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Frank Bruno

Franklin Roy Horatio Bruno (born 16 November 1961) is a British former professional boxer who fought orthodox and competed from 1982 to 1996. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title from 1995 to 1996. At the regional level, he held the European heavyweight title from 1985 to 1986. As an amateur, he won the ABA heavyweight title in 1980. During his professional career, Bruno scored 40 wins and 5 losses, scoring 38 by knockouts, giving him a 95% knockout-to-win ratio; his overall knockout percentage was 84.44%. Bruno was ranked among BoxRec's 10 best heavyweights in the world twelve times, reaching his career-high ranking of world no. 3 at the conclusion of 1984. Since retirement, Bruno became a television personality and entertainer; He was voted Sports Personality of the Year in 1989 and 1990. He was awarded Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1990 New Years Honours List.

Infobox

Nickname
True Brit
Born
Franklin Roy Bruno (1961-11-16) 16 November 1961 (age 64)Hammersmith, London, England
Height
6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight
Heavyweight
Reach
82 in (208 cm)
Stance
Orthodox
Total fights
45
Wins
40
Win by KO
38
Losses
5

Tables

· Professional boxing record
By knockout
By knockout
45 fights
By knockout
40 wins
38
5 losses
5
By decision
By decision
45 fights
By decision
40 wins
2
5 losses
0
45 fights
40 wins
5 losses
By knockout
38
5
By decision
2
0
· Professional boxing record
45
45
No.
45
Result
Loss
Record
40–5
Opponent
Mike Tyson
Type
TKO
Round, time
3 (12), 0:50
Date
16 Mar 1996
Location
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US
Notes
Lost WBC heavyweight title
44
44
No.
44
Result
Win
Record
40–4
Opponent
Oliver McCall
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
2 Sep 1995
Location
Wembley Stadium, London, England
Notes
Won WBC heavyweight title
43
43
No.
43
Result
Win
Record
39–4
Opponent
Mike Evans
Type
KO
Round, time
2 (10), 3:05
Date
13 May 1995
Location
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
42
42
No.
42
Result
Win
Record
38–4
Opponent
Rodolfo Marin
Type
KO
Round, time
1 (10), 1:05
Date
18 Feb 1995
Location
Bath & West Country Showground, Shepton Mallet, England
41
41
No.
41
Result
Win
Record
37–4
Opponent
Jesse Ferguson
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (10), 2:22
Date
16 Mar 1994
Location
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
40
40
No.
40
Result
Loss
Record
36–4
Opponent
Lennox Lewis
Type
TKO
Round, time
7 (12), 1:12
Date
1 Oct 1993
Location
National Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Notes
For WBC heavyweight title
39
39
No.
39
Result
Win
Record
36–3
Opponent
Carl Williams
Type
TKO
Round, time
10 (10), 0:29
Date
24 Apr 1993
Location
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
38
38
No.
38
Result
Win
Record
35–3
Opponent
Pierre Coetzer
Type
TKO
Round, time
8 (10)
Date
17 Oct 1992
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
37
37
No.
37
Result
Win
Record
34–3
Opponent
Jose Ribalta
Type
KO
Round, time
2 (10), 1:44
Date
22 Apr 1992
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
36
36
No.
36
Result
Win
Record
33–3
Opponent
John Emmen
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (10), 3:00
Date
20 Nov 1991
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
35
35
No.
35
Result
Loss
Record
32–3
Opponent
Mike Tyson
Type
TKO
Round, time
5 (12), 2:55
Date
25 Feb 1989
Location
Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, US
Notes
For WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight titles
34
34
No.
34
Result
Win
Record
32–2
Opponent
Joe Bugner
Type
TKO
Round, time
8 (10), 3:00
Date
24 Oct 1987
Location
White Hart Lane, London, England
33
33
No.
33
Result
Win
Record
31–2
Opponent
Reggie Gross
Type
TKO
Round, time
8 (10)
Date
30 Aug 1987
Location
Nueva Andalucia Bullring, Marbella, Spain
32
32
No.
