Ian Gardner (born May 5, 1981), nicknamed ''The Cobra'' because of his slithering movements on the boxing ring, is a junior-middleweight boxer who was born and raised in

Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of K ...

, Canada, but now resides in Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada. Gardner is one of just six men who have gone the distance with the WBA, WBC, IBO and IBF middleweight champion; Gennadiy Golovkin. He also fought world champions

Arthur Abraham Avetik Abrahamyan ( hy, Ավետիք Աբրահամյան; born 20 February 1980), best known as Arthur Abraham, is an Armenian-German former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2018. He held multiple world championships in two weight ...

and

Chad Dawson Chad Dawson (born July 13, 1982) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2019. He has held multiple light heavyweight world championships, and was one of the most highly regarded boxers in that division between 2006 and ...

Professional boxing record

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Gardner Promotions
Home of Ian "The Cobra" Gardner with details about his Promotional Team plus News and Information. * Black Canadian boxers Light-middleweight boxers Living people Canadian male boxers Sportspeople from Saint John, New Brunswick 1981 births {{Canada-boxing-bio-stub