Frank Sánchez (boxer)
Frank Sánchez | |
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Born | Frank Sánchez Faure 18 July 1992 Guantanamo, Cuba |
Nationality | Cuban |
Other names | The Cuban Flash |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
Reach | 78 in (198 cm) |
Boxing record[1] | |
Total fights | 16 |
Wins | 15 |
Wins by KO | 11 |
Losses | 0 |
No contests | 1 |
Frank Sánchez Faure (born 18 July 1992) is a Cuban professional boxer who held the WBO-NABO heavyweight title twice in 2019.
Professional career
Sánchez made his professional debut on 22 September 2017, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Justin Thornton at the Mel Ott Recreation Center in Gretna, Louisiana.[2]
After winning his first six fights, all by stoppage, he faced Lamont Capers on 4 May 2018. Capers received a point deduction in the first round for excessive holding before the contest was halted in the second round after Capers was shoved through the ropes and out of the ring. With capers not able to continue, the bout was scored a no contest (NC).[3]
Following six more wins, four by stoppage, Sánchez faced Victor Bisbal for the vacant WBO-NABO heavyweight title[4] on 31 August 2019 at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sánchez defeated Bisbal via fourth-round corner retirement (RTD) after Bisbal's corner informed referee Celestino Ruiz that Bisbal was unwilling to continue before the start of the fifth round.[5] After Efe Ajagba pulled out of a bout with Jack Mulowayi due to a back injury sustained during training, Sánchez was brought in as a late replacement.[6] The bout took place on 26 October at the Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania. Sánchez won a shutout unanimous decision (UD) to capture the vacant WBO-NABO title[7] for a second time, with all three judges scoring the bout 100–90.[8] His next fight came against Joey Dawejko for the vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title[9] on 7 March 2020 at the Barclays Center in New York City. Sánchez captured his second professional title via UD over ten rounds, with two judges scoring the bout 100–90 and the third scoring it 98–92.[10]
Professional boxing record
16 fights | 15 wins | 0 losses |
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By knockout | 11 | 0 |
By decision | 4 | 0 |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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16 | Win | 15–0 (1) | Joey Dawejko | UD | 10 | 7 Mar 2020 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US | Won vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title |
15 | Win | 14–0 (1) | Jack Mulowayi | UD | 10 | 26 Oct 2019 | Santander Arena, Reading, Pennsylvania, US | Won vacant WBO-NABO heavyweight title |
14 | Win | 13–0 (1) | Victor Bisbal | RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | 31 Aug 2019 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Won vacant WBO-NABO heavyweight title |
13 | Win | 12–0 (1) | Jason Bergman | TKO | 2 (6), 1:20 | 13 Jul 2019 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
12 | Win | 11–0 (1) | Willie Jake Jr. | KO | 2 (8), 2:59 | 11 Jan 2019 | StageWorks, Shreveport, Louisiana, US | |
11 | Win | 10–0 (1) | Carlos Reyes | KO | 1 (8), 1:11 | 30 Nov 2018 | Complex Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
10 | Win | 9–0 (1) | Garrett Wilson | UD | 6 | 20 Oct 2018 | CFE Arena, Orlando, Florida, US | |
9 | Win | 8–0 (1) | Francois Russell | TKO | 2 (6), 1:42 | 30 Jun 2018 | Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, US | |
8 | Win | 7–0 (1) | Miguel Cubos | UD | 6 | 1 Jun 2018 | Complex Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
7 | NC | 6–0 (1) | Lamont Capers | NC | 2 (6), 0:16 | 4 May 2018 | Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, US | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Brad Austin | TKO | 1 (6), 1:51 | 26 Apr 2018 | Durham Armory, Durham, North Carolina, US | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Eric Salazar | TKO | 1 (6), 1:12 | 23 Mar 2018 | Complex Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Brian Green | KO | 2 (6), 0:45 | 3 Mar 2018 | Jackson County Expo, Central Point, Oregon, US | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Juan Reyna | TKO | 1 (4), 2:04 | 23 Feb 2018 | Derby Park Expo, Louisville, Kentucky, US | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Manuel Eastman | TKO | 2 (6), 2:31 | 27 Jan 2018 | Buffalo Thunder Casino, Pojoaque, New Mexico, US | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Justin Thornton | TKO | 1 (6), 1:32 | 22 Sep 2017 | Mel Ott Recreation Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, US |
References
- ^ "Boxing record for Frank Sánchez". BoxRec.
- ^ "BoxRec: Frank Sánchez vs. Justin Thornton". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ruvalcaba, Simon. "Blood, Guts & The Bizarre Friday Night In Reno". www.pound4pound.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "BoxRec: Frank Sánchez vs. Victor Bisbal". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Donovan, Jake (31 August 2019). "Frank Sanchez Stops Victor Bisbal in Four Rounds". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Salazar, Francisco (21 October 2019). "Frank Sanchez faces Jack Mulowayi after Efe Ajagba withdraws with injury". The Ring. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "BoxRec: Frank Sánchez vs. Jack Mulowayi". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Donovan, Jake (26 October 2019). "Frank Sanchez Outworks, Decisions Jack Mulowayi Over Ten". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "BoxRec: Frank Sánchez vs. Joey Dawejko". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Songalia, Ryan (7 March 2020). "Frank Sanchez coasts to easy unanimous decision win over Joey Dawejko". The Ring. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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