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| Born | Franklin Roy Bruno 16 November 1961 Hammersmith, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | True Brit[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 82 in (208 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 45 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 40 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Franklin Roy Bruno MBE (born 16 November 1961) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1996. He won the WBC heavyweight title from Oliver McCall at Wembley Stadium in 1995, in what was his fourth world championship challenge. Bruno faced multiple top-rated heavyweights throughout his career, including two defeats against Mike Tyson in 1989 and 1996, and a defeat against fellow Briton Lennox Lewis in 1993.
Bruno scored 38 knockouts in 40 wins, 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.[3] In retirement Bruno remained a celebrity with the British public, and his mental health issues received much media attention.
- ^ a b Showtime Championship Boxing tale of the tape prior to the second Mike Tyson fight.
- ^ "British Beef #3 - Lennox Lewis v Frank Bruno". Sky Sports. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "BoxRec's Annual Ratings: Heavyweight Annuals". BoxRec. Retrieved 25 December 2020.