Frankie Randall

This article describes the American boxer. For the US jazz pianist, see Frankie Randall (pianist) (1938-2014).

Frankie Randall (born September 25, 1961 in Birmingham , Alabama ) is a retired American boxer.

In 1981 Randall became a lightweight professional . In 1985 he beat the then unknown Freddie Pendleton, who later won the IBF lightweight belt . After 24 wins, he met Edwin Rosario for the first time on a world class opponent and lost on points.

In 1986 he knocked out Sammy Fuentes briefly and reached a rematch with Pendleton.

Primo Ramos, who had a record of 31 to 5 (including 22 KOs), however, knocked him out in the second round in 1987.

For years Randall only fought against little-known boxers. It wasn't until 1993 that he met Rosario again - now in the light welterweight division - and was able to knock out his old opponent. Both boxers had been down in the second round of this fight. This win earned him a ranking position at Ring Magazine and a title fight against the officially undefeated Julio César Chavez . In 1994 he was able to beat him sensationally as an outsider and had him on the ground for the first time in his career.

In the 1994 rematch he lost under dubious circumstances when he dominated the fight, Chavez injured himself and was declared the winner by "technical decision".

He was diverted to another title by promoter Don King and won the WBA title against Juan Coggi. In 1995 he beat Jose Barboza in France on points and tested positive for ephedrine , but this was ignored by the association, Barboza received no rematch.

In 1997 it was presented by European champion Khalid Rahilou and was knocked out .

Randall continued to box for years but never won a significant fight.

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