Jesse Hart (born August 14, 1989) is an American professional boxer who has challenged twice for the WBO super middleweight title; firstly in 2017 and again in 2018.
[5] Hart turned pro in June 2012, signing with promotional outfit Top Rank.
Hart won in dominant fashion, breaking Jimenez down before winning by technical knockout in round 6.
[6][7] Hart defended his North American titles four times against the likes of Dashon Johnson and Andrew Hernandez.
[8] Jesse Hart reached an agreement to fight WBO world champion Gilberto Ramírez on September 22, 2017 in Tucson, Arizona.
[10][11] In front of 4,103 fans, Ramírez retained his WBO super middleweight title in a hard-fought battle against a game Hart, which went the 12 round distance.
Round 11 saw Hart rock Ramírez badly, but not realizing that his legs had given way, thus failing to go for the finish.
Hart was able to hurt Ramirez back in the final round, but it was too late to make any significant impact on the scoring.
[17] It was a dirty fight in which referee Jay Nady had to intervene multiple times and threaten the boxers with a point deduction.