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{{Short description|British boxer (born 1985)}}
'''Frankie Raymond Gavin''' (born [[September 28]] [[1985]]) is an [[amateur]] [[Boxing|boxer]] from [[Birmingham]], [[England]].
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{{Infobox boxer
| name = Frankie Gavin
| image = Frankie Gavin (boxer) 2015.png
| caption = Gavin in 2015
| realname = Frankie Raymond Gavin
| nickname = Funtime<br>King
| weight = {{plainlist|
*[[Light-welterweight]]
*[[Welterweight]]
*[[Light-middleweight]]
}}
| height = 5 ft 10 in
| reach =
| nationality = British
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|9|28}}
| birth_place = [[Birmingham]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], England
| style = [[Southpaw stance|Southpaw]]
| total = 30
| wins = 26
| KO = 15
| losses = 4
| draws =
| no contests =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[amateur boxing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Amateur Boxing Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships|2007 Chicago]] | Lightweight}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Boxing at the 2006 Commonwealth Games#Lightweight 60 kg|Lightweight]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Union Amateur Boxing Championships|EU Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2008 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships|2008 Cetniewo]] | Light-welterweight}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2005 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships|2005 Cagliari]] | Lightweight}}
}}


'''Frankie Raymond Gavin''' (born 28 September 1985) is a British [[professional boxer]]. He held the [[British Boxing Board of Control|British]] and [[Commonwealth Boxing Council|Commonwealth]] [[welterweight]] titles between 2012 and 2015, and has challenged once for the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] welterweight title in 2015. As an [[amateur boxing|amateur]], Gavin won a gold medal in the [[lightweight]] division at the [[2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships|2007 World Championships]], becoming England's first ever winner of that event. He also won lightweight gold at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]].
On 25th March 2006, Gavin defeated [[Ovidiu Bobirnat]] of [[Cyprus]] to win the [[Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth]] [[gold medal|gold]] in the lightweight (60kg) category.


==Amateur career==
Won 75 of 93 amateur contests.
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 Four Nations championship in 2005.


Internationally, Gavin defeated Giovanni Frontin of [[Mauritius]] to win a [[gold medal|gold]] at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] in the lightweight (60&nbsp;kg) division. That year, he won bronze at the [[European Union Amateur Boxing Championships|European Union Championships]] losing to [[Domenico Valentino]] in the semi-final. Gavin has beaten him twice since.
English ABA champion- 2004-2005.
4-Nations champion - 2004-2005.
ABA Box-Off Champion - 2004-2005.


At the European Championships 2006 he lost to [[Olexandr Klyuchko]].
==Miscellanea==


=== 2007 World Championships ===
* Member of [[Hall Green]] boxing club in [[Birmingham]]
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.
* One-time sparring partner of [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] silver-medalist [[Amir Khan]]

* Huge Birmingham City Fan.
=== 2007 AIBA World Amateur championships held in Chicago ===

*Defeated Omar Ward (Barbados) RSC 3 (0:50)
*Defeated [[Romal Amanov|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 EU 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/boxing/7546521.stm |title= Medal hope Gavin out of Olympics |access-date=7 August 2008 |work=BBC News |date=7 August 2008 }}</ref>

== Professional career ==
In October 2008, Gavin announced that he would turn professional. He signed a contract with promoter [[Frank Warren (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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7703383.stm |title= Gavin to join professional ranks |access-date=31 October 2008 |work=BBC News |date=31 October 2008 }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2011/07/16/frankie-gavin-hates-curtis-woodhouse/|title=Frankie Gavin hates rival Woodhouse|website=www.expressandstar.com|date=16 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://boxing-ireland.com/funtime_frankie_32.html Boxing Ireland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405110909/http://www.boxing-ireland.com/funtime_frankie_32.html |date=5 April 2012 }} & [http://www.boxingscene.com/frankie-gavin-he-britains-next-big-thing--31021 Boxing Scene]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ten8round.com/News/Gavin.html|title=Interview|access-date=12 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330161226/http://www.ten8round.com/News/Gavin.html|archive-date=30 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In June 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2013/6/28/4475910/gavin-vs-vassell-results-frankie-gavin-wins-by-stoppage-adds/|title=Results: Gavin stops Vassell after seven|date=28 June 2013 }}</ref>

