Joshua Franco
Joshua Franco | |
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Born | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | October 27, 1995
Nationality | American |
Other names | El Profesor |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record[1] | |
Total fights | 21 |
Wins | 17 |
Wins by KO | 8 |
Losses | 1 |
Draws | 2 |
No contests | 1 |
Joshua Franco (born October 27, 1995) is an American professional boxer who has held the WBA (Regular) super flyweight title since June 2020. As of June 2020, he is ranked as the world's eighth best active super flyweight by BoxRec.[2]
Professional career
Franco made his professional debut on August 6, 2015, scoring a four-round split decision (SD) victory over Temoatzin Landeros at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, California.[3]
After compiling a record of 16–1–2 (8 KOs) he challenged WBA (Regular) super flyweight champion, Andrew Moloney, on June 23, 2020 at the MGM Grand in Paradise, Nevada. After a competitive back-and-forth fight in which Franco scored a knockdown in the eleventh round, he defeated Moloney via twelve-round unanimous decision (UD) to capture the WBA (Regular) title. Two judges scored the bout 114–113 while the third scored it 115–112, with the eleventh-round knockdown being the deciding factor in Franco's victory; had he not scored the knockdown, Moloney would have retained his title through a majority draw. According to CompuBox stats, Franco landed 231 out of 789 (29.3%) punches thrown while Moloney landed 191 out of 663 (28.8%).[4]
Professional boxing record
21 fights | 17 wins | 1 loss |
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By knockout | 8 | 1 |
By decision | 9 | 0 |
Draws | 2 | |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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21 | NC | 17–1–2 (1) | ![]() |
NC | 3 (12), 0:01 | Nov 14, 2020 | ![]() |
Retained WBA (Regular) super-flyweight title; Fight stopped after Franco suffered an eye injury from an accidental head clash |
20 | Win | 17–1–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Jun 23, 2020 | ![]() |
Won WBA (Regular) super flyweight title |
19 | Win | 16–1–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10), 2:13 | Jan 11, 2020 | ![]() |
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18 | Draw | 15–1–2 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Aug 10, 2019 | ![]() |
Retained WBA International and WBC-NABF bantamweight titles |
17 | Win | 15–1–1 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Apr 25, 2019 | ![]() |
Won WBC-NABF and vacant WBA International bantamweight titles |
16 | Draw | 14–1–1 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | Oct 4, 2018 | ![]() |
For WBC-NABF bantamweight title |
15 | Win | 14–1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (6), 1:36 | Jun 1, 2018 | ![]() |
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14 | Loss | 13–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10), 0:46 | Mar 24, 2018 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Dec 14, 2017 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Jul 14, 2017 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | Jun 17, 2017 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 0:40 | May 18, 2017 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (8), 2:32 | Feb 3, 2017 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Nov 18, 2016 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 (6), 0:19 | Sep 17, 2016 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Jun 11, 2016 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6), 1:24 | Apr 1, 2016 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | Jan 29, 2016 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 2:19 | Dec 4, 2015 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4), 1:46 | Oct 2, 2015 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
SD | 4 | Aug 6, 2015 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Boxing record for Joshua Franco". BoxRec.
- ^ "BoxRec: Super flyweight ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "BoxRec: Joshua Franco vs. Temoatzin Landeros". boxrec.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Idec, Keith (June 23, 2020). "Joshua Franco Bloodies, Drops, Decisions Andrew Moloney To Win WBA Title". BoxingScene. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
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External links
- Boxing record for Joshua Franco from BoxRec (registration required)