Frankie Gavin (boxer)

Frankie Gavin
Statistics
Real name	Frankie Gavin
Nickname(s)	Funtime
Rated at	Light-Welterweight
Height	5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)
Nationality	British
Born	(1985-09-28) 28 September 1985 Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	18
Wins	18
Wins by KO	12
Losses	0
Draws	0
No contests	0
Medal record Representing  England Men's boxing World Amateur Championships Gold 2007 Chicago Lightweight Commonwealth Games Gold 2006 Melbourne Lightweight EU Amateur Championships Bronze 2005 Cagliari Lightweight Gold 2008 Cetniewo Light Welterweight

Frankie Raymond Gavin (born 28 September 1985) is a British professional boxer from Birmingham who, whilst an amateur, won the gold medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships to become English boxing's first ever World Amateur champion.

Amateur career

Domestically as an amateur, Gavin represented the Birmingham's Hall Green boxing club with whom he won the English ABA championship in 2005 and 2007 and a 4 Nations championship in 2005.

Internationally, Gavin defeated Giovanni Frontin of Mauritius to win a gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in the lightweight (60 kg) division. That year he won bronze at the European Union Championships losing to Domenico Valentino in the semi final. Gavin has beaten him twice since.

At the European Championships 2006 he lost to Olexandr Klyuchko.

2007 World Championships

At the 2007 World Championships he first beat reigning world silver medallist and fellow southpaw Romal Amanov of Azerbaijan scoring a knockdown. Frankie then caused a huge upset by defeating Russian superstar Aleksei Tishchenko, unbeaten in four years, to reach the final where he beat Italian Domenico Valentino 19:10.

2007 AIBA World Amateur championships held in Chicago

• Defeated Omar Ward (Barbados) RSC 3 (0:50)
• Defeated Ramal Amanov (Azerbaijan) 21–10
• Defeated Onur Sipal (Turkey) 16–7
• Defeated Alexei Tichtchenko (Russia) 19–10
• Defeated Domenico Valentino (Italy) 18–10

He stepped up in weight and won the 2008 E.U. tournament in Poland receiving boxer of the tournament as well. As of 2007 he has won 100 of his 121 amateur contests.

2008 Summer Olympics

Gavin was Great Britain's best hope of a boxing medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but was unable to make the weight and was therefore unable to compete.^[1]

Professional career

In October 2008, Gavin announced that he would turn professional. He signed a contract with promoter Frank Warren and agreed to be trained by Anthony Farnell in Manchester. He made his debut with Olympians James Degale and Billy Joe Saunders which he won with a 4th round stoppage.^[2]

In 2010, he won his first professional title by defeating Sheffield's Michael Kelly in the fifth round for the Irish light welterweight title. He qualified for the title as his parents are Irish.^[3][4][5]

In June of 2013, Gavin defeated the previously unbeaten Denton Vassell by 7th round TKO, having broken Vassell's jaw. In doing so he retained his BBBofC British welterweight title and captured Vassell's Commonwealth title. ^[6]

Professional Boxing Record

18 Wins (12 knockouts, 6 decision), 0 Losses, 0 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-0	Bradley Pryce	PTS	10	2013-12-21	First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-0	David Barnes	UD	12	2013-09-21	Copper Box Arena, Olympic Park, London	Retained British & Commonwealth welterweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16-0	Denton Vassell	TKO	7 (12)	2013-06-28	Olympia, Merseyside, Liverpool	Retained British & Won Commonwealth welterweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-0	Jason Welborn	TKO	7 (12)	2013-01-18	Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, England	Retained British welterweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-0	Junior Witter	UD	12	2012-11-01	York Hall, London, England	Won British welterweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-0	Laszlo Komjathi	RTD	5 (8)	2012-05-25	Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-0	Kevin McIntyre	PTS	6	2012-02-25	Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-0	Curtis Woodhouse	SD	12	2011-07-16	Echo Arena, Liverpool, England	Retained WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-0	Young Mutley	UD	12	2011-05-21	O2 Arena, London, England	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-0	Michael Lomax	TKO	7 (12)	2011-02-19	York Hall, London, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8-0	Michael Kelly	TKO	5 (10)	2010-09-18	LG Arena, Birmingham, England	Won vacant Irish Light-Welterweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-0	Gavin Tait	TKO	1 (8)	2010-05-15	Boleyn Ground, London, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-0	Peter McDonagh	PTS	6	2010-02-13	Wembley Arena, London, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-0	Samir Tergaoui	TKO	6 (6)	2009-12-05	Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-0	Steve Saville	TKO	2 (6)	2009-10-30	Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-0	Graham Fearn	PTS	4	2009-07-18	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-0	Mourad Frarema	TKO	3 (4)	2009-05-15	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-0	George Kadaria	TKO	4 (4)	2009-02-28	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Frankie Gavin (boxer) from BoxRec
• Biography and fight details from the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games website