==Professional boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|draws=
|nc=
|ko-wins=15
|ko-losses=3
|dec-wins=11
|dec-losses=1
|dq-wins=
|dq-losses=
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|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|30
|{{no2}}Loss
|26–4
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kerman Lejarraga]]
|KO
|4 (12), {{small|0:19}}
|17 Nov 2018
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|BEC Bizkaia Arena, [[Bilbao]], Spain}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For European welterweight title}}
|-
|29
|{{yes2}}Win
|26–3
|style="text-align:left;"|Kevin McCauley
|PTS
|6
|16 Sep 2018
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Holiday Inn, Birmingham, West Midlands}}
|
|-
|28
|{{yes2}}Win
|25–3
|style="text-align:left;"|Felix Matamoros
|TKO
|6 (6), {{small|1:32}}
|3 Jun 2017
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lagoon Leisure Centre, [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]], Scotland}}
|
|-
|27
|{{yes2}}Win
|24–3
|style="text-align:left;"|Renald Garrido
|PTS
|8
|13 May 2017
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England}}
|
|-
|26
|{{no2}}Loss
|23–3
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Sam Eggington]]
|TKO
|8 (12), {{small|2:42}}
|22 Oct 2016
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Barclaycard Arena]], Birmingham, England}}
|
|-
|25
|{{yes2}}Win
|23–2
|style="text-align:left;"|Ivo Gogosevic
|TKO
|6 (6), {{small|2:46}}
|30 Jul 2016
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|First Direct Arena, Leeds, England}}
|
|-
|24
|{{no2}}Loss
|22–2
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Kell Brook]]
|TKO
|6 (12), {{small|2:51}}
|[[Kell Brook vs. Frankie Gavin|30 May 2015]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|The O2 Arena, London, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For [[list of IBF world champions#Welterweight|IBF welterweight title]]}}
|-
|23
|{{yes2}}Win
|22–1
|style="text-align:left;"|Bogdan Mitic
|PTS
|10
|28 Mar 2015
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Motorpoint Arena Sheffield|Motorpoint Arena]], [[Sheffield]], England}}
|
|-
|22
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Bradley Skeete]]
|UD
|12
|[[Derek Chisora vs. Tyson Fury II|29 Nov 2014]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[ExCeL]], London, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained British welterweight title;<br>Won vacant Commonwealth welterweight title}}
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|20–1
|style="text-align:left;"|Mate Hornyak
|TKO
|2 (8), {{small|2:47}}
|24 Oct 2014
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England}}
|
|-
|20
|{{no2}}Loss
|19–1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Leonard Bundu]]
|SD
|12
|1 Aug 2014
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Wolverhampton Civic Hall|Civic Hall]], [[Wolverhampton]], England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost Commonwealth welterweight title;<br>For [[list of European Boxing Union welterweight champions|European welterweight title]]}}
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|19–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Sacky Shikukutu
|UD
|12
|29 Mar 2014
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained Commonwealth welterweight title}}
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|18–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Bradley Pryce]]
|PTS
|10
|21 Dec 2013
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[First Direct Arena]], [[Leeds]], England}}
|
|-
|17
|{{yes2}}Win
|17–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[David Barnes (boxer)|David Barnes]]
|UD
|12
|21 Sep 2013
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Copper Box Arena]], London, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained British and Commonwealth welterweight titles}}
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Denton Vassell]]
|TKO
|7 (12), {{small|3:00}}
|28 Jun 2013
