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Frankie Liles
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place Indianapolis 1987 Light Middleweight

Frank ("Frankie") Liles (born February 14, 1967 in Syracuse, NY) was an American boxer (189 cm height) at super middleweight. He is considered a World boxing champion.

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
  • 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 decison in which Jones received 2 standing eight counts.

Pro career

Known as "Fabulous", Liles had a very successful pro career that began in 1988. Liles lost his first fight in 1992, to Tim Littles. In 1994 he beat Steve Little to capture the WBA Super Middleweight Title. 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 without success to get a professional bout with his nemesis from the amateurs, Roy Jones Jr., his entire career. Jones would deline all offers made to him considering Frankie to be too big a risk and Liles was forced to fight lesser foes. He lost his title to Byron Mitchell in 1999 and retired in 2002.

Preceded bySteve Little WBA Super Middleweight Champion
12 Aug 1994 – 12 June 1999 		Succeeded byByron Mitchell

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