Gairy St. Clair


Gairy St. Clair is a professional boxer in the junior lightweight 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

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
60LossMichael HallMD12 2023-07-28Conca D'Oro, Riverwood, Australia
59Win45–12–2Roberto OyanUD10 2013-06-29Richmond Club, Richmond, Australia
58Win44–12–2Roberto OyanUD6 2013-05-17Richmond Club, Richmond, Australia
57Win43–12–2Joel De la CruzUD10 2012-10-20Windsor Function Centre, Windsor, Australia
56Win42–12–2Rey Anton OlarteUD8 2012-08-31Entertainment Centre, Hurstville, Australia
55Loss41–12–2Lovemore N'douUD12 2012-08-10Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport, AustraliaFor vacant World Boxing Foundation welterweight title
54Loss41–11–2Ryan WatersUD12 2011-03-25Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club, Cronulla, Australia
53Win41–10–2Moses SeranUD6 2009-12-11Roundhouse, Kensington, Australia
52Loss40–10–2Jackson AsikuTKO9 2009-04-26Challenge Stadium, Perth, AustraliaFor vacant IBF Australasian featherweight title
51Loss40–9–2Lenny ZappavignaUD12 2009-03-11The Cube, Campbelltown, AustraliaFor IBF Pan Pacific light-welterweight title
50Loss40–8–2Mlungisi DlaminiUD12 2008-11-14Ride Hall, Parys, South AfricaFor World Boxing Foundation lightweight title
49Win40–7–2Junmar DulogKO2 2008-10-31Entertainment Centre, Shoalhaven Heads, Australia
48Loss39–7–2William KickettUD10 2008-06-24Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Australia
47Win39–6–2Jun PadernaMD6 2008-04-11Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club, Cronulla, Australia
46Loss38–6–2Amir KhanUD12 2008-02-02ExCel Arena, London, England, U.K.For Commonwealth lightweight title
45Win38–5–2Roberto OyanUD6 2007-12-07Wyong RSL Club, Wyong, Australia
44Loss37–5–2Cassius BaloyiUD12 2007-11-12Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
43Loss37–4–2Malcolm KlassenSD12 2006-11-04Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South AfricaLost IBF super-featherweight title
42Win37–3–2Cassius BaloyiUD12 2006-07-29Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South AfricaWon IBF & IBO super-featherweight titles
41Win36–3–2Chawan DarsiTKO4 2005-07-03Challenge Stadium, Perth, Australia
40Win35–3–2Shamir ReyesTKO12 2005-02-24Hellenic Community Centre, Northbridge, AustraliaRetained WBO Inter-Continental featherweight title
39Win34–3–2Theophilus QuayeTKO11 2004-10-01Southport Sharks AFL Club, Southport, AustraliaRetained WBO Inter-Continental featherweight title
38Win33–3–2Decha KokietgymUD12 2004-08-27Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, AustraliaWon vacant WBO Inter-Continental featherweight title
37Win32–3–2Anukun KulamunUD10 2004-07-30Herb Graham Recreation Centre, Mirrabooka, Australia
36Win31–3–2Bart AbapoTKO6 2004-07-17State Sports Centre, Homebush Bay, Australia
35Win30–3–2Cristian Sebastian PazUD10 2004-04-02State Sports Centre, Homebush Bay, Australia
34Win29–3–2Johnny SheferawUD6 2004-01-23Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, Australia
33Win28–3–2Jackson AsikuUD8 2003-12-12Badgery's Pavilion, Homebush Bay, Australia
32Win27–3–2Donny SuratinUD8 2003-10-03Badgery's Pavilion, Homebush Bay, Australia
31Win26–3–2Untung OrtegaTKO4 2003-08-08Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, Australia
30Win25–3–2Kongthawat Sor KittiUD8 2003-06-13Auburn RSL Club, Auburn, Australia
29Win24–3–2Rio SaragihTKO1 2003-01-19Telstra Superdome, Melbourne, Australia
28Draw23–3–2James SwanSD10 2002-11-09Challenge Stadium, Perth, Australia
27Win23–3–1Shane BraslinKO3 2002-08-02Le Montage Function Centre, Sydney, Australia
26Win22–3–1James SwanTKO12 2002-04-19Le Montage Function Centre, Sydney, AustraliaWon vacant IBF Pan Pacific super-featherweight title
25Win21–3–1Phongsak PhaorUD8 2002-02-08Le Montage Function Centre, Sydney, Australia
24Win20–3–1Kongthawat Sor KittiTKO10 2001-11-16Nineveh Sports Club, Sydney, Australia
23Win19–3–1Sebua MendocinoUD8 2001-10-26Nineveh Sports Club, Sydney, Australia
22Win18–3–1Danny McGrailTKO6 2001-08-17The Octagon, Sydney, Australia
21Win17–3–1Sebua MendocinoPTS6 2001-08-03The Bellevue Venue, Sydney, Australia
20Loss16–3–1Leonard DorofteiUD10 2000-09-08Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
19Loss16–2–1Vivian HarrisUD10 1999-12-10The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
18Win16–1–1Alric JohnsonPTS10 1999-04-21Georgetown, Guyana
17Win15–1–1Vincent HowardPTS12 1999-02-19Georgetown, GuyanaWon vacant Guyanese super-featherweight title
16Loss14–1–1Diego CorralesUD12 1998-12-18Yosemite Hall, Sacramento, California, U.S.
15Win14–0–1Manuel SantiagoPTS8 1998-05-29McAfee, New Jersey, U.S.
14Draw13–0–1Bernard HarrisPTS10 1998-04-11Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
13Win13–0Joseph FigueroaPTS8 1997-12-09Holiday Inn, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
12Win12–0Jose Nino DiazTKO4 1997-07-06Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
11Win11–0Rolando ValcarcelTKO3 1997-06-07Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium, Miami, Florida, U.S.
10Win10–0Frederick SuswellTKO3 1997-04-11Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
9Win9–0Francisco PenaUD8 1997-02-28Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
8Win8–0Malcolm LoweryTKO1 1996-11-15Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.
7Win7–0Edwin RuizPTS6 1996-09-27Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
6Win6–0Forbes DavidTKO4 1996-09-10Beacon Theatre, New York City, New York, U.S.
5Win5–0Lionel OdomPTS6 1996-08-16Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, New York, U.S.
4Win4–0Errol TrotmannTKO2 1995-12-03Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown, Guyana
3Win3–0Courtney YoungeTKO2 1995-02-25National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
2Win2–0Linden ArthurPTS4 1994-12-11National Sports Hall, Georgetown, Guyana
1Win1–0Nigel BostonPTS4 1994-10-16National 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.