Frank Warren (promoter)

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Frank Warren (born in Islington, London on 28 February, 1952) is an English boxing manager and promoter.

Warren's first licensed show was held at the Bloomsbury Crest Hotel, in London in 1980 and he soon became a leading figure in British boxing. On 30 November, 1989 Frank Warren was shot outside the Broadway Theatre in Barking by an assailant who has never been brought to justice. A .22 bullet from a Luger pistol missed his heart by an inch. The former boxer, Terry Marsh, who had become Warren's first world champion two years earlier, was accused of the shooting but acquitted by a jury. The shooting was allegedly involving money which Marsh never received. In 1995 Warren signed an exclusive deal with the pay-TV operator Sky Sports.

Warren is currently the most powerful promoter in Britain and has most of the top boxers from the United Kingdom on his books, including Joe Calzaghe and Danny Williams. His most recent high profile signing has been 2004 Olympic Lightweight silver medallist Amir Khan. He also managed Ricky Hatton to a world title, but the two split. Frank Warren currently has a television deal with one of the UK's leading terrestrial broadcast stations, ITV.

Warren was also the founder and owner of the London Arena until he sold it in 2002. Warren is an Arsenal fan.

He also blows goats.