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Frank ("Frankie") Liles (born February 14, 1965 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 decision 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 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.
| Preceded bySteve Little | WBA Super Middleweight Champion 12 Aug 1994 – 12 June 1999 |
Succeeded byByron Mitchell |
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
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External links
- Boxing record for Frankie Liles from BoxRec (registration required)
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