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Liverpool Olympia]], Liverpool, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained British welterweight title;<br>Won [[list of Commonwealth Boxing Council champions#Welterweight|Commonwealth welterweight title]]}}
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jason Welborn]]
|TKO
|7 (12), {{small|2:35}}
|18 Jan 2013
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Walsall Town Hall|Town Hall]], [[Walsall]], England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained British welterweight title}}
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Junior Witter]]
|UD
|12
|1 Nov 2012
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|York Hall, London, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of British welterweight boxing champions|British welterweight title]]}}
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Laszlo Komjathi
|{{abbr|RTD|Corner retirement}}
|5 (8), {{small|3:00}}
|25 May 2012
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Newport Centre (Wales)|Newport Centre]], [[Newport, Wales|Newport]], Wales}}
|
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Kevin McIntyre
|TKO
|3 (8), {{small|2:22}}
|25 Feb 2012
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Motorpoint Arena Cardiff|Motorpoint Arena]], [[Cardiff]], Wales}}
|
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Curtis Woodhouse]]
|{{abbr|SD|Split decision}}
|12
|16 Jul 2011
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Echo Arena, Liverpool, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title}}
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Young Mutley]]
|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}
|12
|21 May 2011
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[The O2 Arena]], London, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] Inter-Continental [[welterweight]] title}}
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Michael Lomax
|TKO
|7 (12), {{small|2:42}}
|19 Feb 2011
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[York Hall]], London, England}}
|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Michael Kelly
|TKO
|5 (10), {{small|2:59}}
|[[Kell Brook vs. Michael Jennings|18 Sep 2010]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[LG Arena (Birmingham)|LG Arena]], Birmingham, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant [[Boxing Union of Ireland#Light-welterweight|Irish light-welterweight title]]}}
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Gavin Tait
|TKO
|1 (8), {{small|2:07}}
|15 May 2010
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Boleyn Ground]], London, England}}
|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Peter McDonagh
|{{abbr|PTS|Points decision}}
|6
|13 Feb 2010
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Wembley Arena]], [[London]], England}}
|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Samir Tergaoui
|TKO
|6 (6), {{small|2:51}}
|5 Dec 2009
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Metro Radio Arena]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], England}}
|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Steve Saville
|TKO
|2 (6), {{small|2:32}}
|30 Oct 2009
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Echo Arena Liverpool|Echo Arena]], [[Liverpool]], England}}
|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Graham Fearn
|TKO
|2 (4), {{small|2:25}}
|18 Jul 2009
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[MEN Arena]], [[Manchester]], England}}
|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|style="text-align:left;"|Mourad Frarema
|TKO
|3 (4), {{small|2:59}}
|15 May 2009
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Odyssey Arena]], [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland}}
|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|style="text-align:left;"|George Kadaria
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
|4 (4), {{small|1:39}}
|28 Feb 2009
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[National Indoor Arena]], [[Birmingham]], England}}
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{Boxrec|id=482497}}

