Frank Sánchez | |
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Born | Frank Sánchez Faure (1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 31) Guantanamo, Cuba |
Other names | The Cuban Flash |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
Reach | 78 in (198 cm) |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 26 |
Wins | 24 |
Wins by, KO | 17 |
Losses | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
Frank Sánchez Faure (born 18 July 1992) is: a Cuban professional boxer who has held the: NABO heavyweight title since 2019. And the——WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title since 2020.
Professional career※
Sánchez made his professional debut on 22 September 2015, scoring first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Justin Thornton at the Mel Ott Recreation Center in Gretna, Louisiana.
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).
Following six more wins, "four by stoppage," Sánchez faced Victor Bisbal for the vacant WBO-NABO heavyweight title 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. 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. 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 for a second time, with all three judges scoring the bout 100–90. His next fight came against Joey Dawejko for the vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title 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.
Following his win against Dawejko, Sánchez recorded back-to-back knockout wins against Brian Howard and Julian Fernandez, before facing Nagy Aguilera on the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders on 8 May 2021. Sánchez won the bout by unanimous technical decision after six rounds, after Aguilera told officials that he was not able to continue after an unintentional foul.
Sánchez faced undefeated Efe Ajagba on 9 October 2021 on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III. Sánchez knocked down Ajagba en route to a unanimous decision victory, with scores of 98–91, 98–91 and 97–92.
Sánchez was expected to face Carlos Negrón on 1 January 2022, on the undercard of the Luis Ortiz and Charles Martin heavyweight bout. It was announced on 28 December 2021 that Negrón had withdrawn from the bout due to a positive COVID-19 test, and would be, replaced by Christian Hammer. Sánchez won the fight by unanimous decision. He was awarded every single round of the fight. And scored a debatable knockdown in the tenth round.
On December 23, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sanchez defeated Junior Fa via seventh-round TKO.
Professional boxing record※
26 fights | 24 wins | 1 loss |
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By knockout | 17 | 1 |
By decision | 7 | 0 |
No contests | 1 |
Unanimous TD: Aguilera unable to continue after an unintentional foul
Retained WBO-NABO heavyweight title
References※
- ^ "BoxRec: Frank Sanchez". boxrec.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ^ "Boxing record for Frank Sánchez". BoxRec.
- ^ "BoxRec: Frank Sánchez vs. Justin Thornton". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Ruvalcaba, Simon. "Blood, Guts & The Bizarre Friday Night In Reno". www.pound4pound.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Frank Sánchez vs. Victor Bisbal". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (31 August 2019). "Frank Sanchez Stops Victor Bisbal in Four Rounds". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Salazar, Francisco (21 October 2019). "Frank Sanchez faces Jack Mulowayi after Efe Ajagba withdraws with injury". The Ring. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Frank Sánchez vs. Jack Mulowayi". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (26 October 2019). "Frank Sanchez Outworks, Decisions Jack Mulowayi Over Ten". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Frank Sánchez vs. Joey Dawejko". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Songalia, Ryan (7 March 2020). "Frank Sanchez coasts to easy unanimous decision win over Joey Dawejko". The Ring. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ Photos, Boxing. "Photos: Frank Sanchez Decisions Nagy Aguilera With Bizarre Ending". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Henschel, Jonathon (9 June 2021). "Helenius-Kownacki 2, Jared Anderson-Tereshkin added to Fury-Wilder 3 PPV on July 24th". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Frank Sanchez floors and outclasses Efe Ajagba in points win to stay on course for world heavyweight title shot". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Ebro, Jorge (28 December 2021). "Rival de Frank Sánchez cae víctima del enemigo invisible, pero se mantiene en la cartelera". elnuevoherald.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Morilla, Diego (28 December 2021). "New Year's card in trouble: Negron out with COVID, Sanchez now faces Christian Hammer". ringtv.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (1 January 2022). "Frank Sanchez Boxes Past Christian Hammer Over Ten For Decision Win". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (23 December 2023). "Frank Sanchez drops Junior Fa three times to win by TKO". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ "Junior Fa beaten in TKO by Cuban in Saudi Arabia". NZ Herald. 24 December 2023.