32
Result
Win
Record
30–2
Opponent
Chuck Gardner
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (10), 0:55
Date
27 Jun 1987
Location
Palais des Festivals et des Congres, Cannes, France
31
31
No.
31
Result
Win
Record
29–2
Opponent
James Tillis
Type
TKO
Round, time
5 (10), 1:57
Date
24 Mar 1987
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
30
30
No.
30
Result
Loss
Record
28–2
Opponent
Tim Witherspoon
Type
TKO
Round, time
11 (15), 2:57
Date
19 Jul 1986
Location
Wembley Stadium, London, England
Notes
For WBA heavyweight title
29
29
No.
29
Result
Win
Record
28–1
Opponent
Gerrie Coetzee
Type
KO
Round, time
1 (10), 1:50
Date
4 Mar 1986
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
28
28
No.
28
Result
Win
Record
27–1
Opponent
Larry Frazier
Type
KO
Round, time
2 (10), 2:14
Date
4 Dec 1985
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
27
27
No.
27
Result
Win
Record
26–1
Opponent
Anders Eklund
Type
KO
Round, time
4 (12), 0:20
Date
1 Oct 1985
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
Notes
Won European heavyweight title
26
26
No.
26
Result
Win
Record
25–1
Opponent
Lucien Rodriguez
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (10), 2:39
Date
26 Mar 1985
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
25
25
No.
25
Result
Win
Record
24–1
Opponent
Phillip Brown
Type
PTS
Round, time
10
Date
27 Nov 1984
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
24
24
No.
24
Result
Win
Record
23–1
Opponent
Jeff Jordan
Type
TKO
Round, time
3 (10), 1:50
Date
6 Nov 1984
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
23
23
No.
23
Result
Win
Record
22–1
Opponent
Ken Lakusta
Type
KO
Round, time
2 (10)
Date
25 Sep 1984
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
22
22
No.
22
Result
Loss
Record
21–1
Opponent
James Smith
Type
KO
Round, time
10 (10)
Date
13 May 1984
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
21
21
No.
21
Result
Win
Record
21–0
Opponent
Juan Antonio Figueroa
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (10), 0:57
Date
13 Mar 1984
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
20
20
No.
20
Result
Win
Record
20–0
Opponent
Walter Santemore
Type
KO
Round, time
4 (10), 0:50
Date
6 Dec 1983
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
19
19
No.
19
Result
Win
Record
19–0
Opponent
Floyd Cummings
Type
TKO
Round, time
7 (10), 2:43
Date
11 Oct 1983
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
18
18
No.
18
Result
Win
Record
18–0
Opponent
Bill Sharkey
Type
KO
Round, time
1 (10), 2:08
Date
27 Sep 1983
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
17
17
No.
17
Result
Win
Record
17–0
Opponent
Mike Jameson
Type
KO
Round, time
2 (10), 1:30
Date
9 Jul 1983
Location
DiVinci Manor, Chicago, Illinois, US
16
16
No.
16
Result
Win
Record
16–0
Opponent
Barry Funches
Type
TKO
Round, time
5 (10), 0:52
Date
31 May 1983
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
15
15
No.
15
Result
Win
Record
15–0
Opponent
Scott LeDoux
Type
TKO
Round, time
3 (10), 1:35
Date
3 May 1983
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
14
14
No.
14
Result
Win
Record
14–0
Opponent
Eddie Neilson
Type
TKO
Round, time
3 (10), 0:25
Date
5 Apr 1983
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
13
13
No.
13
Result
Win
Record
13–0
Opponent
Winston Allen
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (10), 1:25
Date
1 Mar 1983
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
12
12
No.
12
Result
Win
Record
12–0
Opponent
Peter Mulindwa Kozza
Type
KO
Round, time
3 (10), 1:37
Date
8 Feb 1983
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
11
11
No.
11
Result
Win
Record
11–0
Opponent
Stewart Lithgo
Type
RTD
Round, time
4 (8), 3:00
Date
18 Jan 1983
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
10
10
No.
