Gerald Hayes

Gerald Hayes (1952-died before November, 2016) was an American professional journeyman boxer in the Bantamweight, Featherweight and Junior Lightweight divisions. Having fought 50 fights, he faced eight world champions and 4 International Boxing Hall of Fame member boxers during his career. These were Lupe Pintor, Bobby Chacon, Rocky Lockridge, Marcos Villasana, Juan Laporte, by ten-rounds decisions in non-title fights, and dropped Pedroza, the World Boxing Association world featherweight champion at the time of their contest too, in round three before being stopped in the tenth by the Panamanian at the Centro de Convenciones Atlapa on Panama City, Panama, on June 23, 1984, in another non-title match. Bashew Sibaca in South Africa,

Professional boxing record In 50 fights, Hayes had 24 wins, 22 losses and 4 draws (ties), with 11 wins and 2 of those losses being by knockout.

Hall of Fame On November 3, 2016, Hayes was posthumously inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame.

Personal life Hayes was married to Yvette Hayes, the pair had two children.