Tommy Frank (born 17 July 1993) is a British professional boxer who held the British flyweight title from 2021 to 2023 and the Commonwealth super-flyweight title from 2019 to 2020.[2]

Tommy Frank
Born (1993-07-17) 17 July 1993 (age 31)
Sheffield, England
Other namesSuper
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights20
Wins15
Wins by KO3
Losses4
Draws1

Early life

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Frank was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire. At the age of five, Frank had an operation to repair a hole in his heart and has since been an ambassador for Yorkshire-based national charity Heart Research UK. Frank took up boxing at the age of twelve, compiling an amateur record of 23–22, training at the Sheffield Boxing Centre in Hillsborough under the tutelage of head trainer Glyn Rhodes.[3] After leaving school he studied plumbing at Castle College in Sheffield and worked as a labourer before turning professional.[4]

Professional career

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Frank made his professional debut on 30 July 2016, scoring a four-round points decision victory over Sergey Tasimov at the Magna Centre in Rotherham.[5]

After compiling a record of 6–0, he challenged Craig Derbyshire for the Central Area super-flyweight title on 27 April 2018 at the iceSheffield in Yorkshire, winning by points decision over ten rounds.[6]

Following two more wins, one by stoppage, he was scheduled to face Ross Murray on 15 March 2019 for the vacant Commonwealth super-flyweight title at the Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield.[7] After Murray withdrew from the bout, his new opponent was announced as Luke Wilton.[8] Frank won the fight via fourth-round technical knockout (TKO).[9] Frank dropped his opponent four times before the stoppage; a little over a minute into the first-round, Wilton was down from a straight right hand. After beating the referee's count of ten Frank unloaded a barrage of punches culminating in a right hook to send Wilton to the canvas for a second time. In the fourth, Frank came out from the opening bell throwing power punches. 10 seconds into the round, while backed up against the ropes, Wilton was caught with a left hook to the body to send him down for the third time. Wilton raised to his feet to beat the count yet again, but came under immediate fire from Frank, who was switching his attacks from head to body, eventually finding his target with a right hook to the midsection to send Wilton down for the fourth and final time. Referee Michael Alexander waved off the fight as Wilton made it to his feet on the count of ten.[10][11]

Following a seventh-round TKO win over John Chuwa in July, he returned to the Ponds Forge Arena on 20 September 2019, facing Aran Dipaen for the vacant WBC International Silver super-flyweight title.[12] Frank won the title by split decision. In a hard-fought, even contest, two judges' scored the bout 116–113 and 115–113 in favour of Frank, while the third scored it 115–113 to Dipaen.[13]

Professional boxing record

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19 fights 15 wins 3 losses
By knockout 3 2
By decision 12 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
19 Loss 15–3–1 Jay Harris TKO 10 (12), 1:33 5 May 2023 Magna Centre, Rotherham, England Lost British flyweight title
18 Draw 15–2–1 Craig Derbyshire SD 12 3 Apr 2022 Magna Centre, Rotherham, England Retained British flyweight title
17 Win 15–2 Charles Tondo PTS 8 17 Dec 2021 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
16 Win 14–2 Matt Windle UD 12 18 Sep 2021 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England Won vacant British flyweight title
15 Loss 13–2 Rosendo Hugo Guarneros SD 12 18 Jun 2021 FlyDSA Arena Car Park, Sheffield, England For IBF Inter-Continental flyweight title
14 Loss 13–1 Rosendo Hugo Guarneros RTD 8 (12), 3:00 11 Dec 2020 FlyDSA Arena Car Park, Sheffield, England For vacant IBF Inter-Continental flyweight title
13 Win 13–0 Martin Tecuapetla UD 10 29 Nov 2019 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England Won vacant IBO Inter-Continental flyweight title
12 Win 12–0 Aran Dipaen SD 12 20 Sep 2019 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England Won vacant WBC International Silver super-flyweight title
11 Win 11–0 John Chuwa TKO 7 (10), 1:47 5 Jul 2019 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
10 Win 10–0 Luke Wilton TKO 4 (12), 0:50 15 Mar 2019 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England Won vacant Commonwealth super-flyweight title
9 Win 9–0 Adam Yahaya PTS 10 12 Oct 2018 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
8 Win 8–0 Steven Maguire TKO 4 (6), 2:58 14 Jul 2018 Premier Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
7 Win 7–0 Craig Derbyshire PTS 10 27 Apr 2018 iceSheffield, Sheffield, England Won Central Area super-flyweight title
6 Win 6–0 Brett Fidoe PTS 4 13 Dec 2017 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Sheffield, England
5 Win 5–0 Anwar Alfadli PTS 4 13 Oct 2017 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
4 Win 4–0 Georgi Andonov PTS 4 29 Jul 2017 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
3 Win 3–0 Patrik Bartos PTS 4 24 Mar 2017 Bramall Lane Platinum Suite, Sheffield, England
2 Win 2–0 Jordan Turner PTS 4 2 Dec 2016 Bramall Lane Platinum Suite, Sheffield, England
1 Win 1–0 Sergey Tasimov PTS 4 30 Jul 2016 Magna Centre, Rotherham, England

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Tommy Frank". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Tommy Frank". boxrec.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Boxer makes his dream bow after heart health fight". www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Sheffield boxing: No going back for the building site labourer". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  5. ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Tommy Frank Wins Regional Title, Dedicates it To Scott Westgarth". BoxingScene.com. May 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Tommy Frank to face Ross Murray for vacant Commonwealth title". WBN - World Boxing News. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Tommy Frank sees opponent switch for Commonwealth title fight". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  9. ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Wilton's Commonwealth title hopes crushed by Frank". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  11. ^ O'Neill, Joe (15 March 2019). "Luke Wilton stopped by Tommy Frank in Commonwealth title fight". Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Glyn Rhodes warns Tommy Frank not to underestimate unknown opponent | British Boxing News". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  13. ^ Mason, Paul (23 September 2019). "Freesports Fight Night - Frank Edges Dipaen, Wale & Nurse Pick Up Wins". Retrieved 27 November 2019.

External list

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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Craig Derbyshire
Central Area super-flyweight champion
27 April 2018 – July 2018
Vacated
Vacant
Vacant
Title last held by
Andrew Moloney
Commonwealth super-flyweight champion
15 March 2019 – present
Incumbent
Vacant
Title last held by
Aliu Bamidele Lasisi
WBC International Silver super-flyweight champion
20 September 2019 – present
Vacant
Title last held by
Makazole Tete
IBO Inter-Continental flyweight champion
29 November 2019 – present