10
Result
Win
Record
10–0
Opponent
Gilberto Acuna
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (10), 0:40
Date
7 Dec 1982
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
9
9
No.
9
Result
Win
Record
9–0
Opponent
George Butzbach
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (8), 2:00
Date
23 Nov 1982
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
8
8
No.
8
Result
Win
Record
8–0
Opponent
Rudy Gauwe
Type
KO
Round, time
2 (8), 0:20
Date
9 Nov 1982
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
7
7
No.
7
Result
Win
Record
7–0
Opponent
Ali Lukasa
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (8)
Date
23 Oct 1982
Location
Berlin, Germany
6
6
No.
6
Result
Win
Record
6–0
Opponent
George Scott
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (8), 2:42
Date
14 Sep 1982
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
5
5
No.
5
Result
Win
Record
5–0
Opponent
Tony Moore
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (8)
Date
1 Jun 1982
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
4
4
No.
4
Result
Win
Record
4–0
Opponent
Ronald Gibbs
Type
TKO
Round, time
4 (8)
Date
4 May 1982
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
3
3
No.
3
Result
Win
Record
3–0
Opponent
Abdul Muhaymin
Type
KO
Round, time
1 (8), 2:25
Date
20 Apr 1982
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
2
2
No.
2
Result
Win
Record
2–0
Opponent
Harvey Steichen
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (8), 2:30
Date
30 Mar 1982
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
1
1
No.
1
Result
Win
Record
1–0
Opponent
Lupe Guerra
Type
KO
Round, time
1 (8)
Date
17 Mar 1982
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
No.
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round, time
Date
Location
Notes
45
Loss
40–5
Mike Tyson
TKO
3 (12), 0:50
16 Mar 1996
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US
Lost WBC heavyweight title
44
Win
40–4
Oliver McCall
UD
12
2 Sep 1995
Wembley Stadium, London, England
Won WBC heavyweight title
43
Win
39–4
Mike Evans
KO
2 (10), 3:05
13 May 1995
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
42
Win
38–4
Rodolfo Marin
KO
1 (10), 1:05
18 Feb 1995
Bath & West Country Showground, Shepton Mallet, England
41
Win
37–4
Jesse Ferguson
TKO
1 (10), 2:22
16 Mar 1994
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
40
Loss
36–4
Lennox Lewis
TKO
7 (12), 1:12
1 Oct 1993
National Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
For WBC heavyweight title
39
Win
36–3
Carl Williams
TKO
10 (10), 0:29
24 Apr 1993
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
38
Win
35–3
Pierre Coetzer
TKO
8 (10)
17 Oct 1992
Wembley Arena, London, England
37
Win
34–3
Jose Ribalta
KO
2 (10), 1:44
22 Apr 1992
Wembley Arena, London, England
36
Win
33–3
John Emmen
TKO
1 (10), 3:00
20 Nov 1991
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
35
Loss
32–3
Mike Tyson
TKO
5 (12), 2:55
25 Feb 1989
Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, US
For WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight titles
34
Win
32–2
Joe Bugner
TKO
8 (10), 3:00
24 Oct 1987
White Hart Lane, London, England
33
Win
31–2
Reggie Gross
TKO
8 (10)
30 Aug 1987
Nueva Andalucia Bullring, Marbella, Spain
32
Win
30–2
Chuck Gardner
TKO
1 (10), 0:55
27 Jun 1987
Palais des Festivals et des Congres, Cannes, France
31
Win
29–2
James Tillis
TKO
5 (10), 1:57
24 Mar 1987
Wembley Arena, London, England
30
Loss
28–2
Tim Witherspoon
TKO
11 (15), 2:57
19 Jul 1986
Wembley Stadium, London, England
For WBA heavyweight title
29
Win
28–1
Gerrie Coetzee
KO
1 (10), 1:50
4 Mar 1986
Wembley Arena, London, England
28
Win
27–1
Larry Frazier
KO
2 (10), 2:14
4 Dec 1985
