazaSD12Oct 3, 201543Win34–6–2 Luis CruzKO9 (10)Jul 11, 201542Win33–6–2 Osumanu AkbaTKO2 (10)Oct 18, 201441Win32–6–2 Robert OsiobeUD8Apr 4, 201440Win31–6–2 Vicente EscobedoTKO6 (10)Feb 16, 201339Win30–6–2 Juan Carlos MartinezMD10Apr 4, 201238Win29–6–2 Guillermo SanchezUD8Feb 24, 20123728–6–2 Eric AikenNC1 (10)Sep 23, 201136Win28–6–2Ever Luis PerezTKO2 (6)Jan 8, 201135Win27–6–2Delvin PlacenciaKO2 (8)Feb 27, 201034Win26–6–2Hevinson HerreraTKO1 (8)Feb 19, 201033Win25–6–2Jovann JonesTKO3 (6)Dec 17, 200932Loss24–6–2Timothy BradleyUD12Sep 13, 200831Win24–5–2Stevie JohnstonKO10 (10)May 5, 200830Win23–5–2Wes FergusonTKO6 (10)Dec 8, 200729Win22–5–2Wes FergusonUD10Jun 13, 200728Loss21–5–2Paulie MalignaggiUD10Feb 17, 200727Win21–4–2Daniel AliceaTKO12 (12)Aug 11, 200626Win20–4–2Monty Meza ClayTKO11 (12)May 12, 200625Loss19–4–2José Santa CruzUD12Feb 4, 200624Win19–3–2Marco Angel PerezKO1 (12)Jan 13, 200623Win18–3–2Juan Polo PerezUD8May 13, 200522Loss17–3–2Ricky QuilesSD12Feb 4, 200521Win17–2–2Jamie RangelMD12Oct 22, 200420Win16–2–2Antonio RamirezTKO5 (10)Jul 27, 200419Win15–2–2Juan GomezKO8 (12)Apr 23, 200418Win14–2–2Isidro TejedorUD10Mar 26, 200417Win13–2–2Marty RobbinsUD10Jan 23, 200416Win12–2–2Jadschi GreenTKO1 (8)Nov 14, 200315Win11–2–2Reggie SandersUD8Sep 12, 200314Win10–2–2Rashaan Abdul BlackburnUD6Jun 6, 200313Win9–2–2Mauricio JuilioUD8Mar 23, 200312Win8–2–2Antonio DavisTKO2 (4)Feb 1, 200311Win7–2–2Jaime PalmaUD6Jan 17, 200310Win6–2–2Carmelo RamosTKO2 (4)Dec 20, 20029Win5–2–2Francisco GinorioTKO2 (6)Sep 21, 20028Win4–2–2Meacher MajorSD4Aug 9, 20027Loss3–2–2Rafael SierraSD4Jun 15, 20026Win3–1–2Vinnie PezzuloUD4Apr 19, 20025Draw2–1–2Rafael SierraPTS4Feb 22, 20024Win2–1–1Javier GonzalezTKO3 (4)Feb 15, 20023Loss1–1–1Jose Leonardo CruzMD4Jun 2, 20012Draw1–0–1Mirko WolfPTS4May 11, 20011Win1–0Joe JohnsonUD4Apr 7, 2001
References
External links
Shotime's Edner Cherry Bio Article about Edner Cherry Interview With Edner Cherry before 2nd bout with Wes Ferguson Cherry vs. Meza-Clay