Frank Sánchez (boxer)

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.

For the American lawyer, see Frank Sanchez.
Frank Sánchez
Statistics
Real nameFrank Sánchez Faure
Nickname(s)The Cuban Flash
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Reach78 in (198 cm)
NationalityCuban
Born (1992-07-18) 18 July 1992
Guantanamo, Cuba
Boxing record[1]
Total fights20
Wins19
Wins by KO13
Losses0
No contests1

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]

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.[11]

Sánchez faced undefeated Efe Ajagba on 9 October 2021 on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III.[12] Sánchez knocked down Ajagba en route to a unanimous decision victory, with scores of 98–91, 98–91 and 97–92.[13]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
20 fights 19 wins 0 losses
By knockout 13 0
By decision 6 0
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 N/A N/A

Carlos Negrón

 N/A – (10) 1 Jan 2022

Miami, Florida, U.S.
20 Win 19–0 (1) Efe Ajagba UD 10 9 Oct 2021 T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBC Continental Americas and WBO-NABO heavyweight titles
19 Win 18–0 (1) Nagy Aguilera TD 6 (10), 1:42 8 May 2021 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S. Retained WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title
Unanimous TD: Aguilera unable to continue after an unintentional foul
18 Win 17–0 (1) Julian Fernandez KO 7 (10), 1:35 19 Dec 2020 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
17 Win 16–0 (1) Brian Howard KO 4 (10), 2:07 7 Nov 2020 Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Retained WBO-NABO heavyweight title
16 Win 15–0 (1) Joey Dawejko UD 10 7 Mar 2020 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. Won vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title
Retained WBO-NABO heavyweight title
15 Win 14–0 (1) Jack Mulowayi UD 10 26 Oct 2019 Santander Arena, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. Retained WBO-NABO heavyweight title
14 Win 13–0 (1) Victor Bisbal RTD 4 (10), 3:00 31 Aug 2019 Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. 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, U.S.
12 Win 11–0 (1) Willie Jake Jr. KO 2 (8), 2:59 11 Jan 2019 StageWorks, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
11 Win 10–0 (1) Carlos Reyes KO 1 (8), 1:11 30 Nov 2018 Complex Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
10 Win 9–0 (1) Garrett Wilson UD 6 20 Oct 2018 CFE Arena, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
9 Win 8–0 (1) Francois Russell TKO 2 (6), 1:42 30 Jun 2018 Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
8 Win 7–0 (1) Miguel Cubos UD 6 1 Jun 2018 Complex Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
7 NC 6–0 (1) Lamont Capers NC 2 (6), 0:16 4 May 2018 Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S. Fight stopped after Capers was pushed out of the ring and left unable to continue
6 Win 6–0 Brad Austin TKO 1 (6), 1:51 26 Apr 2018 Durham Armory, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Eric Salazar TKO 1 (6), 1:12 23 Mar 2018 Complex Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Brian Green KO 2 (6), 0:45 3 Mar 2018 Jackson County Expo, Central Point, Oregon, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Juan Reyna TKO 1 (4), 2:04 23 Feb 2018 Derby Park Expo, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Manuel Eastman TKO 2 (6), 2:31 27 Jan 2018 Buffalo Thunder Casino, Pojoaque, New Mexico, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Justin Thornton TKO 1 (6), 1:32 22 Sep 2017 Mel Ott Recreation Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.

References
  1. "Boxing record for Frank Sánchez". BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Frank Sánchez vs. Justin Thornton". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. Ruvalcaba, Simon. "Blood, Guts & The Bizarre Friday Night In Reno". www.pound4pound.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. "BoxRec: Frank Sánchez vs. Victor Bisbal". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  5. Donovan, Jake (31 August 2019). "Frank Sanchez Stops Victor Bisbal in Four Rounds". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. Salazar, Francisco (21 October 2019). "Frank Sanchez faces Jack Mulowayi after Efe Ajagba withdraws with injury". The Ring. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  7. "BoxRec: Frank Sánchez vs. Jack Mulowayi". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. Donovan, Jake (26 October 2019). "Frank Sanchez Outworks, Decisions Jack Mulowayi Over Ten". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  9. "BoxRec: Frank Sánchez vs. Joey Dawejko". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  10. Songalia, Ryan (7 March 2020). "Frank Sanchez coasts to easy unanimous decision win over Joey Dawejko". The Ring. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  11. Photos, Boxing. "Photos: Frank Sanchez Decisions Nagy Aguilera With Bizarre Ending". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  12. 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.
  13. "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.
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