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{{s-ttl|title=Commonwealth<br>welterweight champion
|years=29 November 2014 – May 2015<br>Vacated}}
{{s-vac|next=Sam Eggington}}
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*[http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=103972 Biography and fight details from the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games website]
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Latest revision as of 17:27, 23 November 2024

Frankie Gavin
Gavin in 2015
Born
Frankie Raymond Gavin

(1985-09-28) 28 September 1985 (age 39)
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesFuntime
King
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights30
Wins26
Wins by KO15
Losses4
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Chicago Lightweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Lightweight
EU Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Cetniewo Light-welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Cagliari Lightweight

Frankie Raymond Gavin (born 28 September 1985) is a British professional boxer. He held the British and Commonwealth welterweight titles between 2012 and 2015, and has challenged once for the IBF welterweight title in 2015. As an amateur, Gavin won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 2007 World Championships, becoming England's first ever winner of that event. He also won lightweight gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Amateur career

[edit]

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 Four 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

[edit]

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

[edit]

He stepped up in weight and won the 2008 EU 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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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 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

[edit]
30 fights 26 wins 4 losses
By knockout 15 3
By decision 11 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
30 Loss 26–4 Kerman Lejarraga KO 4 (12), 0:19 17 Nov 2018 BEC Bizkaia Arena, Bilbao, Spain For European welterweight title
29 Win 26–3 Kevin McCauley PTS 6 16 Sep 2018 Holiday Inn, Birmingham, West Midlands
28 Win 25–3 Felix Matamoros TKO 6 (6), 1:32 3 Jun 2017 Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland
27 Win 24–3 Renald Garrido PTS 8 13 May 2017 Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England
26 Loss 23–3 Sam Eggington TKO 8 (12), 2:42 22 Oct 2016 Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England
25 Win 23–2 Ivo Gogosevic TKO 6 (6), 2:46 30 Jul 2016 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
24 Loss 22–2 Kell Brook TKO 6 (12), 2:51 30 May 2015 The O2 Arena, London, England For IBF welterweight title
23 Win 22–1 Bogdan Mitic PTS 10 28 Mar 2015 Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, England
22 Win 21–1 Bradley Skeete UD 12 29 Nov 2014 ExCeL, London, England Retained British welterweight title;
Won vacant Commonwealth welterweight title
21 Win 20–1 Mate Hornyak TKO 2 (8), 2:47 24 Oct 2014 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
20 Loss 19–1 Leonard Bundu SD 12 1 Aug 2014 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England Lost Commonwealth welterweight title;
For European welterweight title
19 Win 19–0 Sacky Shikukutu UD 12 29 Mar 2014 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England Retained Commonwealth welterweight title
18 Win 18–0 Bradley Pryce PTS 10 21 Dec 2013 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
17 Win 17–0 David Barnes UD 12 21 Sep 2013 Copper Box Arena, London, England Retained British and Commonwealth welterweight titles
16 Win 16–0 Denton Vassell TKO 7 (12), 3:00 28 Jun 2013 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Retained British welterweight title;
Won Commonwealth welterweight title
15 Win 15–0 Jason Welborn TKO 7 (12), 2:35 18 Jan 2013 Town Hall, Walsall, England Retained British welterweight title
14 Win 14–0 Junior Witter UD 12 1 Nov 2012 York Hall, London, England Won British welterweight title
13 Win 13–0 Laszlo Komjathi RTD 5 (8), 3:00 25 May 2012 Newport Centre, Newport, Wales
12 Win 12–0 Kevin McIntyre TKO 3 (8), 2:22 25 Feb 2012 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales
11 Win 11–0 Curtis Woodhouse SD 12 16 Jul 2011 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Retained WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title
10 Win 10–0 Young Mutley UD 12 21 May 2011 The O2 Arena, London, England Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title
9 Win 9–0 Michael Lomax TKO 7 (12), 2:42 19 Feb 2011 York Hall, London, England
8 Win 8–0 Michael Kelly TKO 5 (10), 2:59 18 Sep 2010 LG Arena, Birmingham, England Won vacant Irish light-welterweight title
7 Win 7–0 Gavin Tait TKO 1 (8), 2:07 15 May 2010 Boleyn Ground, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Peter McDonagh PTS 6 13 Feb 2010 Wembley Arena, London, England
5 Win 5–0 Samir Tergaoui TKO 6 (6), 2:51 5 Dec 2009 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
4 Win 4–0 Steve Saville TKO 2 (6), 2:32 30 Oct 2009 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
3 Win 3–0 Graham Fearn TKO 2 (4), 2:25 18 Jul 2009 MEN Arena, Manchester, England
2 Win 2–0 Mourad Frarema TKO 3 (4), 2:59 15 May 2009 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1 Win 1–0 George Kadaria TKO 4 (4), 1:39 28 Feb 2009 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Medal hope Gavin out of Olympics". BBC News. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Gavin to join professional ranks". BBC News. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Frankie Gavin hates rival Woodhouse". www.expressandstar.com. 16 July 2011.
  4. ^ Boxing Ireland Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine & Boxing Scene
  5. ^ "Interview". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Results: Gavin stops Vassell after seven". 28 June 2013.
[edit]
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Andy Murray 		Irish light-welterweight champion
18 September 2010 – February 2011
Vacated 		Vacant
Vacant
Title last held by
Kell Brook 		WBO Inter-Continental
welterweight champion
21 May 2011 – March 2012
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Jan Zaveck
Preceded by British welterweight champion
1 November 2012 – May 2015
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Sam Eggington
Preceded by Commonwealth
welterweight champion
28 June 2013 – 1 August 2014 		Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Leonard Bundu 		Commonwealth
welterweight champion
29 November 2014 – May 2015
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Sam Eggington
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