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Frankie Liles

Medal record
Men's Boxing
Pan American Games
	Indianapolis 1987	Light Middleweight

Frank ("Frankie") Liles (born February 14, 1965 in Syracuse, NY) is an American former professional boxer who held the Lineal and WBA super-middleweight titles.

Amateur career

Liles won a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games. 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 - 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 Roy Jones, Jr. 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 seven times over a five-year span, including wins over Michael Nunn, Segundo Mercado, and a rematch win over Tim Littles. He tried many times to get a fight with his amateur nemesis Roy Jones Jr. unsuccessfully. He lost his title to Byron Mitchell in 1999 and retired in 2002.

Professional boxing record

32 Wins (19 KOs), 3 Losses (2 KOs), 1 No Contest
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	32-3	Demetrius Jenkins	TKO	7	30/03/2002	Sovereign Center, Reading, Pennsylvania	For NABO light-heavyweight title.
Loss	19-0	Byron Mitchell	TKO	11	12/06/1999	Aleppo Shriners Auditorium, Wilmington, Massachusetts	Lost Lineal and WBA super-middleweight titles.
Win	41-3-1	Andrey Shkalikov	UD	12	03/04/1998	Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon	Retained Lineal and WBA super-middleweight titles.
Win	33-2	Jaffa Ballogou	UD	12	19/07/1997	Nashville Arena, Nashville, Tennessee	Retained Lineal and WBA super-middleweight titles.
Win	19-4-1	Segundo Mercado	TKO	5	19/04/1997	Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana	Retained Lineal and WBA super-middleweight titles.
Win	27-1	Tim Littles	TKO	3	08/06/1996	Telewest Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne	Retained Lineal and WBA super-middleweight titles.
Win	23-2-1	Mauricio Amaral	UD	12	09/12/1995	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg	Retained Lineal and WBA super-middleweight titles.
Win	38-5-3	Frederic Seillier	TKO	6	27/05/1995	Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Retained Lineal and WBA super-middleweight titles.
Win	43-2	Michael Nunn	UD	12	17/12/1994	Ruminahui Coliseum, Quito	Retained Lineal and WBA super-middleweight titles.
Win	22-13-2	Steve Little	UD	12	12/08/1994	Estadio Monumental Jose Fierro, San Miguel de Tucuman	Won Lineal and WBA super-middleweight titles.
Win	13-10-2	Mike Peak	PTS	8	18/03/1994	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	6-2	Cecil McKenzie	TKO	8	29/07/1993	Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California
Win	21-2-1	Merqui Sosa	TKO	12	21/10/1992	Las Vegas, Nevada	Won NABF super-middleweight title.
Loss	18-0	Tim Littles	UD	12	07/07/1992	Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California	For USBA super-middleweight title.
Win	0-1	Joaquin Felix	KO	1	28/04/1992	Reseda Country Club, Reseda, California
Win	8-10	Manuel Murillo	KO	3	30/01/1992	Reseda Country Club, Reseda, California
Win	1-3	Hector Zaragoza	TKO	2	27/08/1991	Reseda Country Club, Reseda, California
Win	19-14-1	Rollin Williams	PTS	8	25/06/1991	Reseda Country Club, Reseda, California
Win	13-5-1	Ralph Ward	KO	3	01/06/1991	Radisson Resort, Palm Springs, California
Win	8-8	Manuel Murillo	KO	3	30/04/1991	Reseda Country Club, Reseda, California
Win	7-7-1	LJ James Canty	TKO	2	31/03/1991	Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	11-6-2	Robert Carson	PTS	6	26/02/1991	Reseda Country Club, Reseda, California
Win	16-16-1	Tim Williams	KO	1	28/01/1991	Reseda Country Club, Reseda, California
Win	7-23-4	Mike Peoples	PTS	8	27/11/1990	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win	19-22	Robert Curry	TKO	4	30/10/1990	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win	7-5-1	James Johnson	KO	1	24/08/1990	Hyatt Regency Dearborn, Dearborn, Michigan
Win	3-0	Joe Clark	PTS	6	26/04/1990	Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	3-34	Carlton Brown	KO	3	10/03/1990	Bristol, Tennessee
Win	5-1	Martin Amarillas	UD	6	22/01/1990	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win	2-1	James Flowers	PTS	4	12/10/1989	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win	10-14	William Clayton	KO	1	17/08/1989	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win	1-2-1	Richard Stephens	KO	4	11/08/1989	Biloxi, Mississippi
No Contest	1-8-1	Tim Long	NC	1	23/02/1989	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win	4-1	Eric Mustafa Cole	PTS	6	14/01/1989	The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Win	0-5	Barry Morris	KO	1	08/12/1988	Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Win	2-3	Jeff Kennedy	KO	1	18/11/1988	Biloxi, Mississippi	Professional debut.

Career as a trainer

Liles worked as a trainer for the Japanese kickboxing organization called K-1 from 2003-2009. He spent a great deal of time training athletes oversees, mostly in Japan. Liles was the head trainer for several K-1 fighters including Musashi, Remy Bonjasky, & Bob Sapp. Liles has also worked with many American boxers including the likes of Manny Pacquiao, whose trainer Freddie Roach was Frankie's trainer for much of his career.

See also

• List of lineal boxing world champions
• List of super middleweight boxing champions
• List of WBA world champions

References

1. "Frankie Liles - Lineal Super Middleweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
2. "BoxRec - Frankie Liles".

External links

• Boxing record for Frankie Liles from BoxRec (registration required)
• "Fabulous" Frankie Liles - CBZ Profile

• 1965 births
• Living people
• National Golden Gloves champions
• Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers
• World boxing champions
• Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games
• Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
• Boxers from New York
• Sportspeople from Syracuse, New York
• American male boxers
• Pan American Games medalists in boxing