Terrell Gausha


Terrell Maurice Gausha is an American professional boxer who challenged for the World Boxing Association super welterweight title in 2017. As an amateur he represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the middleweight division.

Early life and education

A 2005 graduate of Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio, Gausha has been boxing since the age of 10. He started boxing under coach Bob Davis at The Glenville Recreation Center. He was later coached by Renard Safo.

Amateur career

After winning the USA National Title in 2009, Gausha competed in the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships and several international dual matches. Between 2010 and 2012, Gausha participated in the World Series of Boxing. His record in the World Series was 5–2.
On February 26, 2012 Gausha entered the USA Championship tournament in Colorado Springs, Colorado as an unseeded at-large entry. He upset the field, defeating a National Golden Gloves Champion, the #2 National Boxer and the previous #1 boxer. Gausha won 6 fights in a 7-day span. On March 3, 2012 he captured the USA National Championship by defeating the previous champion, Caleb Plant. Winners of the 2011 US Olympic trials who failed to qualify for the Olympic Tournament at the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships, like middleweight Jesse Hart, had to return to the 2012 US Championships to once again battle for the chance to represent Team USA. Winners of the 2012 US Championships would earn the opportunity to qualify for the Olympic field at the AIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for the Americas.
On May 9, 2012 Gausha won the quarterfinal match of the Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. That victory gave him a guaranteed berth in the 2012 Olympics. On May 13, 2012 he won the gold medal in the Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament, defeating Junior Castillo 6–2.
On July 28, 2012 Gausha won his first Olympic bout, defeating Armenian boxer Andranik Hakobyan, with a sensational knock out. However, he would be eliminated from the Olympics because of a controversial decision to India's Vijender Singh in his next bout.

Professional career

On November 9, 2012 Gausha began his professional career by knocking out Dustin Caplinger during a show televised on ShoBox. Gausha was knocked down on his fourth professional fight by William Waters. Gausha won the four-round bout by unanimous decision.
On August 12, 2017 it was announced that Gausha would challenge WBA and IBO champion Erislandy Lara. The fight was part of a light middleweight triple header on October 14, 2017 at the Barclays Center in New York City. Other fights on the card included Jermell Charlo's mandatory title defence against top prospect Erickson Lubin and Jarrett Hurd defending his IBF title against former champion Austin Trout. Lara knocked down Gausha en route to a 12-round unanimous decision to retain his world titles. Lara used his accurate jab and left hand, putting on a clinic winning with the scorecards 116–111 and 117–110 twice in his favour. Due to lack of action, boos were heard from the crowd.
In his next fight, Gausha bounced back with an easy first-round TKO win against Joey Hernandez.
On May 25, 2019, Gausha, ranked No. 13 by the WBA, fought Austin Trout, who was ranked No. 6 by the WBC at the time. Gausha looked dominant throughout most of the fight, the announcers giving him a wide lead on the scorecards. The judges, however, saw it differently, with one judge scoring it 99-91 for Gausha, another judge scoring it 96-94 for Trout, and the third judge scoring it even, 95-95.
Gausha's following fight was a WBC super welterweight title eliminator, against young talent Erickson Lubin. The fight was not packed with a lot of action from both fighters, but Lubin's performance was more convincing as he managed to win most of the rounds. Lubin defeated Gausha comfortably on the scorecards, 118–110, 116-112 and 115–113.
Gausha fought Jamontay Clark on March, 13th 2021. Gausha knocked him out in the second round.

WBC Middleweight Championship

Adames vs. Gausha

Gausha was scheduled to challenge Carlos Adames for his WBC middleweight title at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on June 15, 2024. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Gausha vs. Garcia

On January 3, 2025 it was reported that Gausha would face Elijah Garcia on February 15, 2025. Gausha lost the fight against Garcia by split decision on March 22, 2025 in Las Vegas.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
30Loss24–5–1Elijah GarciaSD10Mar 22, 2025Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
29Loss24–4–1Carlos AdamesUD12Jun 15, 2024MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.For WBC middleweight title
28WinKeAndrae LeatherwoodMD8Sep 30, 2023T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
27Win23–3–1Brandyn LynchKO9, 0:50Mar 4, 2023Toyota Arena, Ontario, California, U.S.
26Loss22–3–1Tim TszyuUD12Mar 26, 2022Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
25Win22–2–1
Jamontay Clark		KO2, 2:27Mar 13, 2021
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncansville, Connecticut, U.S.
24Loss21–2–1Erickson LubinUD12Sep 19, 2020Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
23Draw21–1–1Austin Trout10May 25, 2019Beau Rivage Resort Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
22Win21–1Joey HernandezTKO1, 2:51Dec 22, 2018Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
21Loss20–1Erislandy LaraUD12Oct 14, 2017Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.For WBA and IBO light middleweight titles
20Win20–0Luis HernandezUD10Feb 10, 2017Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
19Win19–0Steven MartinezMD10Aug 27, 2016Honda Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.
18Win18–0Orlando LoraRTD7, 3:00Apr 30, 2016StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
17Win17–0Said El HarrakUD10Dec 12, 2015AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
16Win16–0Eliezer GonzalezUD8Sep 26, 2015Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
15Win15–0Luis GrajedaUD8Jun 20, 2015MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
14Win14–0Norberto GonzalezTKO2, 0:51Mar 7, 2015MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
13Win13–0Cesar VilaKO8, 2:30Dec 11, 2014Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
12Win12–0Juan Carlos RojasUD6Sep 6, 2014U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
11Win11–0Ronnie Warrior Jr.KO1, 2:59Jul 25, 2014Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
10Win10–0James WinchesterUD10Jun 6, 2014Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
9Win9–0Charles WhittakerUD8Apr 26, 2014StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
8Win8–0George SosaUD8Feb 10, 2014Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
7Win7–0Andres Calixto ReyKO1, 1:50Nov 11, 2013Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
6Win6–0Bruce RunkleTKO1, 2:48Sep 12, 2013MGM Grand Premier Ballroom, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
5Win5–0Austin MarcumKO2, 1:04Aug 19, 2013Best Buy Theater, New York City, New York, U.S.
4Win4–0William WatersUD4Apr 20, 2013Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
3Win3–0Lekan Byfield4Feb 23, 2013Masonic Temple Masonic Theater, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
2Win2–0Kenneth Taylor Schmitz1, 1:42Jan 12, 2013BB&t Center, Sunrise, Florida, U.S.
1Win1–0Dustin Caplinger2, 1:55Nov 3, 2012Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.