Frank ("Frankie") Liles (born February 14, 1965) is an American former professional

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who held the Lineal and WBA

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titles.

Amateur career

Liles won a bronze medal at the

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. Liles had a stellar amateur career, compiling an Amateur Record of 285-14.

Amateur Highlights

*1985 3rd place National Golden Gloves as a Welterweight *1986 National Golden Gloves Champion as a Welterweight *1986 US Olympic Festival Gold Medalist as a Welterweight - Decisioning Lenny Gargagliano Houston Texas *1987 Runner-up United States Amateur Championships as a Welterweight *1987 3rd place at Pan-American Games as a Light Middleweight *1987 United States Amateur Champion at Light Middleweight *1988 Runner-up for Olympic team berth at Light Middleweight, was decisioned twice by

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after defeating Jones twice in 1987 including a 3-0 decision in which Jones received 2 standing eight counts.

Professional boxing career

Known as "Fabulous", Liles had a very successful pro career that began in 1988. Liles lost to Tim Littles on points in 1992. In 1994 he beat Steve Little to capture the Lineal and WBA super middleweight titles. He successfully defended the title against seven different fighters over a five-year span, including over Michael Nunn,

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and

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. He tried many times to get a fight with his amateur nemesis Roy Jones Jr. unsuccessfully. He lost his title to

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in 1999 and retired in 2002.

Professional boxing record

Career as a trainer

Liles worked as a trainer for the Japanese kickboxing organization called

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from 2003–2009. He spent a great deal of time training athletes oversees, mostly in Japan. Liles was the head trainer for several

fighters including Musashi, Remy Bonjasky, &

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. Liles has also worked with many boxers including the likes of Manny Pacquiao, whose trainer

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was Frankie's trainer for much of his career.

References

External links

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"Fabulous" Frankie Liles - CBZ Profile
, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Liles, Frankie 1965 births Living people American male boxers Boxers from New York (state) Sportspeople from Syracuse, New York African-American boxers National Golden Gloves champions Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games World super-middleweight boxing champions World Boxing Association champions