# 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.

## Professional career

Sánchez made his professional debut on 22 September 2015, scoring a 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 |
| By knockout | 17 | 1 |
| By decision | 7 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 26 | Loss | 24–1 (1) | Agit Kabayel | KO | 7 (12) 2:33 | 18 May 2024 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Lost WBC Continental Americas and WBO-NABO heavyweight titles |
| 25 | Win | 24–0 (1) | Junior Fa | TKO | 7 (12) 2:42 | 23 Dec 2023 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Retained WBC Continental Americas and WBO-NABO heavyweight titles |
| 24 | Win | 23–0 (1) | Scott Alexander | RTD | 4 (10) 3:00 | 30 Sep 2023 | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, U.S. | Retained WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–0 (1) | Daniel Martz | KO | 1 (10), 1:41 | 8 Apr 2023 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 21–0 (1) | Carlos Negrón | TKO | 9 (10), 1:36 | 15 Oct 2022 | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | Retained WBC Continental Americas and WBO-NABO heavyweight titles |
| 21 | Win | 20–0 (1) | Christian Hammer | UD | 10 | 1 Jan 2022 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, 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. | |