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
27
Win
26–1
Anders Eklund
KO
4 (12), 0:20
1 Oct 1985
Wembley Arena, London, England
Won European heavyweight title
26
Win
25–1
Lucien Rodriguez
TKO
1 (10), 2:39
26 Mar 1985
Wembley Arena, London, England
25
Win
24–1
Phillip Brown
PTS
10
27 Nov 1984
Wembley Arena, London, England
24
Win
23–1
Jeff Jordan
TKO
3 (10), 1:50
6 Nov 1984
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
23
Win
22–1
Ken Lakusta
KO
2 (10)
25 Sep 1984
Wembley Arena, London, England
22
Loss
21–1
James Smith
KO
10 (10)
13 May 1984
Wembley Arena, London, England
21
Win
21–0
Juan Antonio Figueroa
TKO
1 (10), 0:57
13 Mar 1984
Wembley Arena, London, England
20
Win
20–0
Walter Santemore
KO
4 (10), 0:50
6 Dec 1983
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
19
Win
19–0
Floyd Cummings
TKO
7 (10), 2:43
11 Oct 1983
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
18
Win
18–0
Bill Sharkey
KO
1 (10), 2:08
27 Sep 1983
Wembley Arena, London, England
17
Win
17–0
Mike Jameson
KO
2 (10), 1:30
9 Jul 1983
DiVinci Manor, Chicago, Illinois, US
16
Win
16–0
Barry Funches
TKO
5 (10), 0:52
31 May 1983
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
15
Win
15–0
Scott LeDoux
TKO
3 (10), 1:35
3 May 1983
Wembley Arena, London, England
14
Win
14–0
Eddie Neilson
TKO
3 (10), 0:25
5 Apr 1983
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
13
Win
13–0
Winston Allen
TKO
2 (10), 1:25
1 Mar 1983
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
12
Win
12–0
Peter Mulindwa Kozza
KO
3 (10), 1:37
8 Feb 1983
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
11
Win
11–0
Stewart Lithgo
RTD
4 (8), 3:00
18 Jan 1983
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
10
Win
10–0
Gilberto Acuna
TKO
1 (10), 0:40
7 Dec 1982
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
9
Win
9–0
George Butzbach
TKO
1 (8), 2:00
23 Nov 1982
Wembley Arena, London, England
8
Win
8–0
Rudy Gauwe
KO
2 (8), 0:20
9 Nov 1982
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
7
Win
7–0
Ali Lukasa
TKO
2 (8)
23 Oct 1982
Berlin, Germany
6
Win
6–0
George Scott
TKO
1 (8), 2:42
14 Sep 1982
Wembley Arena, London, England
5
Win
5–0
Tony Moore
TKO
2 (8)
1 Jun 1982
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
4
Win
4–0
Ronald Gibbs
TKO
4 (8)
4 May 1982
Wembley Arena, London, England
3
Win
3–0
Abdul Muhaymin
KO
1 (8), 2:25
20 Apr 1982
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
2
Win
2–0
Harvey Steichen
TKO
2 (8), 2:30
30 Mar 1982
Wembley Arena, London, England
1
Win
1–0
Lupe Guerra
KO
1 (8)
17 Mar 1982
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
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Regional boxing titles
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Preceded byAnders Eklund
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European heavyweight champion 1 October 1985 – July 1986Vacated
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VacantTitle next held bySteffen Tangstad
World boxing titles
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Preceded byOliver McCall
Preceded byOliver McCall
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WBC heavyweight champion 2 September 1995 – 16 March 1996
Sporting positions
Succeeded byMike Tyson
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Amateur boxing titles
Previous:Andy Palmer
ABA heavyweight champion 1980
Next:Adrian Elliott
Regional boxing titles
Preceded byAnders Eklund
European heavyweight champion 1 October 1985 – July 1986Vacated
VacantTitle next held bySteffen Tangstad
World boxing titles
Preceded byOliver McCall
WBC heavyweight champion 2 September 1995 – 16 March 1996
Succeeded byMike Tyson

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