Frank Bruno (40-5, 38) was born in Wandsworth, London, England on November 16, 1961. At the age of 20 years on March 17, 1982, he made his professional boxing debut against Lupe Guerra, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 30th career fight at 24 years old, Frank Bruno got a shot at the WBA heavyweight titles against Tim Witherspoon on July 19, 1986 but lost the fight via 11th-round TKO.
He became a heavyweight world champion (WBC) on September 2, 1995 at the age of 33 years old, on his 44th career fight, after defeating Oliver McCall via 12-round unanimous decision.
Bruno's last fight was a heavyweight (WBC) world-title defense against Mike Tyson on March 16, 1996. He lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Frank Bruno's best fights have been against Oliver McCall, Jose Ribalta, Joe Bugner, James Tillis, Gerrie Coetzee, Carl Williams and Mike Tyson.
Bruno has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45  | Mar 16, 1996 34 years, 4 months 40-5 (38) | 29 years, 8 months 43-1 (37) | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC |
44  | Sep 2, 1995 33 years, 9 months 40-4 (38) | 30 years, 4 months 26-5 (18) | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC |
43 | May 13, 1995 33 years, 5 months 39-4 (38) | Mike Evans | 2 | KO | WIN | |
42 | Feb 18, 1995 33 years, 3 months 38-4 (37) | Rodolfo Marin | 1 | KO | WIN | |
41 | Mar 16, 1994 32 years, 4 months 37-4 (36) | Jesse Ferguson | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
40  | Oct 1, 1993 31 years, 10 months 36-4 (35) | 28 years 23-0 (19) | HW | 7 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
39  | Apr 24, 1993 31 years, 5 months 36-3 (35) | 33 years, 5 months 26-6 (20) | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
38 | Oct 17, 1992 30 years, 11 months 35-3 (34) | Pierre Coetzer | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
37  | Apr 22, 1992 30 years, 5 months 34-3 (33) | 29 years 31-7-1 (22) | 2 | KO | WIN | |
36 | Nov 20, 1991 30 years 33-3 (32) | John Emmen | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
35 | Feb 25, 1989 27 years, 3 months 32-3 (31) | 22 years, 7 months 35-0 (31) | HW | 5 | TKO | LOSS For WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring |
34  | Oct 24, 1987 25 years, 11 months 32-2 (31) | 37 years, 7 months 61-11-1 (37) | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
33 | Aug 30, 1987 25 years, 9 months 31-2 (30) | Reggie Gross | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Jun 27, 1987 25 years, 7 months 30-2 (29) | Chuck Gardner | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
31  | Mar 24, 1987 25 years, 4 months 29-2 (28) | 29 years, 8 months 36-11-1 (27) | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
30  | Jul 19, 1986 24 years, 8 months 28-2 (27) | 28 years, 6 months 24-2 (16) | HW | 11 | TKO | LOSS For WBA |
29  | Mar 4, 1986 24 years, 3 months 28-1 (27) | 30 years, 10 months 30-4-1 (18) | 1 | KO | WIN | |
28 | Dec 4, 1985 24 years 27-1 (26) | Larry Frazier | 2 | KO | WIN | |
27 | Oct 1, 1985 23 years, 10 months 26-1 (25) | Anders Eklund | HW | 4 | KO | WIN |
26 | Mar 26, 1985 23 years, 4 months 25-1 (24) | Lucien Rodriguez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Nov 27, 1984 23 years 24-1 (23) | Phillip Brown | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
24 | Nov 6, 1984 22 years, 11 months 23-1 (23) | Jeff Jordan | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Sep 25, 1984 22 years, 10 months 22-1 (22) | Ken Lakusta | 2 | KO | WIN | |
22  | May 13, 1984 22 years, 5 months 21-1 (21) | 31 years, 1 months 13-1 (11) | 10 | KO | LOSS | |
21 | Mar 13, 1984 22 years, 3 months 21-0 (21) | Juan Antonio Figueroa | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Dec 6, 1983 22 years 20-0 (20) | Walter Santemore | 4 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Oct 11, 1983 21 years, 10 months 19-0 (19) | Floyd Cummings | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Sep 27, 1983 21 years, 10 months 18-0 (18) | Bill Sharkey | 1 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Jul 9, 1983 21 years, 7 months 17-0 (17) | Mike Jameson | 2 | KO | WIN | |
16 | May 31, 1983 21 years, 6 months 16-0 (16) | Barry Funches | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | May 3, 1983 21 years, 5 months 15-0 (15) | Scott LeDoux | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Apr 5, 1983 21 years, 4 months 14-0 (14) | Eddie Neilson | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Mar 1, 1983 21 years, 3 months 13-0 (13) | Winston Allen | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Feb 8, 1983 21 years, 2 months 12-0 (12) | Peter Mulindwa Kozza | 3 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Jan 18, 1983 21 years, 2 months 11-0 (11) | Stewart Lithgo | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
10 | Dec 7, 1982 21 years 10-0 (10) | Gilberto Acuna | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Nov 23, 1982 21 years 9-0 (9) | George Butzbach | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Nov 9, 1982 20 years, 11 months 8-0 (8) | Rudy Gauwe | 2 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Oct 23, 1982 20 years, 11 months 7-0 (7) | Ali Lukasa | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Sep 14, 1982 20 years, 9 months 6-0 (6) | George Scott | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jun 1, 1982 20 years, 6 months 5-0 (5) | Tony Moore | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | May 4, 1982 20 years, 5 months 4-0 (4) | Ronald Gibbs | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Apr 20, 1982 20 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Abdul Muhaymin | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Mar 30, 1982 20 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Harvey Steichen | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Mar 17, 1982 20 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Lupe Guerra | 1 | KO | WIN |
