Terrell Gausha

Terrell Gausha (born September 9, 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a professional boxer, he represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics and challenged for the WBA and IBO light middleweight titles in 2017.

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.

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 (Jesse Hart), 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.

On May 9, 2012 he won the quarterfinal match of the Continental Championship, 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 he 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.

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 (38-37, 38-37, 38-37).

On August 12, 2017 it was announced that Gausha would challenge WBA (Super) 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.