Frank Toledo

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Frank Toledo
Statistics
Real nameFrank Toledo
Nickname(s)The Shark
Weight(s)Featherweight
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1970-04-12) April 12, 1970 (age 51)
Newark, New Jersey
StanceLeft handed
Boxing record
Total fights51
Wins43
Wins by KO18
Losses7
Draws1
No contests0

Frank Toledo (born April 12, 1970) is an American boxer who held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight championship in 2001.

Biography[]

Toledo, born in Newark, New Jersey, fought out of Paterson, New Jersey. He became a professional boxer in 1989. In 1993 and 1994, he defeated future world champions Clarence "Bones" Adams and Hector Acero Sanchez. In 1995, he fought Marco Antonio Barrera for Barrera's World Boxing Organization super bantamweight title. Barrera knocked him out in the second round.

In 1999, he defeated former IBF bantamweight champion Orlando Canizales, though in 2000, he lost to former champion Manuel Medina.[1] On April 6, 2001, he defeated Mbulelo Botile for the IBF featherweight title. He did not hold the title long, as he lost it on November 11 of that year to former foe Medina. He continued fighting until 2004, but never fought for a world title again.

References[]

  1. ^ "Boxing". The Victoria Advocate. 26 April 2002. p. 8B. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

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Achievements
Preceded by IBF Featherweight Champion
April 6, 2001–November 11, 2001
Succeeded by


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