Frank Sánchez Faure (born 18 July 1992) is a Cuban

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who is a former NABO and WBC Continental Americas

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champion.

Professional career

Sánchez made his professional debut on 22 September 2015, scoring a first-round

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(TKO) victory against Justin Thornton at the Mel Ott Recreation Center in

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. 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

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(NC). Following six more wins, four by stoppage, Sánchez faced Victor Bisbal for the vacant

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- NABO

title on 31 August 2019 at the Minneapolis Armory in

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. Sánchez defeated Bisbal via fourth-round

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(RTD) after Bisbal's corner informed referee Celestino Ruiz that Bisbal was unwilling to continue before the start of the fifth round. After

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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

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. Sánchez won a shutout

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(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

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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

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on the undercard of Canelo Álvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders on 8 May 2021. Sánchez won the bout by unanimous

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after six rounds, after Aguilera told officials that he was not able to continue after an unintentional foul. Sánchez faced undefeated

on 9 October 2021 on the undercard of

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. 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

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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. Sánchez lost his WBC Continental Americas and NABO titles to Agit Kabayel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 18 May 2024, suffering a seventh round stoppage defeat.

Professional boxing record

References

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